Thursday, 17 March 2022

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says 13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed 9 in Texas

National Transportation Safety Board spokesman says 13-year-old was driving pickup truck in crash that killed 9 in Texas

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Arkansas deputy testifies in trial over teen's shooting

A former Arkansas deputy on trial for fatally shooting an unarmed 17-year-old during a traffic stop says he fired because he believed the teen was reaching for a gun

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Harshal Patel Praises MCCs Mankad Update, Questions Saliva Ban

Apart from praising the decision to put 'Mankad' as a legitimate run out dismissal, Harshal Patel also shared his slight reservations on the saliva ban.

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Wednesday, 16 March 2022

How higher interest rates will affect Americans' finances

Americans who have long enjoyed the benefits of historically low interest rates will have to adapt to a very different environment as the Federal Reserve embarks on a period of rate hikes to fight inflation

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400 bulletproof vests donated to Ukraine stolen in NYC

About 400 bulletproof vests destined for Ukraine were stolen from a New York City non-profit organization that’s been leading an effort to collect and ship tactical gear to people in the warzone

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Hate crime charge for teen recorded whipping classmate

Authorities in Louisiana charged a white high schooler with a hate crime after he was recorded throwing cotton balls at a Black student and then hitting him with his belt

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Teen shot outside Des Moines school faces long recovery

An 18-year-old student who was shot in the head in a shooting outside a Des Moines school that killed one teen and injured another is making what her family and doctors say is a remarkable recovery

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Babar Azam Rates His 196-Run Match-Saving Effort vs Australia

Babar Azam said he always rated those of his innings very highly which played a big role in Pakistan winning a match or saving it.

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Tuesday, 15 March 2022

'Little Miss Nobody' identified over 60 years later with DNA

“Little Miss Nobody” finally has a name

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No charges for Chicago officers in fatal shootings of Adam Toledo, 13, and Anthony Alvarez, 22, during foot pursuits

No charges for Chicago officers in fatal shootings of Adam Toledo, 13, and Anthony Alvarez, 22, during foot pursuits

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Prosecutor won't issue charges against Chicago officers in 2021 shootings of a 13-year-old boy, 22-year-old man

Prosecutor won't issue charges against Chicago officers in 2021 shootings of a 13-year-old boy, 22-year-old man

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Editorial Roundup: United States

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: March 14 The Washington Post says the Supreme Court has declared open season on constitutional rights The Texas Supreme Court on Friday effectively extinguished a lawsuit challenging the state’s antiabortion law, all but ensuring that Texas’s extreme restrictions will remain on the books for the foreseeable future. But do not imagine that Texas’s success, the result of the U.S. Supreme Court’s permissive attitude toward the state’s aggressive legal maneuvers, will affect only pregnant people within its borders — or that the consequences will be limited to abortion rights. The high court’s complacency might open the way for states that seek to restrict constitutional rights of many kinds. Texas law bars abortion when fetal cardiac activity is detectable, usually around a pregnancy’s sixth week, which is before many women even know they are pregnant. This contradicts Roe v. Wade and other Supreme Court dicta. But...

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SA Test Players Likely To Choose IPL Over Bangladesh Tests: Report

According to reports, South Africa Test players including Kagiso Rabada and Lungi Ngidi have chosen to play the IPL, which is set to begin from March 26, over the home Test series against Bangladesh...

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