Day: January 18, 2019

Police: Arizona officer kills teen boy with replica gun

PHOENIX — Police in a Phoenix suburb say a burglary suspect shot to death by an officer was a 14-year-old boy carrying a replica gun. Authorities say officers in the city of Tempe reported a suspect burglarizing a car Tuesday and that he ran away holding what appeared […]

Judge acquits 3 Chicago officers of Laquan McDonald cover-up

CHICAGO  — A judge on Thursday acquitted three Chicago officers of trying to cover up the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, dismissing as just one perspective the shocking dashcam video of the black teenager’s death that led to protests, a federal investigation of the police department and the […]

Less beef, more beans. Experts say world needs a new diet

NEW YORK  — A hamburger a week, but no more — that’s about as much red meat people should eat to do what’s best for their health and the planet, according to a report seeking to overhaul the world’s diet. Eggs should be limited to fewer than about […]

In limbo: Leftover embryos challenge clinics, couples

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Tens of thousands of embryos are stuck in limbo in fertility clinics, leftovers from pregnancy attempts and broken dreams of parenthood. Some are outright abandoned by people who quit paying storage fees and can’t be found. In other cases, couples are struggling with tough […]

Trump, Pelosi feud heats up again

WASHINGTON — She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad. The shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing out as a surreal game of constitutional brinkmanship, with both flexing political powers from opposite […]

Trump, Pelosi feud heats up again

WASHINGTON — She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad. The shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing out as a surreal game of constitutional brinkmanship, with both flexing political powers from opposite […]

Five held for pinewood smuggling in HP

Shimla : Seventy-eight logs of pinewood were seized from a truck in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district and five persons have been arrested in connection with the smuggling bid, police said on Friday. The accused — Brijpal, Vajid, Julsad, Gani and Ahsaan — were arrested following a tip off, Superintendent […]

10 reported missing as avalanche hits Ladakh’s Khardung La

Srinagar :  At least 10 persons were reported missing on Friday after the truck they were travelling was hit by an avalanche in Khardung La area of Jammu and Kashmir’s Ladakh region, officials said. The vehicle was hit by the avalanche at 7 am, a Border Roads Organisation (BRO) […]

NAS Shibpur to be commissioned as INS Kohassa

Port Blair : To enhance the operational capability of Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), Naval Air Station (NAS) Shibpur will be commissioned as INS Kohassa, a Defence release said here Friday. Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of Naval Staff will commission NAS Shibpur which was established in 2010 as INS […]

LDF to take out Kerala march ahead of LS polls

Thiruvananthapuram :  The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the opposition Congress-led United Democratic Front held their leadership meetings ahead of the Lok Sabha elections due later this year. The LDF, which had added four more parties, including the Kerala Congress (B) led by R Balakrishna Pillai, to its […]

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