Lawyers for a man charged with shooting scores of people in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart say their client has diagnosed mental disabilities that should be a “red flag” for federal prosecutors considering whether to seek the death penalty. Patrick Crusius “has been diagnosed with severe, lifelong neurological and mental disabilities” and was […]
Read MoreSanta Anita, which finished its meeting June 21, has had a surge of people with COVID-19, according to statistics released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The agency report, issued Monday, noted that the track had 38 people confirmed as having had the coronavirus infection, and 10 more are symptomatic and awaiting […]
Read MoreBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson urged the people of England to wear face coverings in shops on Monday to prevent the spread of coronavirus, although he stopped short of issuing any official requirements. While visiting ambulance workers in London, Johnson said: “I think people should be wearing [face coverings] in shops.” UK PUB INSTALLS ELECTRIC […]
Read MoreThis obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. When Jose Morón, known as Fredo, first came to the United States from Mexico at 18, the only word he knew in English was “cheeseburger,” and he ate a lot of them. He was working […]
Read MoreA bus crash in southwest China last week that killed 21 people and injured 15 others was caused by the driver, who deliberately steered into a reservoir because he was angry at the demolition of his home, the police have said. The crash on Tuesday, which also killed the driver, drew an outpouring of grief; […]
Read More2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wearing face masks are seen at Hongqiao International Airport in Shanghai 2/2 By Jamie Freed SYDNEY (Reuters) – Corporate travel agents are using the coronavirus-induced lull in bookings to work with companies on how to get their staff out of Zoom videoconferences and safely back in the air. They […]
Read MoreEminem went after bad cops, people who refuse to wear masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees in his new (co-)single and first collaboration with Kid Cudi. The Slim Shady of “The Adventures Of Moon Man & Slim Shady” also sent “prayers” out to George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery in […]
Read More“I’m just being myself, being comfortable, letting people inside of my personality,” the White Sox’ Tim Anderson said. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images “But, honestly, I’m at a point now where I really don’t care about nobody’s opinions,” White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson said. “I don’t really care what nobody’s got to say.” GLENDALE, Ariz. — […]
Read MoreBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian police detained 71 people after clashes during the fourth night of anti-government protests against the Serbian president that were initially sparked by his plans to reintroduce a coronavirus lockdown. Fourteen policemen were injured in the rioting Friday evening when hundreds of right-wing demonstrators tried to storm the parliament building in […]
Read MoreFive people have been killed in a hostage situation at a Pentecostal church in South Africa Saturday. Police and military who responded to reports of a shooting at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church headquarters in Zuurbekom near Johannesburg found four people “shot and burned to death in a car” and a security guard shot in another […]
Read MoreJOHANNESBURG — South African police said five people were dead and more than 40 were arrested after an early-morning hostage crisis at a church near Johannesburg. A statement said the police and the military who responded to reports of a shooting at the International Pentecostal Holiness Church in Zuurbekom found four people “shot and burned […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s banks should brace for a big jump in bad loans due to coronavirus-induced economic pain, the financial regulator said on Saturday, noting the deterioration of asset quality […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People wear protective face masks, following an outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at Lujiazui financial district in Shanghai BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s banks should brace for a big jump in bad loans due to coronavirus-induced economic pain, the financial regulator said on Saturday, noting the deterioration of asset quality […]
Read MorePHOENIX — Máxima Guerrero had seen it before: young people gathering in anger and frustration, not waiting for the guidance of major organizations or longtime political leaders. A decade ago, she was in downtown Phoenix when protests broke out after the Arizona legislature approved what would become known as the “show me your papers” law. […]
Read MoreMost people are restricted to their homes these days — and for the Irwin family, that’s a giant zoo. A special episode of their Animal Planet series, “Crikey! It’s The Irwins: Life in Lockdown” (Saturday at 9 p.m.) takes viewers inside their unique experience trying to keep Australia Zoo running during the pandemic. “Every business […]
Read MoreDonald Trump Jr. on Friday said the American people “deserve” to know U.S. Attorney John Durham’s findings in his investigation into the origins of the Russia probe before they hit the voting booths, saying it would be a “disgrace, a disservice to the country, and a blight on the office” should he wait to release his results […]
Read MoreThis obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. The Trump administration’s practice of separating parents from children in families crossing the border illegally from Mexico has received plenty of attention in recent years. So have the shelters to which those children and unaccompanied […]
Read MoreA large takeout order from a KFC in Australia led the police to more than a dozen people hiding at a house party and more than 26,000 Australian dollars in Covid-19 fines, the authorities said Friday. Chief Commissioner Shane Patton of the Victoria police announced the hefty fine at a news conference, saying that 16 […]
Read MorePORTSMOUTH, N.H. – His advisers are hesitant to forecast how many people will attend President Trump’s rally Saturday night in New Hampshire, but the president himself has no qualms making a prediction. “We’re going to have a big crowd and we’re going to have a great crowd,” the president declared Friday morning in a radio interview on […]
Read MoreThe U_N_ counterterrorism chief says his office received information that 700 people died recently in two camps in northeast Syria where about 70,000 mainly women and children connected to Islamic State fighters are detained in “very dire conditions.” By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press July 10, 2020, 5:30 AM 3 min read UNITED NATIONS — […]
Read MoreFive people, including three adult men and two minors, were arrested early Thursday in connection with the February killing of Pop Smoke, a rising New York rapper, the Los Angeles Police Department announced. No additional information about the arrests or potential charges was provided by the department, which has been investigating the case for months. […]
Read MoreA man accused of shooting scores of people at a Texas Walmart last summer was indicted Thursday on new federal hate crime and gun charges following the death of another person injured in the attack. A grand jury returned a new indictment against Patrick Wood Crusius, who was already charged with 90 counts under federal […]
Read More© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: People shop at Macy’s Herald Square store on the first day of the phase two re-opening of businesses following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the Manhattan borough of New York City By Howard Schneider (Reuters) – U.S. states that have driven a record surge in coronavirus cases may […]
Read MoreAuthorities said three people were shot and wounded in Atlanta, including a 9-year-old boy By The Associated Press July 9, 2020, 12:39 PM 1 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article ATLANTA — Three people, including a 9-year-old boy, were shot and wounded in Atlanta, police said. The shooting happened Wednesday night in […]
Read MoreThis obituary is part of a series about people who have died in the coronavirus pandemic. Read about others here. This was clear to Santiago Manuin: Indigenous tribes of the Amazon had the right to protect their land and to take part in decisions affecting them. He promoted these principles as a prominent Peruvian human […]
Read MoreAn analysis of more than 17 million people in England — the largest study of its kind, according to its authors — has pinpointed a bevy of factors that can raise a person’s chances of dying from Covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The paper, published Wednesday in Nature, echoes reports from other countries that […]
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