First Look Germany steps up deportations as migration pressure increases German lawmakers have drawn up legislation to ease deportations. Political pressure is rising on the country’s governing coalition, which fared poorly in two state elections on Sunday in part because of the migration issue. | View caption Hide caption | The German government has drawn…
The first Democratic primary is approaching. But where? | View caption Hide caption But talk with Democratic officials here in New Hampshire, including some of Mr. Biden’s most ardent supporters, and they’ll tell you that’s not happening. “Of course” New Hampshire is going to go first, insists the state’s Democratic Party chair, Raymond Buckley, wiping…
A suspended judge in Oklahoma could be permanently removed from the bench after an investigation uncovered more than 500 texts between her and a bailiff in which she allegedly mocked the appearance of a district attorney, called a witness a liar and expressed bias in favor of a defendant in a murder trial and against state prosecutors. Lincoln County District Judge…
Two 1-year-old girls drowned in a backyard swimming pool at a day care facility in San Jose, California, on Monday. “This is the type of call that’s the worst that a parent can receive,” Steven Aponte, San Jose Police Department public information officer, told reporters on Tuesday. Aponte said police and the fire department were…
Married couple Marty and Jess Ansen have booked 51 back-to-brack cruises – because it has been cheaper than moving into a care home. The couple say they would happily go on cruising trips for the rest of their lives if they could. Their mamoth journey begane in June last year, on board the Coral Princess…
The Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon in Minnesota was canceled Sunday because of concerns about record heat, organizers said. Sunday in Minneapolis and St. Paul will be the hottest day of the week, with record temperatures close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit possible in the afternoon, according to the National Weather Service. The annual marathon, organized by…
Boston Marathon is a hot one, but is it the hottest marathon ever? Temperatures soared Monday during the 116th Boston Marathon. About 16 percent of registered runners didn’t compete in this year’s race, even as wheelchair athlete Josh Cassidy set a new world record. Kenyan runners took the top three spots in today’s race. |…
A Tennessee judge will end former NFL star Michael Oher’s conservatorship agreement with Sean and Leigh Anne Touhy, after he filed a lawsuit claiming he had been misled to believe he had been adopted. Shelby County Probate Court Judge Kathleen Gomes said Friday she’d terminate the agreement between the two parties, whose story inspired the…
A gunman wearing a bulletproof vest opened fire in an apartment and a hospital in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Thursday, killing two people and seriously injuring a 14-year-old girl, police said. The shooting sent patients and medics fleeing the Erasmus Medical Center in downtown Rotterdam, including some who were wheeled out of…