A man accused of barricading himself in an apartment before opening fire on a SWAT team in Hingham is set to face a judge Monday. Pharaoh L. Yahtues, 37, of Hingham, is slated to be arraigned in Hingham District Court on charges of armed assault to murder, discharging an explosive, […]
Germany mulling evacuation of citizens from China due to coronavirus
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Ariana Airlines plane crashes in central Afghanistan
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Dos Santos: Whistleblower named a Football Leaks author
Man behind football revelations named a Luanda Leaks whistleblower about Africa’s richest woman.
Investigation underway after teenager killed in Dorchester triple stabbing
Boston police are investigating a triple stabbing that left one teenager dead following a brawl in Dorchester over the weekend. Officers responding to reports of a fight on Blue Hill Avenue shortly before 5 p.m. Saturday found three teenage males suffering from apparent stab wounds, according to Boston police. One […]
Man charged with DUI in Cragin crash that hurt Chicago police officers
A man is facing a DUI charge after a crash with a squad car that injured a pair of Chicago police officers Jan. 23, 2020, in the 3300 block of North Laramie Avenue. | Sun-Times file photo Enrique Hernandez Carreno, 19, is accused of running a stop sign and hitting […]
The country is paying tribute to NBA legend Kobe Bryant
As the country tries to come to terms with the crash that claimed the life of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, fans and cities across the country have begun paying tribute to the NBA legend.
David Goricki’s boys high school basketball rankings: Jan. 26
River Rouge maintains status as No. 1 team in Super 20 poll
Britain’s EU Journey: When Brexit won the battle of Europe
LONDON (AP) – Britain officially leaves the European Union on Friday after a debilitating political period that has bitterly divided the nation since the 2016 Brexit referendum. Difficult negotiations setting out the new relationship between Britain and its European neighbors will continue throughout 2020. This series of stories …
Prep notes: Detroit Cass Tech’s Tyson Acuff has goals, many of the team variety
Acuff should be among the half dozen or so Mr. Basketball award finalist, averaging 27.7 points, 10.4 rebounds and 7.5 assists for Cass Tech.
Ministers fly in advisers for Flybe loan talks
Ministers have drafted in advisers to help thrash out a government loan to Flybe, the regional airline, even as they insist that a financial support package will not involve state aid.
Kobe Bryant’s helicopter flew in fog that grounded other choppers
CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — The helicopter carrying Kobe Bryant and eight others that crashed into a rugged hillside outside Los Angeles was flying in foggy conditions considered dangerous enough that local police agencies grounded their choppers. The helicopter plunged into a steep hillside at about 9:45 a.m. Sunday with an […]
High Wycombe trains live: West Ruislip delays after ‘person hit by a train’
Chiltern Railways services are being cancelled or delayed by up to an hour
Democrats demand Bolton testify as impeachment trial resumes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The stakes over witness testimony at President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial are rising now that a draft of a book from former national security adviser John Bolton appears to undercut a key defense argument. Bolton writes in the forthcoming book that Trump told him that he wanted […]
A baseball coach, his wife and daughter were in the helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant
Nine people died in the helicopter crash that killed basketball legend Kobe Bryant — including his daughter, Gianna, and her basketball teammate.
Trump’s team thought Ukraine was an easy mark. It was a bad miscalculation
Donald Trump’s acolytes felt perhaps that Ukraine was an easy place for a shakedown. As his impeachment trial begins Tuesday, it’s clear this was a glaring miscalculation.
Plastic recycling: Australian engineers create a ‘micro’ solution
A micro-recycling factory in Sydney could revolutionalise the way old plastics are turned into new materials.
Kobe Bryant death: Bad weather considered in crash investigations
NBA star’s helicopter crashed outside Los Angeles. Witnesses say heavy fog, poor visibility may have played a part.
What’s tangling up the humpback whales? A food chain snarled by climate change
A team of scientists solved the mystery of the record humpback whale entanglements that caused an uproar in 2016. They showed how one dramatic shift in the marine ecosystem, exacerbated by an ever-warming planet, could topple a domino of problems across California.
Big bucks are being invested in metro Jackson: A look at 6 projects worth more than $700M
Several of the multimillion-dollar projects are mixed-use developments, which will provide new restaurants, hotels and entertainment options.
A fairer way to rezone Gowanus: Funnel some funds into NYCHA developments in the area
We are New Yorkers who have lived in Wyckoff Gardens apartments in the Gowanus neighborhood for 38 and 53 years, respectively. We love where we live. There is a strong community here and people support one another. But we have also witnessed the steady decline of living conditions and disrepair…
75 years ago, Hell’s gates opened: How Holocaust survivors went on after the liberation of Auschwitz
When Soviet Lt. General Vasily Petrenko and his Red Army troops entered the gates of Auschwitz 75 years ago today, Rena Margulies, an emaciated 11-year old girl suffering from tuberculosis, barely felt emotion upon seeing her liberators. Rather than celebrating, she was singularly focused on staying…
Turkey ‘seriously’ preparing for possible Istanbul earthquake
Minister says authorities expect ‘[magnitude] 7.5’ tremor in Istanbul as rescue efforts continue in quake-hit southeast.
Jack Nicholson mourns Kobe Bryant: “There’s A Big Hole In The Wall”
The Oscar winner and longtime Los Angeles Lakers super-fan, in a rare interview, got emotional.
KFC forced starts serving through security wiring after staff attacked
The gaps in the wire are just big enough to allow a family bucket through
Watchdog: China is 2nd largest arms producer behind the US
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) – China is the second-largest arms producer in the world behind the United States but ahead of Russia, a Swedish arms watchdog said Monday. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, or SIPRI, said the research is the most comprehensive picture of Chinese companies’ weapons production to …
In bid to curb virus, China firms tell staff to work from home even after holidays end
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Remembering Auschwitz: 75 years since camp’s liberation
Survivors attend memorial ceremony to mark 75 years since Soviet army liberated Auschwitz concentration camp
Mexico homicide march: Relatives of deceased protest high murder rate
As 2019 murder rate hits record high in Mexico, relatives say President Lopez Obrador’s policies have failed.
Norway’s coalition collapses over ISIS repatriation
Norway’s ruling coalition has disbanded after the populist Progress Party (FRP) left the government, partly due to the repatriation of a mother with suspected ISIS links from Syria.
62-year-old man arrested for indecent exposure in Holon
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Eurozone Fast Facts
Read CNN’s Eurozone Fast Facts and learn more about the common currency zone of the European Union.
Afghan women harassment: Rise in number of cases reported
Rise in sexual harassment cases reported may reflect small gains Afghan women are making in society.
Red Wings prospect Moritz Seider playing beyond his years in Grand Rapids
Red Wings prospect Moritz Seider is more than holding his own with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins as an 18-year-old.
China’s unprecedented reaction to the Wuhan virus probably couldn’t be pulled off in any other country
As the world watches the developing crisis around the deadly Wuhan coronavirus, it’s difficult to know how worried to be. One thing is clear, however: China is treating the matter extremely seriously.
The story behind the German Jewish war hero honored on both sides of the Atlantic, decades apart
A Jewish shopkeeper standing proudly outside his store, a wry smile on his face and an Iron Cross pinned to his lapel.
How the coronavirus is already hurting global business
Major shops, restaurants and tourist destinations are shuttering their doors across China, as global businesses begin to feel the effects of the deadly Wuhan virus outbreak.
Israel aims to be digital-medical power, but first must iron out privacy issues
Health Ministry now on draft regulations that will govern use of Israel’s medical data treasure trove
Govt signs accord with NDFB, ABSU to resolve Bodo issue
The government on Monday signed an accord with one of the dreaded insurgent groups of Assam — the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) — providing political and economic bonanza. The All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), which has been spearheading a movement for a Bodoland state was also signatory to […]
Trump wanted Ukraine aid tied to probes of rivals: Report
Ex-aide John Bolton says in unpublished book Trump wanted to freeze aid until Kyiv helped investigations, report says.
Karnataka minorities in two minds about dealing with NPR
While many Muslim community leaders and organisations have decided to totally boycott the NPR in whatever form the exercise is executed, some are waiting to see how the situation will play out and the central government responds to the ongoing agitation.
Centre to release report card of ‘smart cities’ in June
BJP will not win in Delhi: Sachin Pilot
Federal authorities investigating cause of helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant and 8 others
Local and federal authorities are investigating the Southern California helicopter crash that claimed the lives of nine people — including 41-year-old NBA legend Kobe Bryant.
CITU to hold all-India jail bharo protest against Centre on March 6
The Centre for Trade Unions (CITU), a labour organisation affiliated to the CPM, has decided to hold an all-India jail bharo (filling the jail) protest against the Centre on March 6.
’56-inch chest’ govt will have to bow to people’s wishes: Yashwant Sinha on CAA stir
Terming the Citizenship Amendment Act as “unconstitutional”, former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Monday said the “government with a 56-inch chest” will have to shed its arrogance on the new citizenship law and bend before the people who have been protesting against the law in large numbers across the country.
Tours, image makeover as Congress plans return of Rahul Gandhi
To recoup his leadership through an image makeover, Gandhi will embark on tours across states to address rallies on the ‘bread and butter’ grievances of people and in defense of the Indian Constitution, at a time when national politics is delicately placed due to the economic slowdown and the political/social […]
The Distortions of Holocaust History by Russia and Poland Are a Disgrace
Auschwitz and all it stands for has become the object of rival propaganda efforts.
6 vehicles stolen from auto shop in Ashburn
Six vehicles were stolen Jan. 26, 2020, from an auto shop in the 8100 block of South Kedzie Avenue. | Google Maps The suspects broke into the gate of a shop in the 8100 block of South Kedzie Avenue, Chicago police said. Six vehicles were stolen Sunday in Ashburn on […]
Britain offers to help its citizens leave China due to coronavirus
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