Detectives in Lancashire have now been searching for missing dog walker Nicola Bulley for 10 days now. While police on Friday revealed they were working on the theory the 45-year-old mum had fallen into the river, her family urged the public this was only one possible scenario. Nicola's sister Louise Cunningham said there was "no evidence" she had entered the River Wyre, where she was last seen walking her dog on the morning of Friday, January 27. In a Facebook post, Ms Cunningham, urged people to "keep an open mind" as there is "no evidence whatsoever" that the dog walker fell in the river. She said: "Off the back of the latest Police media update, please can I add there is no evidence whatsoever that she has gone into the river, it's just a theory." As the search enters its ninth day and concerns for Nicola mount, here is a day-by-day timeline of events starting from the day of her disappearance. Nicola Bulley, 45, has now been missing for more than eight days … [Read more...] about Nicola Bulley’s mysterious disappearance: Timeline of all events as search enters Day 10
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He had one of the most unusual jobs in Yosemite. After 44 years, he’s retiring.
John Reynolds might have just left the most interesting job you’ve never heard of. The now-former Yosemite National Park postmaster battled record-setting floods, devastating wildfires and sometimes deadly rockslides to deliver the mail across a park that’s roughly the size of Delaware. Sure, national parks have their share of interesting and unique occupations, but none of those professionals can claim a national park is where they were born and raised, worked and retired. Reynolds can. "We were all smiles," he told SFGATE of his Jan. 31 retirement. "It’s surreal. You only retire once." The 63-year-old was born at Yosemite Medical Clinic in Yosemite Valley, back when the facility was still delivering babies in 1959. Nowadays, anyone living in or near Yosemite must "drive like hell" to Fresno when a baby is on the way, as Reynolds fondly recalled of when all three of his children were born. With credit to his mom’s job of 43 years at — you guessed it — Yosemite’s post … [Read more...] about He had one of the most unusual jobs in Yosemite. After 44 years, he’s retiring.
10 Best Gold IRA Companies for Precious Metals Investing in 2023
c *We may receive a referral fee from some of the companies featured in this article. This is not a financial advice article. Refer to a professional for financial advice. (Ad) When it comes to protecting your retirement account against market volatility and inflation, a gold-based IRA may be one of the best options at your disposal. Also referred to as a precious metals IRA, a gold IRA is a self-directed retirement account that allows you to invest in precious metals such as physical gold, silver, and platinum. Unlike a traditional IRA account, which can easily be setup by most investors, setting up a gold IRA account is a little more complicated and involves a few moving parts. That's why many people rely on the best gold IRA companies to facilitate the process for them. We’ve reviewed the best gold ira companies in the industry to help you find the right gold IRA investment firm. We rated each gold ira provider below on a variety of factors including reputation, annual … [Read more...] about 10 Best Gold IRA Companies for Precious Metals Investing in 2023
Prison Rate Was Rising Years Before 1994 Law
“Gangs and drugs have taken over our streets,” President Bill Clinton said in 1994 as he signed a far-reaching anti-crime bill to bipartisan acclaim. Defending the law at the time, a frightened era of crack cocaine wars and record murder rates, Hillary Clinton, as first lady, warned about an emerging generation of “super-predators” — a notion she later repudiated. Confronted last week by protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement, Mr. Clinton defended his tough crime stance, even though he, like Mrs. Clinton, has joined in recent calls for sweeping reforms in criminal sentencing. For some critics, the 1994 crime bill has come to epitomize the late-20th-century policies that sent incarceration to record levels and ravaged poor communities, taking a particularly devastating toll on African-Americans that political leaders are only now working to reverse. History and statistics tell a more complex story, according to criminologists. The Violent Crime Control and Law … [Read more...] about Prison Rate Was Rising Years Before 1994 Law
Man given 16 years for shooting at kids throwing snowballs
MILWAUKEE, Wis. — A Wisconsin man convicted of shooting at a group of children who threw snowballs at his car in 2020 received a 16-year prison sentence on Friday. WITI-TV reports that prosecutors had asked for a 25-year prison sentence after jurors found William Carson guilty of two counts of first-degree reckless injury and five counts of first-degree recklessly endangering safety in November. According to court records, seven children were throwing snowballs at passing cars on Milwaukee’s north side in January 2020. A driver later identified as Carson turned his car around, got out and fired a gun at the group. Prosecutors have said two of the children were hurt after being shot in the thigh and arm. A third child’s jacket was grazed by a bullet. Judge Michael Hanrahan also included 10 years of extended supervision in Carson’s sentence. “There is this other side of you that is impulsive, reckless, violent — I think self-centered,” Hanrahan said during a … [Read more...] about Man given 16 years for shooting at kids throwing snowballs
Nasa’s 30-year Geotail mission may end after data recorder failure
Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter A 30 -year-old mission to study Earth ’s magnetosphere may finally come to an end after the spacecraft ’s last data recorder failed. Nasa ’s Geotail mission, a collaboration with the Japanese Space Agency, Jaxa , launched in 1994 with a suite of instruments designed to study the tail of Earth’s magnetosphere -- the area of space around our planet that is influenced by Earth’s geomagnetic field. Nasa and Jaxa officials are currently deciding what to do with the spacecraft after the last of its two data recorders failed, according to a Nasa blog . The spacecraft was equipped with two data recorders, the first of which failed in 2012 after 20 years of gathering data. The remaining recorder kept functioning until June 28, and engineers were unable to get the recorder working again. Without a functioning data recorder, any … [Read more...] about Nasa’s 30-year Geotail mission may end after data recorder failure
Mexican Actor Pablo Lyle Gets 5 Years in Prison for Fatal Miami Road Rage Assault
MIAMI (AP) — Mexican actor Pablo Lyle was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter after fatally punching a man during a road rage confrontation in Miami in 2019. The sentence came almost four years after Lyle was charged with murder in the death of a man he struck during a traffic incident. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Marisa Tinkler Mendez announced the sentence two months after rejecting the actor’s request for a new trial and upholding the guilty verdict reached by a jury in October. The 36-year-old Mexican telenovela star, who appeared in the Netflix crime series “Yankee,” had faced a maximum sentence of up to 15 years in prison. The judge also ordered eight years of probation, conflict resolution management and 500 hours of community service for the actor. The actor has 30 days to appeal the sentence. Dressed in a red jail uniform, Lyle looked calm and expressed repentance during the more than three-hour hearing. He has been detained since his … [Read more...] about Mexican Actor Pablo Lyle Gets 5 Years in Prison for Fatal Miami Road Rage Assault
Prisons Often Shackle Pregnant Inmates in Labor
Shawanna Nelson, a prisoner at the McPherson Unit in Newport, Ark., had been in labor for more than 12 hours when she arrived at Newport Hospital on Sept. 20, 2003. Ms. Nelson, whose legs were shackled together and who had been given nothing stronger than Tylenol all day, begged, according to court papers, to have the shackles removed. Though her doctor and two nurses joined in the request, her lawsuit says, the guard in charge of her refused. "She was shackled all through labor," said Ms. Nelson's lawyer, Cathleen V. Compton. "The doctor who was delivering the baby made them remove the shackles for the actual delivery at the very end." Despite sporadic complaints and occasional lawsuits, the practice of shackling prisoners in labor continues to be relatively common, state legislators and a human rights group said. Only two states, California and Illinois, have laws forbidding the practice. The New York Legislature is considering a similar bill. Ms. Nelson's suit, which … [Read more...] about Prisons Often Shackle Pregnant Inmates in Labor
McConnell Tells Trump a Criminal Justice Bill Is Not Likely This Year
WASHINGTON — Senator Mitch McConnell told President Trump in a private meeting on Thursday that there is not likely to be enough time to bring a bipartisan criminal justice bill up for a vote this year, regardless of the support it has in the Senate and the White House, according to people familiar with the meeting. Mr. McConnell, who as majority leader controls the Senate floor, delivered the news in a previously scheduled meeting at the White House convened to discuss the chamber’s legislative agenda for the remaining weeks of the term. Lawmakers from both parties have been working furiously to build support for the compromise legislation that would begin to reverse some of the tough-on-crime federal policies of the 1980s and 1990s that incarcerated African-American offenders at much higher rates than white offenders. Mr. Trump enthusiastically endorsed the proposal this week, and Speaker Paul D. Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, pledged to move it across the finish line in the … [Read more...] about McConnell Tells Trump a Criminal Justice Bill Is Not Likely This Year
Boris Johnson’s 40 hospitals promise falls flat as only quarter have planning permission
Boris Johnson's promise to build 40 new hospitals is falling flat, with just a quarter having been granted planning permission. More than three years after making the commitment to build the new hospitals by 2030 - just ten have received permission to build work. The pledge was a key plank of Mr Johnson's 2019 general election manifesto. And failure to make progress would be hugely damaging for an already struggling Rishi Sunak as he prepares for an election in the next 18 months. The Liberal Democrats said details obtained through parliamentary questions and Freedom of Information requests showed the programme was behind schedule and the target was almost certain to be missed. The party said some projects had not even received outline planning permission. Lib Dem deputy leader Daisy Cooper said the failure meant communities would be left to struggle on with with crumbling facilities that were badly in need of updating. It was Boris Johnson's flagship policy ( … [Read more...] about Boris Johnson’s 40 hospitals promise falls flat as only quarter have planning permission