'You disappeared?': Chinese woman fights for husband, family
GANZHOU, China (AP) — When the police called, Deng Guilian was at an indoor playground watching her 3-year-old. It was 2:19 p.m., Tuesday, May 30.
GANZHOU, China (AP) — When the police called, Deng Guilian was at an indoor playground watching her 3-year-old. It was 2:19 p.m., Tuesday, May 30.
GANZHOU, China (AP) — When the police called, Deng Guilian was at an indoor playground watching her 3-year-old. It was 2:19 p.m., Tuesday, May 30.
The man on the phone said her husband had been picked up on suspicion of making illegal recordings and taking illegal photographs. Deng, 36, had entered the swelling ranks of relatives swept up in Beijing's crackdown on human rights lawyers and labor activists. Beyond financial suffering, the Chinese government wields great power over the lives of its citizens, which it can use to make things better — or infinitely worse — for those left behind. Wives, husbands, children and grandparents look... Читать дальше...
House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks with the media following a conference meeting on Capitol Hill in D.C. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters
Читать дальше...BRUSSELS — The mayor of Brussels, home of the European Union institutions, has resigned following a corruption scandal in which he was accused of taking thousands of euros in unjustified payments for overseeing an organization to help the homeless. Yvan Mayeur of the PS socialist party was part of a system of payments to a
The red carpet was high on style and surprisingly low on sequins and cowboy boots.
Yvan Mayeur (PS) heeft vandaag ontslag genomen als burgemeester van Brussel. Zijn positie was onhoudbaar geworden na onthullingen dat hij tot
More than 60 people have reportedly been killed in Somalia after heavily armed Al-Shabab fighters stormed a military base in the country's semiautonomous state of Puntland, local media reports said.
It's time we start holding birds accountable for their actions.
On Monday, a peahen (a female peacock) walked into a Los Angeles-area liquor store and made its home there for 90 minutes, according to the Associated Press.
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Though that's a long time to browse the wine aisle, the store manager didn't even notice the bird until a customer pointed it out to him.
90 minutes and $500 worth of broken champagne and wine bottles later... Читать дальше...
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man under investigation after his wife told police he killed their 6-year-old daughter and hid the body in an Illinois garage directed suspicion at his wife in a jailhouse interview.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man under investigation after his wife told police he killed their 6-year-old daughter and hid the body in an Illinois garage directed suspicion at his wife in a jailhouse interview.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man under investigation after his wife told police he killed their 6-year-old daughter and hid the body in an Illinois garage directed suspicion at his wife in a jailhouse interview.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A man under investigation after his wife told police he killed their 6-year-old daughter and hid the body in an Illinois garage directed suspicion at his wife in a jailhouse interview. Officers found a child's remains Tuesday in the garage behind a vacant home in Centreville, Illinois, after a woman in Las Vegas contacted police. The woman's husband, Jason Quate, 34, is jailed in Las Vegas on suspicion of sex trafficking, a prostitution-related allegation and suspicion of child abuse. Читать дальше...
The A’s youth movement will get another addition Friday when Jaycob Brugman joins the team at Tampa Bay. Brugman, a 25-year-old outfielder, has been told of his first-ever big-league promotion, according to numerous sources. A left-handed hitter, Brugman is batting .288 with one homer, eight RBIs, 16 runs and 18 walks in 33 games after missing the beginning of Triple-A Nashville’s season with a calf injury. Reliever Frankie Montas is one potential candidate to be demoted after allowing two more... Читать дальше...
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A website that touts itself as the world's largest source of information about charities has added a new feature: a warning label on tax-exempt nonprofits accused of spreading hate.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A website that touts itself as the world's largest source of information about charities has added a new feature: a warning label on tax-exempt nonprofits accused of spreading hate.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A website that touts itself as the world's largest source of information about charities has added a new feature: a warning label on tax-exempt nonprofits accused of spreading hate.
(AP) — A website that touts itself as the world's largest source of information about charities has added a new feature: a warning label on tax-exempt nonprofits accused of spreading hate. Adding new data sources is part of that shift, but Harold also framed the warning labels as a response to the recent rise in "hateful rhetoric" in the U.S. Some of the groups have accused the Alabama-based law center of using its hate group label to smear organizations that don't share its ideology by lumping them in with overtly hateful groups... Читать дальше...
Ex-NFL running back Darrin Reaves arrested on felony charges Police in Illinois arrested Darrin Reaves after a confrontation at a woman's residence earlier this week. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2s00A6p Police in Illinois arrested former NFL and University of Alabama-Birmingham running back Darrin Reaves after a confrontation at a woman's residence earlier this week, according to police and courts records.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced New York-bound traffic will use the first of the twin spans late Saturday afternoon. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey says the $1.5 billion cable-stayed crossing is the agency's first new bridge opening since the Bayonne Bridge was completed in 1931.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the Islamic State extremist group has reorganized its military structure, giving local commanders more power and inspiring attacks outside conflict areas.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the Islamic State extremist group has reorganized its military structure, giving local commanders more power and inspiring attacks outside conflict areas.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief says the Islamic State extremist group has reorganized its military structure, giving local commanders more power and inspiring attacks outside conflict areas. Jeffrey Feltman told the U.N. Security Council Thursday that the threat posed by the militant group is intensified by its use of the internet and social media, including in Europe.
BRUSSELS (AP) — The mayor of Brussels, home of the European Union institutions, has resigned following a corruption scandal in which he was accused of taking thousands of euros in unjustified payments for overseeing an organization to help the homeless.