MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Heavy rains in Mexico have left at least 27 people dead and more missing, authorities said on Friday, as the downpours caused several landslides, power outages in some municipalities and caused rivers to overflow. Civil protection authorities in the state of Hidalgo reported 16 deaths and said at least 1,000 homes…
The Boston Celtics fell to the Toronto Raptors 107-105 in the preseason game on Friday (October 10) night, Boston collapsing late in the fourth quarter of the game when the Celtics’ third and fourth players were unable to close out the exhibition contest on their own. Despite leading for most of the game and by…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina inmate who spent 42 years on death row died of natural causes at a prison hospital, according to the state Department of Corrections. Fred Singleton, 81, was sentenced to death in 1983 for raping and strangling a woman in Newberry County and stealing her jewelry, according to court…
Discovering Self-Confidence: A Homemaker’s Story of Her Own Identity‘Self-confidence’—it’s not just a word, but an unseen force that makes us valuable in our own eyes. But often, in Indian families, a woman surrenders her entire identity, her dreams, and her self-confidence to her husband and children after marriage. This is the story of one such…
This season’s version of the DeSoto-Duncanville rivalry may not be the game to watch in Texas, as is often the case, given the teams’ records. But, make no mistake, every time the Eagles and Panthers meet on the field, expect fireworks and some of the best athletes not only in the state but in the…
TMZ obtained security footage showing what Mark Sanchez was doing before and after his Oct. 4 altercation with truck driver Perry Tole, 69, in downtown Indianapolis, which earned him a Level 5 felony assault charge, which carries a sentence of one to six years and a fine of up to $10,000. In the footage, Sanchez,…
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed the former Browns defenseman ahead of their Week 6 AFC North matchup with Cleveland – DE KJ Henry, who was previously brought in for a workout on Wednesday. Following the news that Pittsburgh had welcomed four free agents for workouts and visits on Saturday, NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported that the…
By Ryan Woo, Lisa Baertlein and Arathy Somasekhar BEIJING/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – China will impose port fees on U.S.-owned, operated, built or flagged vessels on Tuesday as a countermeasure to U.S. port fees on China-linked vessels starting the same day, China’s Transport Ministry said on Friday. Later that day, US President Donald Trump said he…
GIRARDVILLE – The president of the Girardville Basketball Association asked for the community’s help for a mural project at the township’s James J. Rhoades Community Center. At Wednesday’s city council meeting, Paul Kowalick, president of the association, discussed plans to install murals honoring local heroes inside the city-owned gymnasium. The GBA, a youth basketball league,…
By Ahmed Aboulenein, Andy Sullivan, Nathan Layne and Courtney Rozen WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Friday it had initiated substantial layoffs across the U.S. government, as President Donald Trump made good on his threat to cut the federal workforce during the government shutdown. Job cuts were being made at the Treasury Department,…
