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First photo of Princess Catherine since surgery released on Britain’s Mother’s Day

The first official photograph of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery about two months ago was released on Sunday. It showed Catherine, also publicly known as Kate Middleton, posing and smiling alongside 10-year-old George, 8-year-old Charlotte and 5-year-old Louis, her three children with William, the Prince of Wales.  The image gave

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India signs a trade accord with 4 European nations for $100 billion investment over 15 years

NEW DELHI — India signed a trade agreement with Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland on Sunday that includes a commitment of $100 billion investment and creating 1 million direct jobs in India in the next 15 years, officials said. India on its part committed to reducing import tariffs on industrial products from the four European

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After the strikes: Fran Drescher on the outlook for labor in Hollywood

Seems there’s more to smile about now, with the actors’ strike over, and red carpets full again. But in Hollywood, it’s not quite business-as-usual. The big labor dispute is still fresh in people’s minds. Last year, writers and actors walked off the job after contract talks with film and TV producers broke down, in a

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The diaries of presidents offer history in the raw — even the naked — and may have secrets to tell

WASHINGTON — Just before dawn one summer day in Washington, the president of the United States stripped naked on a rock by the river, plunged in and saw a dead man float to the surface. We know this about John Quincy Adams because he kept a diary for the ages. So have many presidents, from

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