On Sunday, Rep. Elijah Cummings, among other lawmakers, sounded open to the possibility of bringing impeachment proceedings against the president.
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Mueller investigated whether Trump attended a 2016 chess championship with Russians
“I do not remember having been asked to attend the World Chess Championship gala, and I did not attend the event,” Trump wrote in response to Mueller.
2 Florida Middle School Girls Charged With Plotting To Kill 9
AVON PARK, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida middle school girls are facing charges that they planned to kill nine people. Court documents reported by WTSP-TV say a teacher at Avon Park Middle School, roughly 74 miles south of Orlando, spotted the 14-year-olds acting “hysterically” Wednesday while seeking a folder and overheard them say they would […]
Easter Weekend Bombings In Sri Lanka Kill 290 At Churches, Hotels
COLOMBO, April 22 (Reuters) – Authorities lifted a curfew in the Sri Lanka on Monday, a day after 290 people were killed and about 500 wounded by a string of bombings that tore through churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday. There was still no claim of responsibility for the attacks on two churches and […]
Puerto Rico Is The Best Argument For The Green New Deal
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico ― Even a little rain threatens Lucy Cruz with what feels like biblical wrath. When the skies open up ― as they often do ― the Caño Martín Peña, a nearly four-mile canal that connects San Juan Bay to two lagoons in the middle of Puerto Rico’s sprawling capital city, floods […]
A world too hot and dangerous for children? Some millennials think so
“I had this internal struggle: ‘Do I really want to bring a child into this world?’” a Seattle 29-year-old said.
More than 100 killed as Easter Sunday blasts hit churches, hotels in Sri Lanka
The government declared a curfew and said it had shut down access to major social media sites and messaging services.
Holy Land Catholics condemn deadly Sri Lanka blasts
JERUSALEM: The Catholic Church in the Holy Land has voiced support for Sri Lanka‘s Christians and condemned Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels there that killed at least 156 people.A statement issued in Jerusalem said the blasts were particularly sad as they “came while Christians celebrate Easter.”“We pray for the souls of the victims […]
United Methodists edge toward breakup over LGBT policies
Under one scenario, many centrists and liberals would leave en masse to form a new denomination — a potentially complex endeavor.
FBI arrests member of armed group stopping migrants in New Mexico
“The rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes,” New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas said.
Ben & Jerry’s Demands Congress Expunge Cannabis Convictions
Ben & Jerry’s is celebrating 4/20 with a call for criminal justice reform, warning Congress that without it, marijuana legalization is a “half baked” idea. In a video tweeted Saturday, which is known as the annual holiday for stoners, the ice cream brand pointed out that when it comes to pot, those who profit and […]
Protests erupt after police shoot woman near Yale University
“I am so deeply sorry to the individuals who were involved that this ever occurred,” said the mayor of Hamden, Connecticut.
Kim Kardashian: ‘I Would Never Want To Use Privilege’ To Get Kids Into School
As a massive college admissions bribery scandal continues to unfold, with charges against celebrities Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman, Kim Kardashian said that personally she would have behaved better. In an interview on CNN’s “Van Jones Show” airing Saturday, the reality star spoke out against those who tip the scales for the benefit of their […]
High school political radicalism course invites speakers with controversial views
Seniors at one suburban Ohio school can take an elective on political radicalism, called “poli-rad,” that exposes them to the uncensored views of people like former radical activist Bill Ayers of Weather Underground. Students there say the course is a “lesson in tolerance” that exposes them to the real world.
Zookeeper hospitalized after tiger attack at Topeka Zoo
The Topeka Zoo has decided not to euthanize the tiger, named Sanjiv, noting that Sumatran Tigers are critically endangered, according to a spokesperson.
Dementia patients take to VR aids
Virtual reality (VR) devices seem the preserve of young, switched-on techies, but they are having a transformative effect on some elderly folk like Mr Ho Chee Kiong. When Mr Ho, who has dementia, first entered a senior daycare centre at Ayer Rajah a few months ago, he shunned the activities. Instead, he stood at the […]
Technology in nursing homes: E-tagging of seniors boosts safety but is it dignified?
Patients at some nursing homes here are being tagged and their movements tracked round the clock, in a controversial practice that has drawn mixed reactions. At least three nursing homes and a senior care centre in Singapore have been tracking the movement of seniors within their facilities by tagging them with radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags, […]
Kelantan Crown Prince marries Swedish national
KOTA BARU • The Crown Prince of Kelantan, Tengku Muhammad Faiz Petra, has married Swedish national Sofie Louise Johansson, 33. The solemnisation ceremony was conducted on Thursday night at the main Istana Balai Besar, in the state capital Kota Baru. Malaysian media had reported that the couple have known each other since Tengku Muhammad Faiz, 45, […]
KL diverting portion of defence budget to bail out Tabung Haji, Felda
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia is putting its defence spending on the back burner as the government is channelling more than RM20 billion (S$6.56 billion) to bail out two key Malay institutions, Defence Minister Mohamad Sabu has said. The Pakatan Harapan government is pumping money into Muslim pilgrimage fund Tabung Haji and landowners under the government’s […]
US couple get life in prison for horrific child abuse
RIVERSIDE (California) • A California couple who tortured 12 of their 13 children, starving and beating them, depriving them of sleep and sometimes shackling them to their beds with chains, were sentenced on Friday to 25 years to life in prison. Some of their children gave statements at the sentencing hearing in Riverside, California, saying […]
Book versions of Mueller’s report top Amazon bestseller list
WASHINGTON • Book versions of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report were occupying the top spots of Amazon’s US bestseller list yesterday, despite being available for free online. Publishers are hoping to cash in on the intense interest in Mr Mueller’s long-awaited report on Russian tampering in the 2016 presidential election and Mr Donald Trump’s campaign. […]
Lies and liars exposed but it’s not a crime to lie to the people
WASHINGTON • Addressing reporters from the White House lectern, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders made a startling claim shortly after President Donald Trump fired then Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) director James Comey two years ago. “I’ve heard from countless members of the FBI that are grateful and thankful for the President’s decision,” she said, […]
Trump directs ire at ex-White House counsel
WASHINGTON • US President Donald Trump seethed on Friday over the special counsel’s damning portrayal of his protracted campaign to thwart the Russia investigation and directed much of his ire at former White House counsel Donald McGahn, whose ubiquity in the report’s footnotes laid bare his extensive cooperation in chronicling the president’s actions. Some of […]
Susan Lim granted voluntary erasure from UK register
A medical tribunal in London has agreed to allow the voluntary erasure from the UK Medical Register of prominent Singapore surgeon Susan Lim, who was suspended for three years from practising. This was after she was found guilty of overcharging the sister of the Queen of Brunei, who died of cancer in 2007. The bill […]
Singaporeans in Bay Area urged to consider opportunities back home
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat and Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have urged Singaporean professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area, which includes Silicon Valley, to keep in mind opportunities back home as the Republic develops and restructures its economy. Close to 300 Bay Area residents, almost all of them Singaporeans, gathered at a reception in […]
Docs fight to keep alive baby born with nearly no skin
SAN ANTONIO, Texas • It should have been one of the happiest moments of Ms Priscilla Maldonado’s life but, instead, the 25-year-old mother was terrified. It was New Year’s Day and she had just delivered her newborn son, Ja’bari. She said she heard her son’s soft cries – and then the hospital room fell silent. […]
‘Rollercoaster of emotions’ for British couple stranded in Singapore with premature baby
The fragile newborn weighed just 870g – less than the weight of a regular milk carton – when he was born here to a holidaying British couple, some 15 weeks before the due date. Baby Lorcan had to be rushed to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), where he was kept in an incubator with […]
Centre in Punggol North to expand kitchen space
The Early Years Centre in Punggol North is currently one of the few pre-schools run by PCF Sparkletots still using a food caterer for its meals, as it does not have sufficient kitchen space to feed 1,000 children at full capacity. But PCF chief executive Victor Bay said the centre will be building bigger kitchen […]
PCF to have 38 centres for younger children by 2021
By 2021, PCF Sparkletots, the largest pre-school operator here, will have 38 centres that admit younger children aged up to four. These Early Years Centres, first announced in 2017, are part of the Government’s efforts to raise the quality of pre-school standards in children’s early years and meet the growing demand for full-day childcare places. […]
Singaporeans’ feedback sought on marriage and parenthood
Over the next few months, the Government wants to hear from Singaporeans what they think about marriage and parenthood. Manpower Minister Josephine Teo said that the National Population and Talent Division (NPTD) has set up a section on the Heybaby.sg website for people to submit suggestions on how to better support young families. The website […]