Monthly Archives: November 2016

Takano learned later that his family had owned a 5-acre plot of land where the hotel now stood. But his grandfather never had a chance to start a small business there or otherwise fulfill his own version of the American dream. 120,000 other people of Japanese. They had committed no crime. They were never convicted. […]

Survey shows 36m trees have died since May, as record low snowpack and warm temperatures leave trees thirsty and prone to beetle infestation The California drought has killed more than 102m trees in a die-off of forests that increases the risk of catastrophic wildfires and other threats to humans, officials said on Friday. The latest […]

Before he set sights on Mexico, Donald Trump had his eyes on a wall to protect his luxury golf resort. Does it suggest he recognizes effects of global warming? On election night in Tubridys bar, one of few buildings in the village of Doonbeg, Ireland, that was still open at midnight, pints of Guinness were […]

Temporary accommodation is provided to households that councils accept are homeless, but the criteria for who is eligible varies between nations. This includes bed and breakfasts, hostels and private rented accommodation. Image caption Alex Watkins Morgan said many people seeking temporary accommodation were at “crisis point” All are desperate for help. For the over-stretched staff, […]

Mr Endris was found with life-threatening injuries in a fire-damaged car in Staffordshire several hours later. He is in hospital and currently not fit for interview, the inquest at Jack Judge House in Oldbury heard. The children’s mother Penil Teklehaimamot, 36, was uninjured. She is being treated as a witness. West Midlands Police previously said […]

HSH looked at median home prices in the last three months, along with the mortgage principal a buyer would have to pay, average interest rates, property taxes and insurance costs to .   Credit: HSH.com Of course, people living in expensive coastal cities tend to have higher incomes than their Midwest counterparts. Part of the […]

(CNN)A federal appeals court Thursday blocked the release of Brendan Dassey, the teen whose confession became a subplot in Netflix’s “Making a Murderer.” The ruling represents a win for Wisconsin Attorney General Brad Schimel, who had fought the release. “The court’s decision rests on a fundamental principle that is too often forgotten by courts and […]

Permit for Presidential Inauguration Committee grants space along parade route for pre-screened ticket buyers and activists are suing over free speech worries If you want to protest Donald J Trumps inauguration from in front of the president-elects luxury hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, you may have a tough time. Thats because the US National Park Service […]

City approves 1% tax on homes that are not principal residences and are empty for more than six months a year, which data suggests could number 20,000 Vancouver has become the first city in Canada to approve a tax on empty homes, as officials in the city scramble to address the spinoff effects of an […]

Those Cheetos really were flaming hot. A man in Taunton, Massachusetts, is going to jail for two and a half months for setting his ex-girlfriend’s house on fire while she was still in it. Investigators said Shemroy Williams used a bag of Cheetos as an accelerant in the March blaze, the Taunton Gazette reports. The 31-year-old […]