Nation & World Briefing "I hope to place the first incense stick and pray that the New Year brings world peace, that Hong Kong's economy will prosper, and that the pandemic will go away from us and we can all live a normal ... 01/22/2023 - 2:27 am | View Link
UPDATE: 5-year-old fatally shot by 6-year-old cousin while with babysitter A 5-year-old Jennings boy was fatally shot Thursday by a 6-year-old boy with a stolen handgun found inside a home. Police Chief Danny Semmes said police were called around 5:30 p.m. in reference to a ... 01/20/2023 - 1:21 am | View Link
Tyre Nichols, who will be laid to rest on Wednesday, was killed for driving while Black. The former Memphis police officers fired for his killing will get an opportunity to defend themselves in court against the criminal charges, as they should. Nichols got no such opportunity.
In a closed-door negotiation last week over the fate of the Colorado River, representatives from California's powerful water districts proposed modeling what the basin's future would look like if some of the West's biggest cities -- including Phoenix and Las Vegas -- were cut off from the river's water supply, three people familiar with the talks told CNN.
PayPal said Tuesday it plans to lay off about 2,000 employees, or roughly 7% of its staff, making it the latest tech firm to announce significant job cuts in recent months amid broader economic uncertainty.
The word "Intimate" is frequently used when describing celebrity documentaries, but it certainly applies to "Pamela, a love story," which at one point shows Pamela Anderson lounging in the bathtub as portions of her diaries are read as voiceover. The result is a humanizing look at a woman often reduced to cartoon caricature, while occasionally feeling too conspicuously like a licensed product.