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- 'Lean On Pete' is a tender and tough story of a boy and his horse April 26, 2018I can certainly imagine some well-meaning parent seeing the poster and thinking that the movie is suitable for their horse-loving child. It’s not. The film’s presentation of life on the margins is harsh and authentic.
- Questioning your 2018 property assessment? Read our explainer April 26, 2018Residents still have time to question their numbers this year. How do residents know if their assessment is accurate? And if it isn't, what can they do about it?
- Jocelyne Rubi-Mendez: Congress must pass protections for Dreamers April 26, 2018Dear Editor: Over six months ago, the Trump administration announced its decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Today, temporary federal court injunctions have forced the administration to continue to accept DACA renewals past the original…
- O'Keeffe Middle School students work with local restaurants for 'Top Chef'-style competition April 26, 2018On Thursday, Georgia O’Keeffe Middle School will host its third annual “Top Chef” fundraiser. The event is free and open to the public and takes place at the school, 510 S. Thornton Ave., from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Over…
- Futurism and punk rock collide in 'House of Tomorrow' April 26, 2018Futurism and punk rock share an idealism that the world really can be changed. In “House of Tomorrow,” the two movements overlap in small, rather sweet stories of two teenage boys who help each other change theirs.
- Matt Rothschild: Local democracy is under assault in Wisconsin April 26, 2018Powerful people and groups don’t like democracy; it interferes with their ability to maximize profits. So they do what they can to limit democracy. And it’s easier — it’s more efficient — to buy up the governor and the Legislature…
- E.J. Dionne Jr.: Macron on Trumpism: Non! April 26, 2018French President Emmanuel Macron showed he will not be trifled with. He used a speech to a joint session of Congress to engage in a full-scale takedown of Trumpism, wrapped in a love letter to the United States and a…
- Former UW-Oshkosh officials charged with crimes for foundation loan guarantees April 26, 2018Ex-chancellor Richard Wells and vice chancellor Thomas Sonnleitner charged with five felony counts each.
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- The Woman Who Brought Down Bill Cosby April 26, 2018Andrea Constand is the only woman among more than 50 accusers whose complaint against Mr. Cosby has resulted in a conviction. A jury found him guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault.
- The Cosby Verdict: Did the #MeToo Movement Sway the Jury? April 26, 2018Between Bill Cosby’s first trial and this one came the revelations over Harvey Weinstein and other powerful men that invigorated the #MeToo movement.
- Bill Cosby Has a Few Words for the Court April 27, 2018Mr. Cosby has not said much about the sexual assault allegations against him, but on Thursday he erupted with a vulgarity aimed at the prosecutor.
- How a Genealogy Site Led to the Front Door of the Golden State Killer Suspect April 26, 2018Investigators used DNA from crime scenes and plugged that genetic profile into an online genealogy database, tracing DNA to the suspect, Joseph James DeAngelo.
- ‘We Just Did Not Give Up Hope,’ Says One of Those Who Lost a Relative to the Golden State Killer April 26, 2018For decades, those who survived the killer’s attacks or saw loved ones murdered suffered alone. But they bonded together in recent years and celebrated the arrest of a suspect this week.
- E. Coli Flare-Up Is Largest Multistate Outbreak Since 2006 April 26, 2018At least 84 people have been infected so far, according to health officials, who traced the illnesses to romaine lettuce from southwestern Arizona.
- Suspect Arrested in Golden State Killer Case April 26, 2018Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, was arrested at a home in Citrus Heights, Calif. The so-called Golden State Killer is thought to have killed 12 people, raped at least 45 people and burglarized more than 120 homes in the 1970s and ’80s.
- What We Know About Joseph DeAngelo, the Golden State Killer Suspect April 26, 2018After a decades-long search to solve a string of rapes and murders in California, Mr. DeAngelo, a former police officer, came under scrutiny last week.
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- Bourbon Street reconstruction cost doubles, start of 2nd half delayed to May 2018 August 23, 2017Final cost has jumped from original estimate of $6 million to over $13 million.
- Kim Jong Un crosses into South Korea for historic summit with South Korea's Moon Jae-in April 27, 2018With a single step over a weathered, cracked slab of concrete, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made history Friday by crossing over the world's most heavily armed border to greet his rival, South Korean President Moon Jae-in, for talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons. Kim then invited Moon to cross briefly north with him before they returned to th […]
- Tom Schedler sent sexually suggestive emails to employee for years: report April 26, 2018The Secretary of State still won't resign.
- Footbridge over Bayou St. John closed during Jazz Fest: photo gallery April 26, 2018The Magnolia Bridge, more commonly known as Cabrini Bridge, is still undergoing major renovation work.
- Jailed man is choked unconscious in Orleans jail after card game tiff: OPSO April 26, 2018Vincent Cooley faces a charge of second-degree battery for the alleged assault.
- Louisiana to receive $82 million in Gulf offshore oil and gas revenue sharing April 26, 2018Gulf oil and gas money will be used for state and parish coastal projects
- Vintage Ford plane 'Tin Goose' lands in St. John Parish, and you can ride in it April 26, 2018The public can ride on the Ford Tri-Motor plane through Sunday
- Johns, not prostitutes, targeted in tougher proposed Louisiana law April 26, 2018The bill would increase fines and create a "buyer beware" program aimed at educating about trafficking.
The Guardian, UK
- Bill Cosby found guilty in sexual assault trial in milestone for #MeToo era April 26, 2018Comedian, 80, faces possible 15 to 30 years in prison after trialVerdict in 2004 incident follows dozens of accusations against CosbyIn a verdict that seemed destined to stand as a major milestone in the #MeToo movement against sexual assault, the once beloved actor and comedian Bill Cosby was convicted by a Pennsylvania jury on Thursday of drugging and mole […]
- Nine teenage hikers killed in Israel flash floods April 26, 2018Police say 15 rescued and one still missing from group hiking south of Dead SeaNine Israeli teenagers who were hiking south of the Dead Sea have been killed by flash floods, Israel’s rescue service said. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said 25 students in a pre-army course were “caught off guard” near Arava in southern Israel and some were “washed away” by […]
- 'Obscene masquerade': Russia criticised over Douma chemical attack denial April 26, 2018Witnesses taken to The Hague to say no attack took place in Damascus suburb on 7 April Russia has been accused of carrying out an “obscene masquerade” for transporting 17 Syrian people to Europe to assert that no chemical weapons attack occurred in the town of Douma earlier this month.The supposed witnesses were unveiled by Russia at the headquarters of the […]
- Protests in Spain as five men cleared of teenager's gang rape April 26, 2018Men found guilty of lesser offence of sexual abuse of 18-year-old during Pamplona festivalProtests are being held across Spain after five men accused of the gang rape of a teenager during the running of the bulls festival in Pamplona were found guilty of the lesser offence of sexual abuse.The attack two years ago prompted a national outcry, as did the subseq […]
- 10m Syrians at risk of forfeiting homes under new property law April 26, 2018Analysts say law leaves citizens who have opposed Assad regime facing permanent exile More than 10 million Syrians who have fled the country’s raging war have been told to lay claim to their homes by early May or risk forfeiting them to the state.A property law announced this month has raised widespread fears that Syrian citizens who have opposed Bashar al-A […]
- Dublin patron saint's preserved heart recovered by police April 26, 2018Relic went missing after thieves made off with the heart of St Laurence O’Toole six years agoThe 800-year-old heart of Dublin’s patron saint has been recovered by police, six years after it was stolen from a cathedral in the city.The relic – the heart of St Laurence O’Toole – was taken from Christ Church Cathedral in 2012. It has no monetary value but is “a […]
- White House releases pictures of Mike Pompeo shaking hands with Kim Jong-un April 26, 2018Pompeo confirmed to replace Rex Tillerson as US secretary of state after receiving backing from 57 senators – but 42 voted noThe White House on Thursday released two photographs of Mike Pompeo, the new US secretary of state, shaking hands with North Korea’s Kim Jong-un. The photos came hours after the US Senate confirmed Pompeo as Donald Trump’s top diplomat […]
- Fracking may have caused South Korean earthquake – study April 26, 2018Researchers analysed data from November quake and found main shock occurred near fracking siteOne of South Korea’s largest earthquakes on record may have been caused by hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – according to a study published on Friday in the journal Science.A magnitude-5.5 earthquake hit the south-eastern city of Pohang on 15 November, injuring a […]
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- North Korea's Kim Jong-un crosses into South Korea April 27, 2018In a hugely symbolic moment, North Korea's Kim Jong-un has crossed into South Korea for historic talks.
- Golden State Killer suspect traced using genealogy websites April 27, 2018Investigators hunting the Golden State Killer say they matched DNA to data from ancestry websites.
- Special master appointed in Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's case April 27, 2018A judge rules documents seized from Michael Cohen should be reviewed by an independent official.
- EX-CIA chief Mike Pompeo confirmed as secretary of state April 26, 2018The ex-CIA chief is voted in by senators after a bruising confirmation battle.
- Spain 'wolf pack' case: Thousands protest over rape ruling April 26, 2018The failure of a court to convict five men of raping a young woman prompts outrage nationwide.
- Double amputee crawls up Colorado's 2,700-step Manitou Incline April 26, 2018"I just decided I was going to do it," Mandy Horvath says of her odyssey up the steep Colorado trail.
- EU member states to vote on near-total neonicotinoids ban April 27, 2018Member states will vote on an almost complete ban on the use of chemicals linked to harming bees.
- Alberto Fujimori: Peru ex-president faces forced sterilisation charges April 26, 2018Ex-President Alberto Fujimori will be indicted over alleged forced sterilisations during his tenure.
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