The mayor of Atlanta is looking to pause the city’s homeless encampment sweeps following an incident when witnesses said they watched a city truck fatally crush a sleeping man two weeks ago. According to a FOX 5 Atlanta report, witnesses described seeing an Atlanta City Public Works truck run over the man while he was asleep in his tent earlier this month. The Fulton County Medical Examiner later identified the victim as 49-year-old Cornelius Taylor. “The male was transported to the hospital where he was pronounced deceased,” the Atlanta Police Department said in a statement. “The homicide unit responded to…
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The Office of Management and Budget instructed federal agencies to pause any financial aid programs that might conflict with President Donald Trump’s executive orders.
Standing on a street corner outside Hamline Elementary Monday afternoon, Gloria Marquez noticed the sidewalk had an unusually small number of parents for dismissal. Her 13-year-old and 9-year-old attend and are U.S. citizens, and Marquez has a green card. “Still, my youngest cried this morning on the way to school,” she said. Fear regarding looming deportations following President Donald Trump’s return to office came to a head Friday, when people reported a sighting of what they thought were immigration agents attempting to enter Hamline Elementary on Chicago’s Southwest Side. They were later identified as Secret Service agents. The identification presented…
NEW YORK — Here’s the thing about Hugh Jackman. His talent merits a spotlight, he looks very good (still) in a spotlight and, unlike the vast majority of his peers, he can absolutely be relied upon to know the name of the spotlight operator. Jackman, for the record, also has learned the names of the veteran pair of Radio City Music Hall house organists, the musicians in his more-than-amply sized orchestra, his backup singers, his clutch of dancers. On the opening night of Jackman’s new show “From New York, with Love” at Radio City Music Hall — a 24-show residency…
The University of Chicago is partnering with a health care investment firm that has pledged up to $130 million to help turn the school’s research and discoveries into medications more quickly. The university and Deerfield Management are partnering on the initiative, called Hyde Park Discovery. Deerfield will spend up to $130 million over the next 10 years, and offer its expertise to help advance the university’s discoveries, in hopes of bringing them to the health care market. If the collaboration is successful in bringing new drugs or other therapies to market, the university and Deerfield would share in the financial…
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson wanted to clear up at least one thing about the Taylor Hall trade: He was going to move Hall sooner or later. So Friday’s three-team deal was just a means to an end, with the Hawks acting as a way station for the Colorado Avalanche and Carolina Hurricanes to swap blockbuster players Mikko Rantanen and Martin Nečas. The Hawks got a third-round pick. “It was pretty minimal on our side, obviously a pretty big deal,” Davidon told reporters Monday at Fifth Third Arena. “I think there’s a little bit of confusion on what our role…
A storm system that brought rain and snow to Southern California will move into Texas and the South by Wednesday, bringing flash flood and severe weather threat.
A New York judge set a March 2026 trial date on Monday and moved an initial conference from mid-February to next week as the public feud between Blake Lively and her “It Ends With Us” costar and director Justin Baldoni continued to grow and accelerate. And in a new and separate front in the series of legal battles surrounding the film that became a surprise hit last summer, Lively in a Texas court filed a request for a deposition of a man she says was central to turning online sentiment against her during its release and promotion. The New York…
General Motors swung to a loss in the fourth quarter on huge charges related to China, but still topped profit and revenue expectations on Wall Street. Last month GM cautioned that the poor performance of its Chinese joint ventures would force it to write down assets and take a restructuring charge totaling more than $5 billion in the fourth quarter. China has become an increasingly difficult market for foreign automakers, with BYD and other domestic companies raising the quality of their vehicles and reducing costs. The country has subsidized its automakers. For the three months ended Dec. 31, GM lost…
President Donald Trump regaled House Republicans on Monday with a rhetorical highlight reel from his first week in office, and he urged them to support his immigration crackdown and border security proposals. “We have no apologies and we’re moving very fast,” Trump said. “I really focus on the border more than anything else,” he said, downplaying the importance of inflation, an issue that fueled his candidacy last year but one that he has less control over as president. Speaking at House Republicans’ annual policy retreat, Trump made clear his political ambitions as he rallied lawmakers to advance their conservative agenda.…
Neurosurgeons in Miami are on the cutting edge of a big breakthrough in technology. “This device that Neuralink has made is really state of the art in terms of its size, in terms of its integration onto the brain’s surface,” said Dr. Alan Levi, Director of the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Neuralink is the high tech company backed by billionaire businessman Elon Musk. The program is designed for patients with paralysis because of spinal cord injuries or people with ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Neuralink selected the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine as its second…
China and the United States are likely to renew the Sino-US Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology – the bedrock of science diplomacy – by the end of the year. China and the United States are likely to renew the Sino-US Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology – the bedrock of science diplomacy – by the end of the year. China and the United States are likely to renew the Sino-US Agreement on Cooperation in Science and Technology – the bedrock of science diplomacy – by the end of the year.
A man accused of helping his son hide four bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. A man accused of helping his son hide four bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. MENOMONIE, Wis. (AP) — A Minnesota man accused of helping his son hide four bodies in a Wisconsin cornfield has been sentenced to 16 years in prison, online court records show. Dunn County Circuit Judge James Peterson sentenced 59-year-old Darren Osborne of St. Paul on Thursday. A jury found him guilty of four counts of hiding…
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Farmers sped to the rescue of a County Down old folks home last Friday, when power was knocked out by Storm Eowyn.
Food prices have seen their fastest monthly jump since April last year in an “early sign of what is to come”, latest figures show.
Gardaí are appealing to the public for information following an incident of theft from a shop in Urlingford, County Kilkenny. Gardaí want to identify a woman who was filmed on CCTV standing at the counter in the shop. After making a purchase, the woman borrows a pen to fill out a card. Shortly after
Belfast headquartered data analytics specialist Diaceutics has revealed details of its major push into the American market as it issued a trading update for 2024 which shows that every aspect of the business is flourishing. The London AIM-listed company, a leading technology and solutions provider to the pharma and biotech industry, revealed that revenues soared by 39% in 2024 to £32.2 million, and said its order book of £24.9m and annual recurring revenue (ARR) of £16.8m “provides good visibility for continued strong growth in 2025″. It comes just days after Diaceutics opened a new US headquarters in Newport, New Jersey,…
TAKE a look at this “sun drenched” holiday spot just 2.5 hours from Ireland – with flights for only €39.99. Benidorm is a municipality in Spain and is located in the famous Alicante region. Alamy The Levante beach is the city’s most popular sandy spot[/caption] Alamy The city offers a stunning coastline and cityscape[/caption] Known for its year round good weather, the sunny spot attracts thousands of visitors each year. And with turquoise waters, a historic old town, and buzzing nightlife, it’s not hard to see why. Benidorm is the ideal destination for Irish punters looking to escape the chill…
A DUBLIN-based woman who died in a horrific paragliding accident after slipping from her harness mid-air has been remembered as someone who “loved being in the sky”. Paulina Biskup, a Polish national, took to the skies at the Aguapanela paragliding site in Roldanillo, west of Bogota in Columbia last Tuesday. Paulina Biskup lived in Dublin and had travelled to Columbia with her partner and palsSocial Media Collect Pals said Paulina died ‘doing what she loved’Social Media Collect Paulina, who lived in Dublin and graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 2010, had gone to jump with her partner and a group of…