When the green Felix Project van visits Stanhope primary, a ripple of excitement runs through the school. ......
Food vans delivering delight to pupils: the journey of Felix food from suppliers to hungry ...
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Santa Cruz County: fourth least affordable real estate in the world?
Love visiting Santa Cruz and think it might be fun to live there? You might not be able to afford it. But then again, neither can the people who already live there. Demographia International of New Zealand’s 2017 International Housing Affordability Survey posits that Santa Cruz County is the least affordable housing market in the ......
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Poland's new prime minister - a gamble that could backfire
WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland's new prime minister faces a difficult balancing act trying to repair bruised relations with the European Union without alienating the eurosceptic government's core voters. ......
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Retail workers campaign against abuse from customers
Michelle Hooper is among one in nine retail and fast food workers who have been verbally abused by a customer in the past 12 months. ......
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How the tax bill affects home sales
A viewer emailed 9NEWS asking how a proposed change in the Republican tax plan would affect Colorado’s housing market. ......
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Grocott gives up San Carlos mayoral role
+2 San Carlos officials and residents voiced support for respectful dialogue and even-handed leadership as the City Council voted for Mayor Bob Grassilli to serve in the role as the ceremonial head of the city for the second consecutive year Monday. +2 Cameron Johnson Officials also voted Councilman Cameron Johnson in as vice mayor, marking a small shift in the city’s leadership following heated discussions swirling around a November moratorium that effectively shut out a new sporting goods store set to sell guns at 1123 Industrial Road. +2 Matt Grocott Having served as vice mayor for the last year, Councilman Matt Grocott would have been a natural choice for mayor but pre-empted the vote...
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Theresa May Accuses Tory Rebels Of Damaging 'Smooth And Orderly' Brexit Ahead Of Crunch Vote
Ahead of the vote on #Brexit amendments, @Anna_Soubry says “PM and I have many things in common, including if I may say, being proud of being called bloody difficult women” before speaking of Dominic Grieve “who is not in that category for many, many reasons” #pmqspic.twitter.com/DsUE6caU38— BBC Daily Politics and Sunday Politics (@daily_politics) December 13, 2017 Theresa May has accused rebel...
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Austin Forsyth Slammed On Birthday As Joy-Anna Duggar Hides Baby Bump, Fans Think She Got ...
Austin Forsyth turned 24 today and the Duggars made sure to celebrate it by writing the sweetest message on the family Facebook page. He is...
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Former Vegreville mayor fighting order to pay $56k in discrimination case
The company of a former Vegreville mayor is fighting an Alberta human rights tribunal's order to pay a gay, Indigenous prospective employee more than $56,000 in damages for refusing to hire him. ......
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Bitcoin fever exposes crypto-market frailties
Exchanges suffer outages, DDoS attacks, hacks ......
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Fear compromises health, well being of immigrants
Luis Ramirez has lived in the U.S. without immigration papers for two decades, but he is more worried about deportation now than ever before. Ramirez said he and his wife, Luz Cadeo, who is also here illegally, have already made plans in case they are arrested by immigration police: The couple, who live in Lakewood, would try to find work in their native Mexico while their youngest U. ......
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Towns take action as hate speech incidents increase in Connecticut
WILTON — A watchdog group has reported that a national and statewide surge in incidents of hate speech following the presidential election has not tapered off a year later, prompting some Connecticut towns to explore how best to address incidents in their communities. The Anti-Defamation League, which reported a “disturbing” amount of hate-speech incidents in late 2016, released a report last month showing the number of anti-Semitic incidents in Connecticut so far this year are more than double what they were at this point in 2016. “Unfortunately, they have not been calming down,” said Andy Friedland, assistant director of Connecticut’s Anti-Defamation League. “(It’s still) alarmingly high....
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Texan claims $14 million lottery prize just two days before ticket would have expired
One Texan is getting ready to have a very merry Christmas. An Abilene resident this week claimed a $14.25 million Lotto Texas jackpot prize just two days before it was ......
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Help a Hungry Child: Incredible journey of food surplus diverted from landfills into school playgrounds
When the green Felix Project van arrives at Stanhope Primary a ripple of excitement runs through the school....
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Millennials See Diversity As A Learning Opportunity, Not A Requirement
How can someone “learn” from a diverse experience, or by being around a more diverse group of coworkers and leaders? Let's dig in. ......
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Josh Homme Children Show Segments on Hold After Kicking Photographer
The�BBC children's channel�that�filmed�Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme reading picture books has placed the segments on hold after Homme kicked a concert photographer in the head, the Telegraph reports. CBeebies, which targets young children, aired the first Homme "Bedtime Stories" segment�in October.�Homme reportedly filmed two additional segments for the nightly series at ......
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Five year-old Texas shooting victim just wants cards for Christmas
There's just one thing Ryland Ward wants for Christmas this year: holiday cards. And maybe $1 inside each one. Ryland is 5, one of the youngest survivors of last month's ......
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Right and Left React to Roy Moore’s Defeat in Alabama
Writers from across the political spectrum on the victory of Doug Jones and the defeat of Roy Moore in the Alabama Senate race. ......
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ON HEALTH: Keep your medications safe
As holiday celebrations are held across the area, please take some time to ensure all your medications are safely locked away. Yes, this is in part due to the opioid crisis. However, there are those who want or need to find ways to make a little money. They find...
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DTI sees more growth in merchandise exports
The Philippines’ merchandise exports are expected to continue growing this year after posting an 11.68-percent surge in the January-to-October period, an official of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has said. “[The] export sector is a big employment generator, and we welcome these positive developments, as this will translate to more job opportunities,” Trade...
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