By Ashok Sharma and Krutika Pathi | Associated Press NEW DELHI — Millions of Indians began voting on Friday in a six-week election that’s a referendum on Narendra Modi, the populist prime minister who has championed an assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics and is seeking a rare third term as the country’s leader. People […]
US may still bare scars of Columbine 25 later – but victims memorial is withering away
Stephen and Cheyenne Izaguirre, from Austin, Texas, visit the Columbine Memorial, located near Columbine High School (Picture: Getty Images) Twenty-five years have passed since the Columbine High School shooting that took 13 lives, and still, victims’ families and many in Colorado, the US and world struggle to grapple with the tragedy. Saturday marks the quarter-century […]
Getting rid of open world games would solve a lot of gaming’s problems – Reader’s Feature
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth – would it have been better without the open world sections? (Picture: Square Enix) A reader suggests that open world design is behind many of gaming’s ills and getting rid off it would save time and money and improve games. Like any gamer at the moment, I’m very concerned about the […]
Fallout from alleged harassment and a desk on a roof: Antioch school board president demands superintendent’s resignation
The Antioch Unified school board president has called for Superintendent Stephanie Anello’s resignation, after several employees accused her of failing to discipline a supervisor whom they say bullied them. The action comes a day after NBC Bay Area News reporter Candace Nyguen broke a story about employees’ written complaints that Kenneth Turnage II — the […]
Analysis: Why star Nathan MacKinnon is going to win MVP honors
Nathan MacKinnon did not become one of five players to ever record 100 assists in an NHL season. He did not score the most goals in the league in nearly 30 years. He is still going to win the Hart Trophy or the Ted Lindsay Award (or both) as the NHL’s most valuable player for […]
Shoppers return to ‘eerie, quiet’ Sydney mall after mass stabbings
By Mark Baker and Keiran Smith | Associated Press SYDNEY — Shoppers and workers returned to a “really quiet” Sydney mall Friday, where six days earlier an assailant stabbed six people to death and wounded more than a dozen others in an attack that police believe targeted women. Westfield Bondi Junction mall near world-famous Bondi […]
Skeletal remains found on highway identified as mom 40 years later
Bones found along a Texas highway in 1985 have been identified as belonging to Sindy Gina Crow (Picture: WFAA) Skeletal remains discovered alongside a Texas highway nearly four decades ago have been identified as belonging to a mother whose death was a cold case mystery. The Smith County Sheriff’s Office and the DNA Doe Project […]
Letters: Ending relationship | Cap utility tax | No expansion | Punish protesters | Crying victim
Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor. Oakland ended abusive relationship with A’s Re: “From the East Bay to West Sacramento” (Page A1, April 14). It may seem, to outsiders, that Oakland “failed” to keep the A’s. I would take exception to the characterization that Oakland “failed” […]
Soccer: Quakes, Oakland Roots set to face off in U.S. Open Cup
Oakland A’s fans will have another opportunity to give owner John Fisher a piece of their minds next month. But instead of protesting on the baseball diamond, the Oakland faithful will have to take their “sell” chants to a soccer pitch in San Jose. The Fisher-owned San Jose Earthquakes will host the Oakland Roots of […]
Railway says it didn’t know about deadly asbestos in Montana town
By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson | Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — BNSF Railway attorneys are expected to argue before jurors Friday that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths of two former residents of an asbestos-contaminated Montana town, one of the deadliest sites in the federal Superfund pollution […]
Dancehall legend reveals he’s become a dad of 38 children
Elephant Man made the revelation during a recent Instagram Live (Picture: Jack Vartoogian/Getty Images) Dancehall star Elephant Man has claimed he’s father to a whopping 38 children. The musician – real name Oniel Bryan – is understood to be in his late forties and aged approximately 47. He previously said he had 20 kids back […]
What’s my horoscope for today? April 20, 2024 astrological predictions for your star sign
What’s in store for you today? (Picture: Metro.co.uk) Could it be a coincidence, or something more? Gemini, your intuition is working over time with a little help from fate. Libra, what occurs today could be your ticket to a world of endless possibilities. Ahead, you’ll find all the star signs’ horoscopes for today: Saturday April 20, 2024. Aries March […]