'They were friends': Texas teen mistakenly shot, killed ROTC member in class, officials say
Classes resumed under tightened security Thursday at Bellaire High School, two days after a shooting at the Texas school left one student dead. Junior ROTC member Cesar Cortes, 19, was killed in a classroom at the school by another JROTC member who was showing Cortez a semi-automatic handgun, Bellaire Police Lt. Greg Bartlett said. The 16-year-old shooter,…
Applause, and scorn, for Japanese official taking paternity leave
“Japan’s childcare leave system is world-class,” Yasuyuki Tokukura of the nonprofit group Fathering Japan, told TBS News. “But Japan’s social climate hasn’t kept pace, so the paternity leave system can’t be put to good use.” U.S. ranks low on list of best nations to raise kids The U.S. ranks dead last among 41 developed nations…
It's a boy for 1st Japan Cabinet member on paternity leave
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s environment minister became father to a boy and is going ahead with his planned paternity leave — still a rarity in Japan where men are under pressure to put work before family. Shinjiro Koizumi said his wife, former newscaster Christel Takigawa, gave birth to their first child late Thursday, just two…
A Japanese minister is being slammed for taking 2 weeks of paternity leave, highlighting the country's toxic overwork culture
Click:Crane Slew Bearing Issei Kato/Reuters Japanese Environmental Minister Shinjiro Koizumi announced he is taking two weeks of paternity leave when his child is born in a few weeks. Koizumi said those two weeks would be spread across the first three months of his child’s life, and that he would continue various public commitments like attending…
Ukraine PM submits resignation letter, president to consider it
KIEV, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has submitted a letter of resignation and President Volodymur Zelenskiy will consider it, the presidential office said on Friday. “I came to the position of fulfilling the program of the President. He is for me a model of openness and decency,” Honcharuk said on Facebook.…
Ukrainian prime minister submits resignation after tapes
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister submitted his resignation Friday, days after he was caught on tape saying President Volodymyr Zelenskiy — a former sitcom star with no previous political experience — knows nothing about the economy. The scandal comes at a fraught moment for Zelenskiy, who has found himself in the middle of…
Trump impeachment: President 'knew exactly what was going on' in Ukraine, says associate of Rudy Giuliani
President Trump “knew exactly what was going on” in a scheme to pressure Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, according to an associate of Rudy Giuliani, the president’s personal lawyer. Lev Parnas, a Republican donor who was indicted for campaign finance violations, made the explosive allegations in an interview on US television on Wednesday night. It comes…
Trump news – live: Impeachment trial formally launched in Senate, as watchdog says president broke law by withholding Ukraine aid
Donald Trump is under renewed pressure as his impeachment reaches the Senate today after Lev Parnas, the business associate of his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, gave an explosive interview to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow on Wednesday night over the Ukraine scandal, dragging Mr Trump, vice president Mike Pence, attorney general William Barr and top Republican Devin…
Peru to deport tourists over Machu Picchu damage
Lima (AFP) – Five tourists arrested for damaging Peru’s iconic Machu Picchu site will be deported to Bolivia later on Wednesday, police said. A sixth was released from custody and ordered to remain in Machu Picchu pending trial after paying bail of $910. The six tourists — four men and two women — were arrested…
Secrets Stolen: What Will China Do With Data On Israel's Iron Dome Missile Defense?
Key point: America should be worried. A cybersecurity firm reports that Chinese hackers have stolen technical data for the Iron Dome rocket-defense system from Israeli computers. Maryland-based Cyber Engineering Services detected the cyber burglary, according to cybersecurity writer Brian Krebs. “Between Oct. 10, 2011 and Aug. 13, 2012, attackers thought to be operating out of…