No let-up in Tripura infant deaths: Survey
Infant mortality rate (IMR) has declined in 14 states and Union territories since 2005 but in Tripura, the smallest NE state, more and more infants died in birth during the same period.
Infant mortality rate (IMR) has declined in 14 states and Union territories since 2005 but in Tripura, the smallest NE state, more and more infants died in birth during the same period.
Activists of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) on Friday staged a protest in front of the Jorhat deputy commissioner's office to protest against the rise in prices of essential commodities in the state.
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators has called on the White House to move ahead in approving a major sale of jet fighters to Gulf states, arguing a delay in the deal threatens to harm Washington’s relationship with those nations.
Friday night’s game was postponed half an hour before the scheduled start time, so the A’s and Orioles will play a split day-night double header on Saturday. Eric Surkamp, who pitched reasonably well in a fill-in role early in the season, is likely to be recalled and he could potentially start any of the games against the Red Sox because he last started on Wednesday. Dillon Overton, who was Triple-A Nashville’s starter on Friday, also would merit some consideration after a strong start to the season;... Читать дальше...
The Kamrup (Metro) district administration has extended the deadline for using Assamese on signboards and hoardings in the city till May 31.
SEATTLE - Indicted Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley has fired three staffers since his federal fraud trial ended with a hung jury last week.
Kelley also ordered that Thomas Shapley, a part-time special assistant to deputy state auditor Jan Jutte, stop working pending his planned retirement at the end of this month. Last week, after deliberating for several days, a federal jury in Tacoma failed to reach a verdict on 14 of 15 charges against Kelley, which included possession of stolen property and money laundering. Prosecutors accused Kelley of pocketing $3 million in fees he should have refunded to homeowners when he ran a real-estate services business a decade ago. Читать дальше...
A pair of Major League Baseball games scheduled to be played in Puerto Rico later this month will be relocated to Miami due to growing concerns among players over the Zika virus in the area.
Community activists are calling on City Hall to rename an East Harlem park in honor of a 16-year-old boy shot and killed two months ago.
PHOENIX - Arizona has joined 49 other states that offer a federal health insurance program for low-income children after backers of the plan pushed it through the Legislature on Friday and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey almost immediately signed it into law.
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has joined 49 other states that offer a federal health insurance program for low-income children after backers of the plan pushed it through the Legislature on Friday and Republican Gov. Doug Ducey almost immediately signed it into law. Known as KidsCare in Arizona, the state's version of the federal Children's Health Insurance Program has been frozen since 2010, when lawmakers closed it because of a state budget crunch. [...] the bill's supporters used procedural maneuvers to get the plan passed... Читать дальше...
Wall Street staged a comeback on Friday afternoon as the market digested the latest US jobs report.
Earnings at big companies are on track to tumble 6.4 percent in the first quarter, the worst since the financial crisis. Much of the blame lies in plunging oil prices and a sagging global economy. The beleaguered energy sector, which includes giants like Exxon Mobil and Chevron, is expected to report an overall loss, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence, something that hasn’t happened since the firm began collecting data in 1999. When revenue comes from goods those companies sell overseas... Читать дальше...
KANSAS CITY, Kansas - Martin Truex Jr. will start on the pole Saturday night in the NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Kansas Speedway.
China’s bad loans are many times worse than official data show and the Chinese authorities do not have a strategy to tackle the problem, according to the latest research from CLSA.
China’s bad loans are many times worse than official data show and the Chinese authorities do not have a strategy to tackle the problem, according to the latest research from CLSA.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador - Prosecutors in El Salvador announced Friday they have arrested five police officers, 16 gunmen and a police administrative employee for allegedly killing street gang member and others.
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Prosecutors in El Salvador announced Friday they have arrested five police officers, 16 gunmen and a police administrative employee for allegedly killing street gang member and others. In April, El Salvador's human rights prosecutor said police and soldiers used excessive force or executed presumed street gang members during two supposed confrontations in 2015.
The special operation group (SOG) of Kutch district arrested two persons with fake currency notes during a raid carried out a rented premises on Mundra Road in Bhuj town on Thursday night.
A toddler who suffered horrific burns in a Queensland house fire will have his life support switched off Saturday morning.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Protesters are gathering in Eugene in preparation for Donald Trump's rally in the liberal university town.
(AP) — Protesters are gathering in Eugene in preparation for Donald Trump's rally in the liberal university town. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee is scheduled to speak at Eugene's Lane Events Center at 7 p.m. Protesters have been gathering at a park a few blocks away.
“My client wants a new attorney. I’m not ready for trial. I’m requesting to be removed,” Howard Weiswasser told a judge Friday.
Likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump raised eyebrows by suggesting he might seek to renegotiate the country’s $19 trillion in federal debt, WSJ chief economics commentator Greg Ip writes. But also worrisome is his elaboration that as president, he would pressure the Fed to consider the debt when setting rates.