A care facility where a severely disabled woman gave birth after allegedly being raped by a nurse is shutting down. Officials with Hacienda HealthCare in Arizona, USA, announced they had decided it was not suitable to keep operating. The facility serves infants, children and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities who require a high […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – The owner of US tabloid newspaper the National Enquirer pushed back on Friday (Feb 8) against accusations of “extortion and blackmail” from Amazon.com chief executive Jeff Bezos, saying its reporting on an extramarital relationship involving the world’s richest man was lawful and it would investigate his claims. Bezos on Thursday accused American […]
Hours after Bruce McArthur was sentenced to life in prison, Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders once again defended his investigators, who have been criticized for not acting sooner on concerns from the LGBTQ community that a serial killer was responsible for the disappearances of several men from the Village. A judge gave the 67-year-old a […]
[Want to get New York Today by email? Here's the sign-up.] It’s Friday. Gary Coleman, who played a Manhattan boy named Arnold on TV, would have been 51. Weather: Some rain and fog this morning, but sunshine by afternoon, with a balmy, breezy high of 57. Then a cold, bright weekend with highs only in […]
Meet President Donald Trump’s inner circle and cabinet. Vice-President Mike Pence The former Indiana governor is a favourite among social conservatives and boasts considerable experience in Washington. Mr Pence was raised Roman Catholic along with his five siblings in Columbus, Indiana, and says he was inspired by liberal icons John F Kennedy and Martin Luther […]
A major development is moving forward in the northwest end of Lindsay. The first phase of the Jennings Creek Community Development Plan will see 413 detached homes, 275 mixed-use units and 176 townhouses built north of Colborne Street and east of Highway 35. The residential development will grow around a new commercial development, which will […]
Acting US Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has said he has not spoken to the president or any senior White House staff about the Russia inquiry. Mr Whitaker, who oversees Robert Mueller’s inquiry into alleged Trump campaign ties with Russia, was grilled by lawmakers in a hearing on Friday. He said he had not taken any […]
A federal appeals court has blocked the execution of a Muslim inmate in Alabama after the state refused to allow his imam to be present at his death. Domineque Ray, convicted of murdering a 15-year-old girl in 1995, was scheduled for execution on Thursday. But his lawyers argued that the state infringed on his religious […]
BRASILIA (BLOOMBERG) – Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro showed signs of pneumonia in a possible setback to a recovery from intestinal surgery, according to a hospital statement on Thursday (Feb 7). Tomography showed progress of the intestine after follow-up surgery late last month but also revealed “images consistent with pneumonia,” the report says. The real dropped […]
For nearly two years the Trump-Russia affair has dominated front pages and mired the president’s administration in conflict and controversy. But what is it exactly? How did it begin? And where is it going? The inquiry is being led by Robert Mueller, a widely respected former director of the FBI. Holed up in an unremarkable […]