Day: September 30, 2020

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Kansas woman gets life for decapitating ex-boyfriend’s mom

9:45 pm September 30, 2020

Wichita: A Kansas woman has been sentenced to life in prison for decapitating her ex-boyfriend’s mother with a pair of kitchen knives. Rachael Hilyard, 38, of Wichita, was sentenced Tuesday in the 2017 death of 63-year-old Micki Davis, The Wichita Eagle reported. Hilyard apologized at the hearing, which several of Davis’ family members attended in […]

Second alignment plane of solar system discovered

9:32 pm September 30, 2020

Washington: A study of comet motions indicates that the solar system has a second alignment plane. Analytical investigation of the orbits of long-period comets shows that the aphelia of the comets, the point where they are farthest from the Sun, tend to fall close to either the well-known ecliptic plane where the planets reside or […]

Germany welcomes China climate goals, wants more EU action

9:23 pm September 30, 2020

Berlin: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed China‘s plan to be carbon-neutral by 2060, contrasting it with the US failure to abide by the goals of the landmark 2015 Paris climate accord. In a speech Wednesday to Germany’s parliament, Merkel stressed the significance of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s announcement last week as the European Union debates ramping up its own medium- […]

As Brazil’s wetlands burned, government did little to help

9:15 pm September 30, 2020

Porto Jofre: After hours navigating Brazil’s Pantanal wetlands in search of jaguars earlier this month, Daniel Moura beached his boat to survey the fire damage. In every direction, he saw only devastation. No wildlife, and no support from federal authorities. “We used to see jaguars here all the time; I once saw 16 jaguars in […]

AG seeks delay in releasing Breonna Taylor grand jury files

9:10 pm September 30, 2020

Louisville: Kentucky’s attorney general is seeking to delay the release of secret grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case just as audio recordings were set to be released to the public. Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office filed a motion Wednesday morning asking for a week’s delay to enable the redaction of names and personal information. A […]