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City council starts to grapple with the best ways to slow violent crime in Charlotte
After just finishing a year that saw the most homicides in Charlotte in a decade, City Council members are looking for ways to engage the community as it works to … Click to Continue »
City council starts to grapple with the best ways to slow violent crime in Charlotte
After just finishing a year that saw the most homicides in Charlotte in a decade, City Council members are looking for ways to engage the community as it works to … Click to Continue »
Hayes drug dealer jailed after high purity crack cocaine found in her car
“Drug dealing in Hayes will not be tolerated” said investigating officer PC Stuart Worrell
Concerns heighten as 2 New Hampshire residents undergo testing for coronavirus
Concerns over the coronavirus have heightened in New England after officials announced that two people in New Hampshire are undergoing testing for the potentially deadly virus. The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services says the individuals in question recently traveled to Wuhan City — the Chinese city at […]
Americans hope for evacuation as coronavirus death toll rises
The coronavirus outbreak that started in central China has left at least 106 people dead and infected thousands around the world.
Man has ‘corrosive substance’ thrown in his face on doorstep of Slough home
The victim sustained severe facial injuries as a result of the attack
What is the coronavirus from China and what are the symptoms?
Officials in China and around the world are racing to contain the spread of a deadly new strain of virus.
Police: Officers fired bean bag to subdue knife-wielding man in Saugus
Police officers fired a bean bag to subdue a knife-wielding man in Saugus on Monday night, authorities said. Officers responding to a reported disturbance on Woodbury Avenue around 9:15 p.m. found a man armed with a knife had exited a building, according to Saugus police. The officers ordered the man […]
Man wanted for attempted child luring in Portage Park: police
A man is wanted for attempting to lure a child into his vehicle Jan. 25, 2020 in Portage Park on the Northwest Side. | Adobe Stock Photo Police describe the man as being a white man, between 60 and 70-years-old, with short gray hair and was wearing a brown jacket. […]
Green: Quarterbacks remain as Super Bowl’s ultimate showstoppers
Niners’ Jimmy Garoppolo and Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes offer one of the best marquee matchups in recent Super Bowl history.
South Africa considers nationalising central bank
President Cyril Ramaphosa is under pressure to revive investor confidence and boost economic growth.
Armed person shot after confronting trooper during I-95 traffic stop, NC cops sayÂ
A North Carolina State Trooper conducting a traffic stop on Interstate 95 in Cumberland County was confronted by an armed pedestrian, resulting in shots being fired, according to the N.C. … Click to Continue »
Coronavirus is contained for now, health experts say as they call for calm
Health experts are keen to put the coronavirus into context and insist it appears to be contained for now.
A Battersea man killed his flatmate then lived with her decomposing body for weeks
He pushed clothing up against the door to try and hide the smell
#MyFreedomDay: Students stand up to slavery on March 11, 2020
Join the CNN Freedom Project on March 11, 2020 for #MyFreedomDay — when students around the world will be holding events to raise awareness of modern slavery.
‘It took us by shock’: Michigan’s Zavier Simpson suspended for violating team policies
Michigan senior point guard Zavier Simpson has been suspended for Tuesday night’s game vs. Nebraska by coach Juwan Howard.
Huawei: Is it a security threat and what is its role in UK 5G?
Is Chinese tech giant Huawei really a security risk, and what is its role in the UK’s 5G network?
Person hospitalized after jumping from 2nd-floor window of burning home in Brockton
One person was hospitalized after jumping from a second-floor window of a burning house in Brockton early Tuesday morning. Emergency crews responded to Field Street for a reported house fire around 3 a.m. A person inside the home jumped out of the building to escape the flames, according to the […]
Afghan police officers killed in Taliban ‘insider’ attack
At least 11 officers killed and six injured after Taliban fighters storm police base in Baghlan capital Pul-e Khumri.
Eric Adams’ strategy might work: His anti-gentrification words might help him in the 2021 Democratic mayoral primary
If you listened to two leading candidates for president, you’d assume both were either rhetorically challenged or slightly unhinged. But there’s a difference. When Joe Biden misspeaks, we all know it’s a gaffe — something that just came out wrong. When Donald Trump misspeaks, the words coming out…
No backing down on bail now: The law remedies an injustice that persisted for decades
In 1947, New York’s highest court declared that the amount of bail “must be no more than is necessary to guarantee [defendant’s] presence at the trial.â€� The use of unaffordable bail as a form of preventive detention — to prevent future crimes — was expressly rejected. This principle has been […]
A Battle to Protect Forests Unfolds in Central Africa
Indigenous people, environmentalists and industries vie for control over lands that can offer economic benefits or climate protection — but not always both.
‘My kind of guy’: Former Ole Miss running back Ed Thigpen makes a comeback, walks again
Ed Thigpen was called “my kind of guy” by coach Billy Brewer for his hard-nosed approach at Ole Miss. Years later, that grit helped him walk again.
Mental health training for veterans, their families among several vet-focused bills Simonaire has introduced
Veterans and their families across the state of Maryland could have access to mental health training that would help them identify and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders if a bill from Sen. Bryan Simonaire, R-Pasadena, passes.
Idle tracks run from north Meck to uptown. Will commuters ever ride the Red Line?Â
It’s coveted commuter rail that for more than two decades has existed only on paper: the 25-mile Red Line, as it is now known, from traffic-choked northern Mecklenburg County to … Click to Continue »
How a Dallas woman is bringing hope to the homeless
Dallas, Georgia, woman offering hope at a place to call home for homeless during the day
This proposed law would prevent people who haven’t paid child support from getting a hunting permit
A lawmaker in Utah has introduced a bill that would prevent people who haven’t paid their child support from obtaining permits for hunting and fishing.
The Airbus-Boeing Duopoly Looks Extremely Unbalanced
Paying bribes is deplorable; selling an unsafe aircraft is worse. Airbus’s lead over Boeing means it can afford to lift cash returns to investors.
Motion for Iran to leave nuclear treaty introduced in parliament – report
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‘Inflammatory speech’: JNU student Sharjeel Imam arrested from Bihar
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on Sunday booked Imam, the co-ordinator of Shaheen Bagh protests, for his controversial “cut off Assam from India” speech that he allegedly made a few days ago.
The Sikorsky S-76B was built to carry VIPs like Kobe Bryant. Here’s what we know about the helicopter
The Sikorsky S-76B that crashed in Calabasas, California, killing Kobe Bryant and eight others, is a “workhorse” with a strong record of reliability, and it was outfitted to carry high rollers like the Los Angeles Lakers legend, aviation experts say.
Eight million children forced out of school by growing violence
When Laurent Dabiré was appointed as a bishop in northern Burkina Faso in 2013, Dori was a very different place.
8 million children have been forced out of school by growing violence in west Africa
A new UNICEF report released on Tuesday quantifies the alarming human cost of the escalating violence in the Sahel. More than 8 million school-aged children in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have been forced from school.
Kobe Bryant’s pilot had special permission to fly Sunday morning before crash. Here’s what else we know
Federal investigators are beginning to piece together the moments before a helicopter crashed into a Calabasas, California, hillside Sunday, killing nine people, including NBA legend Kobe Bryant and his teenage daughter.
LeBron James is ‘heartbroken and devastated’ after Kobe Bryant’s death
In the hours after basketball legend Kobe Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash along with eight other people, thousands of fans began sharing their goodbyes on social media.
Centre wants better coordination with all states: Amit Shah
Amit Shah chaired the 22nd meeting of the CZC, a forum for the Centre and states to exchange ideas on multiple issues including security and infrastructure, at Nava Raipur. “The Centre intends to maintain a better coordination with all the states,” Shah said in his address.
‘Difficult trade-offs’ on post-Brexit migration will be unavoidable – report
An independent report into the options for UK’s future immigration policy has warned the government “no perfect system exists” and that “difficult trade-offs” will be unavoidable.
Asian stocks are hammered again by virus fears. US and European markets are recovering
Worries over the Wuhan coronavirus caused further steep drops on markets in Asia on Tuesday. But stocks in Europe and the United States are bouncing back from Monday’s sharp sell-off.
9 shot, 2 fatally Monday in Chicago
Police investigate the shooting of an infant Monday in Uptown. | Mitch Dudek/Sun-Times Five of the people shot Monday were wounded in Garfield Park on the West Side. Nine people were shot, two of them fatally, Monday in Chicago including a 47-year-old man who was found fatally shot in Back […]
East Croydon stabbing: Victim named as boy, 16, stabbed to death inside station
Louis Johnson was stabbed on the overbridge inside the busy station during rush hour
German auto supplier Webasto says two employees infected with coronavirus
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Why is Pakistan’s Pashtun movement under attack?
Leaders of Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement, which fights for rights of ethnic Pashtuns, have faced intimidation and arrests.
Prince Andrew has not cooperated with attempts to interview him about Jeffrey Epstein, US Attorney says
The FBI and prosecutors with the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York contacted Prince Andrew’s lawyer to interview the prince about Jeffrey Epstein, but they have provided “zero” cooperation, according to US Attorney Geoffrey Berman.
Nairobi’s matatu minibuses are getting a high-tech makeover
Kenyan company Data Integrated is using technology data to streamline the city’s informal network of matatu buses.
Monday’s Sports In Brief
NBA LOS ANGELES (AP) – The NBA postponed the Los Angeles Lakers’ next game against the Clippers on Tuesday night after the deaths of retired superstar Kobe Bryant, his daughter and seven others in a helicopter crash. The league announced the decision in a statement, saying it “was made out […]
The sell-off in oil isn’t ‘entirely comparable’ to what happened with SARS, says CEO
There’s a “bear stampede” in the oil market as a new coronavirus spreads, but that may not be directly comparable to the sell off in 2003 associated with the outbreak of SARS, according to Vandana Hari, founder and CEO of Vanda Insights.
Kentucky House OKs $2.5M for veterans nursing home
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – The Kentucky House voted unanimously to approve $2.5 million for design and preliminary work for a veterans nursing home in Bowling Green. The funding would be in addition to the $10.5 million in state bond funding allocated by the 2017 General Assembly, lawmakers said. The proposed […]
US airlines offer to change China flights for free for another month as coronavirus spreads
US airlines are giving customers more time to change their flights to China without penalty as the deadly coronavirus continues to spread, and as American authorities raise travel precautions for the country.
DNA test forces former Belgian king to admit fathering a child in extramarital affair
The former king of Belgium, Albert II, has acknowledged that he fathered a daughter in an affair in the 1960s, marking the end of a paternity suit that he has contested for seven years.