A father beat his 18-month-old daughter to death while high on drugs before putting her body in a bag and giving it to a friend to dump, police say. Travis Rodrigues, 40, has appeared in court for the first time yesterday charged with the second-degree murder of his toddler daughter, Kytana Ancog. According to court […]
If you’ve ever had a bad day at work, take heart that it probably wasn’t as bad as this. Someone at Citibank okayed a transfer of almost $1 billion by mistake. And now, a judge has ruled that $500,000 of that does not have to be returned. The US District Court judge ruled that despite […]
A Republican senator, Mitt Romney, joined Democrats this month in supporting an idea: a monthly child allowance for parents. One reason, he said, was to increase the number of births. Family policies have lots of goals, including decreasing child poverty, helping parents manage work and family, and improving children’s health and education. But would a […]
At least 23 people have died and millions of people are spending a third day without power as a record-breaking Arctic storms plunges the Deep South into an energy crisis. Wind turbines have frozen solid and power generators have been shut down in Texas where a state of emergency has been declared as Storm Uri […]
MILWAUKEE (REUTERS) – China will pay a price for its human rights abuses, US President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday (Feb 16), responding to queries at a televised event on the Asian nation’s handling of Muslim minorities in its far western region of Xinjiang. Chinese President Xi Jinping has drawn global criticism for holding the […]
TEL AVIV (NYTIMES) Dr Anthony Fauci, the veteran director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the public face of the battle against the pandemic in the United States, was the recipient of a US$1 million (S$1.33 million) Dan David Prize, an award headquartered at Tel Aviv University and dedicated this year […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Donald Trump urged Republican senators on Tuesday (Feb 16) to dump Mitch McConnell as their leader in the Senate following his withering criticism of the former US president after his impeachment trial. “The Republican Party can never again be respected or strong with political ‘leaders’ like Senator Mitch McConnell at its helm,” […]
With parts of the country seeing record-setting chilly temperatures — including in places where coats and gloves are rarely needed — power operators and the National Weather Service have been offering tips for how people can conserve energy and stay warm at home, with or without power. Tim Burke, president and chief executive officer of […]
Five months after dropping out of the race for mayor of New York City to focus on his mental health, Corey Johnson, the City Council speaker, said on Tuesday that he was considering a late entry into the city comptroller’s race. Mr. Johnson said that he had been approached by several elected officials and City […]
The case against Amy Cooper, the white woman who called the police on a Black bird-watcher in Central Park and falsely told them that he had threatened her, was dismissed on Tuesday after Ms. Cooper completed a therapeutic educational program that included instruction about racial biases. At a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court, the prosecution […]