Video of Julio Urías gives MLB teams reasons not to sign him

Video of Julio Urías gives MLB teams reasons not to sign him

The angle from which the video was shot obscures whether the haymaker thrown by Julio Urías struck his wife. What’s indisputable is this: He threw the punch. The Times obtained from the California Highway Patrol a 72-second recording of the incident that derailed Urías’ once-promising baseball career, and its existence could jeopardize the former Dodgers … Read more

Four killed after US convoy attacked in Nigeria

Four killed after US convoy attacked in Nigeria

CNN  —  A United States convoy was attacked in Nigeria on Tuesday killing four people, including two personnel from the US consulate and two police officers, and kidnapping three others, according to local police and US officials. The attack took place in the southeastern Anambra state, with Anambra Police Command telling CNN that the attackers … Read more

A free garden festival with talks from experts in every area? Sign me up!

A free garden festival with talks from experts in every area? Sign me up!

Be quick about it if you want access to Great Grow Along, which starts tomorrow, March 11,  with a welcome “happy hour” featuring Marcus Bridgewater (Garden Marcus). Then, the ambitious ten-day virtual festival is off and running, with Small Space Saturday, Sustainability Sunday, Make It Monday (DIY), Transformation Tuesday, Garden for Wildlife Wednesday, and more, … Read more

Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death for fraud, faces trial on new charges

Vietnamese real estate tycoon, already sentenced to death for fraud, faces trial on new charges

HANOI, Vietnam — The second trial for Vietnamese real estate typcoon Truong My Lan — who was sentenced to death for financial fraud in April — started on Thursday, state media reported. The 67-year-old chair of the real estate company Van Thinh Phat was convicted for orchestrating Vietnam’s biggest ever financial fraud case, amounting to … Read more

Instagram gives parents more control over teen accounts

Instagram gives parents more control over teen accounts

Getty Images Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more “built-in protections” for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents. The new “teen accounts” are being introduced from Tuesday in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. They will turn many privacy settings on by default for all under 18s, including … Read more

How many of us will end up being diagnosed?

How many of us will end up being diagnosed?

BBC The number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the NHS is feeling the strain as it tries to diagnose and treat the condition. Since 2015, the number of patients in England prescribed drugs to treat ADHD has nearly trebled, and BBC research suggests that it would take eight … Read more