Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador head to the polls today to decide the fate of Premier Dwight Ball’s Liberal government after an election campaign that focused on two leaders – neither of whom is particularly well-liked by the public. Recent polls have suggested the Liberals, who are seeking a second term in office, were locked […]
A death row killer has requested that his last meal be donated to a homeless person. In 1984 Don Johnson killed his wife Connie by stuffing a bin bag down her throat. Since he was sentenced to death for the killing, the 68-year-old has been on death row at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Tennessee. […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] Bill de Blasio, the Democratic mayor of New York City, announced on Thursday that he was running for president, seeking to show that his brand of urban progressive leadership can be a model for the rest of the nation. […]
A US middle school has closed for the remainder of the school year after authorities found it was contaminated with radioactive chemicals. Officials say a nearby air monitor detected enriched uranium and neptunium-237 at Zahn’s Corner Middle School in Piketon, southern Ohio. There are more than 300 pupils and 25 staff at the school. A […]
The family of Anthony Weber, a Los Angeles teenager who was shot and killed last year after being chased by two sheriff’s deputies, will receive $3.75 million under a settlement that county officials approved this week. The death of Anthony, 16, did not lead to criminal charges against the deputies involved. But in a lawsuit […]
CHICAGO (DPA) – The body of a 19-year-old pregnant woman reported missing last month was found behind a Chicago home, strangled, hours after several people at the home were taken into custody, according to authorities. The baby was cut out of the woman’s body after she was slain and remains in “grave” condition, according to […]
WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – Under questioning by lawmakers, the outgoing chief of the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said that key decisions made by pilots contributed to the crashes of Boeing 737 Max jets in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing 346 people. An automated anti-stall feature on the 737 Max activated when it was not […]
NEW YORK (GZERO MEDIA) – The Mueller Report is complicated. But life doesn’t have to be. US President Donald Trump issues three orders to Make America Simple Again. The Puppet Regime is a satirical segment that exposes the humour in today’s politics. This video is made available to The Straits Times under a partnership with GZERO Media, […]
With the recent change in government, Alberta could be facing a big shift in renewable energy plans. However, officials at the Southern Alberta Energy Forum in Fort MacLeod, Alta., said Wednesday no matter who the premier is, the renewable sector is undeniable. “We don’t have to preach about the renewable energy assets that are here […]
CAPE CANAVERAL, UNITED STATES (REUTERS) – Elon Musk’s SpaceX was due to launch 60 small satellites into low-Earth orbit on Wednesday (May 15), part of his rocket company’s plan to sell Internet service beamed from space to fund his grander interplanetary ambitions. In a call with reporters ahead of the evening launch, the billionaire entrepreneur […]