BBC correspondent at scene of Lisbon funicular crash
At least 17 people have been killed after a funicular cable railway derailed and hit a building in Portugal’s capital Lisbon. More than 20 others were injured, including four Portuguese,…
To uphold our military’s honor, we must let trans troops serve the country
Some of our leaders don’t really care about all of those who serve our country. The Trump administration is quietly moving forward with plans to involuntarily discharge more than 4,000…
Lisbon funicular cable crash: Who are the victims?
Getty Images Portugal is in mourning after at least 17 people died and some 20 more were injured when Lisbon’s famous funicular cable railway derailed on Wednesday evening. A transport…
My husband sings so badly that he has ruined music for me
Dear Eric: My husband sings at the top of his lungs to any song that is playing in a movie or a commercial or in the car or otherwise. It’s…
It’s 4,000 miles from Ukraine
Steve RosenbergRussia editor in Vladivostok BBC All the players in Soyuz, the local Para ice hockey team, lost limbs fighting in Ukraine At an ice rink in Vladivostok in Russia’s…
My neighbor thinks I’m her emergency pantry
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I have a neighbor who texts me on a fairly regular basis, asking me for all kinds of different things — usually food items. She is not…
Guyana President Irfaan Ali wins second term in general election
Guyanese President Irfaan Ali has claimed a second five-year term in office, even as official final results from Monday’s general election are yet to be published. Ali’s People’s Progressive Party…
SF Giants’ Chapman suspended after benches clear vs. Rockies – The Mercury News
Major League Baseball handed out the harshest punishment for Tuesday’s benches-clearing incident at Coors Field to Matt Chapman. The San Francisco Giants‘ third baseman was suspended for one game for…
How this Afghan family ended up held by ICE in bureaucratic limbo
Nadine YousifBBC News, Toronto BBC News An Afghan woman in Canada says her family has been kept apart by recent changes to US asylum policies under Donald Trump. In a…
Inside the $2,325,000 sale of an Alameda County home
3499 Dennis Drive – Google Street View A 2,522-square-foot house built in 1995 has changed hands. The spacious property in the 3400 block of Dennis Drive in Pleasanton was sold…