New York prosecutors urged a judge Friday to order California lawyer Michael Avenatti to begin serving a 2 1/2-year prison term, more than a year after he was convicted of trying to extort up to $25 million from Nike.Avenatti, 50, was initially allowed to postpone reporting to prison because he faced trial just days later…Continue Reading
When President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” plan emerged from negotiations with Democratic lawmakers Thursday, one widely promised element had been dropped: paid leave to care for a new child or tend to a sick relative. This came as a surprise, since Biden and most congressional Democrats campaigned hard on the issue and, at least…Continue Reading
BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia ordered the Lebanese ambassador to leave within 48 hours on Friday and banned all Lebanese imports in response to critical comments made by a Lebanese minister about the Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen.The diplomatic rupture throws Lebanon’s cabinet into further crisis as it tries to rally Arab support for its ailing…Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court declined Friday to block Maine’s requirement for health care workers to receive a Covid-19 vaccine, even though it doesn’t contain a religious exemption.Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito and Neil Gorsuch dissented, saying they would have blocked the mandate. Two of the court’s other conservatives, Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh,…Continue Reading
Though fewer Americans are dying from Covid-19, another fatal scourge is on the rise: death by automobile.There were an estimated 20,160 traffic deaths in the first six months of 2021, the highest total for that period since 2006 and 18.4 percent higher than the first half of last year, according to the latest National Highway…Continue Reading
An Alabama probate judge accused of making racist and sexist remarks and fostering a hostile work environment must be removed from office, a state judicial ethics court said Friday in a rare and unanimous ruling.In sanctioning Probate Judge Randy Jinks of Talladega County, the Alabama Court of the Judiciary wrote that he had violated several…Continue Reading
Karnataka on Friday reported 381 new cases of COVID-19, taking the total to 29,87,694. Bengaluru Urban reported 179 cases and four deaths.With seven deaths, the toll rose to 38,061. This is apart from 29 deaths of patients due to non-COVID-19 reasons. As many as 305 persons were discharged on Friday, taking the total recoveries to…Continue Reading
The decision came days after a video circulated on social media in which Lebanese Information Minister George Kordahi described the war in Yemen as aggression by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia on Friday, October 29, 2021 ordered the Lebanese ambassador to the kingdom to leave the country within 48 hours and…Continue Reading
The air quality in the city deteriorated to the higher end of the “poor” category on Friday, official data showed. The effect of stubble burning has increased and the air quality is expected to be in the “very poor” to “poor” levels on Saturday. “AQI is likely to deteriorate further during the day until early…Continue Reading
Puneeth Rajkumar was one of the rare singer-actors of his generation, following in the footsteps of his father Dr. Rajkumar. He started singing even as a child artist and many of those songs have remained hits. He debuted as a singer when he was six with a song that has remained hummable to this day…Continue Reading