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Law and crime. A car plows into celebrators in, injuring eight. A ninth person was assaulted by the driver after he got out of the vehicle. Police believe the incident to be intentional. Five people are injured after a man intentionally drives a car into multiple crowds of people in the cities of and,. Police say the incident appears to be a xenophobic, far-right attack.
Family Drug Treatment Courts. Family drug treatment courts (FDTC) target respondents in neglect petitions where substance abuse is a component of the allegations. Respondents who successfully complete the program are reunited with their children in the great majority of cases. View page in TimesMachine. For participants, the point of Judge Tauber's diversion regime is not merely staying out of trouble. These defendants are expected to participate in a variety of drug education and counseling groups, which simulate the sort of out-patient treatment commonly used for alcoholism and addiction to crack.
Armed men believed to be traditional hunters have killed at least 37 people in an attack on a village in central. A man kills six members of his family before killing himself in a drunken shooting spree. becomes legal in. A law recognising a that can be administered for takes effect in.
Disasters and accidents. The death toll of an explosion caused by a gas leak that devastated a block of flats in, rises to 39. Rescuers end their search efforts at the collapse site as there are no more missing people. The offers to berth a -operated ship with 32 migrants who were rescued on 22 December in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of. The says 270 containers fell off in heavy seas near the island of and floated towards the. Treasure hunters revel on the of.
Three containers containing hazardous materials are still missing and ships are warned for floating containers. Seven people are killed after a crash and diesel fuel spill sparked a massive fire on in, United States. Governor announces that a complete shutdown of the in, proposed to allow for subway repairs caused by damage from, has been halted. Cuomo says that engineers will use a new technology from to make critical repairs to the tunnel without having to close it entirely.
The complete shutdown would have closed the tunnel, which is used by nearly 225,000 people each weekday, for an expected 15 months. Politics and elections. Iran's health minister resigns in protest against a medical budget. His resignation was accepted by President.
The, which contains a record number of women and minorities, is sworn in at the in Democrat becomes the for the second time, the first being from 2007–2011. The newly sworn passes a major spending bill to fund most shuttered departments and agencies through September 30 and a stop-gap measure to restart the. The proposals will now move on to the which has indicated they will not take up any spending bills that aren't supported by President Trump.
International relations. The announces that from January 10, 2019, the government of will no longer be recognized by the governments which compose the multilateral body.,. The announces that U.S. Special Representative for Syria Engagement also assumes the position of Special Presidential Envoy for the, succeeding.
Separately, a State Department official says that there is no timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. Troops from. orders the country's to be ready for battle following (Taiwan) 's call for international support to defend the self-ruled island’s democracy after rejecting of the principle. Politics and elections. Following 's abdication as of Malaysia on Sunday, the explains that the will elect a new King on 24 January, who will assume duties immediately after taking the on 31 January.
Retired General resigns as U.S. Envoy for the diplomatic dispute because regional leaders couldn't agree on a 'viable mediation effort' to resolve the stalemate.
U.S. President gives the of his to talk about the partial government shutdown and its key issue, proposed increased funding for the. Armed conflicts and attacks. In, a claimed by causes at least 19 casualties. Among them, two soldiers, a Pentagon Civilian, and a civilian contractor are reported dead and three other Service Members wounded. Dozens of people remain missing one day after a deadly attack on a popular hotel complex in Nairobi, according to the Kenya Red Cross Society.
Gunmen attack two in the region, near the border with, killing at least 20 people. Five people are killed and twenty are wounded in clashes between rival militias in, breaking several months of relative peace. A man from planned to attack the and even tried to trade his own car for weapons for the attack.
Politics and elections. About 42,000 active-duty members, who continue to work on essential operations, missed their scheduled paycheck Tuesday. Armed conflicts and attacks. A massive explosion targetting a base in kills 15 people and wounds 20 others. A is reported to have been used in the attack. 's announces that it has killed 13 fighters in a series of eight armed clashes in, spanning from January 5 to 13. In the same press conference, a military spokesman states that the Arakan Army had been newly classified as a.
claims they killed over 57 in an in. Rejects that claim. Unknown gunmen shoot dead two and injure two others in an attack at a in mainly south. President unilaterally blames the for the, and suspends ongoing peace talks with the group, requesting that the government arrest the ten guerrilla group members leading the negotiations in. Armed conflicts and attacks. A attack on a compound in the central, kills 126 security personnel, according to local officials.
In two incidents in, a truck is and abandoned in the city center, and a van is hijacked at gunpoint and later abandoned. Authorities blame the. A suicide attack kills five members of the while they were out on a patrol with U.S. Troops in northeastern Syria. The says it had targets in including the in response to a missile attack. A by members of the who oppose the government is quashed. The in a statement says they were involved in 'treasonous' acts motivated by 'obscure interests tied to the far right.'
Disasters and accidents. A light aircraft, carrying two people on a flight from to, goes missing off the coast of in the. A major search and rescue operation is underway. Footballer is confirmed to have been on board the missing aircraft.,. At least 11 crew members are killed after two ships caught fire, as one vessel was transferring fuel to the other, in the near.
Two men are killed in separate avalanches at U.S. Ski resorts, one near, and another in Kachina Peak at Taos Ski Valley, approximately 125 miles (201 km) northeast of. Science and technology. confirms the 2018 birth of the world's first genetically edited babies, Lulu and Nana, saying forged ethical review papers and organised a project team with foreign staff, which intentionally avoided surveillance, and that He and his staff will be punished according to laws and regulations. The will keep the twins under medical observation with the support of the national departments. A total occurs, popularly dubbed a Super Blood Wolf Moon, due to the timing and orbital perigee, and a meteor impact is observed during the event.
Disasters and accidents. In the, a multinational search and rescue operation for a missing aircraft carrying footballer resumes, after fading light and deteriorating weather conditions caused the search to be called off the previous day. A bus caught fire after it crashed with a truck in, killing 28 people and wounding others.
Five foreign experts, identified as two, one, one and one, are killed in an accidental explosion in. A supersonic strike bomber crashes in Russia's northwestern region while attempting landing during a storm. Three of its four crewmen are killed. Law and crime. Three residents of the U.S. State of are arrested at for allegedly conspiring to support the. A gunman kills five people at a branch in, United States, following a hostage situation.
The suspect later surrenders himself to the authorities. The building in the U.S. State of is evacuated after 'suspicious' packages were reportedly found outside. Authorities cleared the building of threats later in the evening. passes the, which allows abortion rights. decriminalizes. Politics and elections.
The votes 153–146 in approval of changing the name of the to the Republic of North Macedonia, ending a 27-year. announces a short-term deal has been reached with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the federal government after a that has lasted for 35 days. The stop-gap agreement will last three weeks, until February 15, and will allow for talks to continue over security on the.
The temporary deal includes no money for President Trump's.,. Two sources with direct knowledge tell Yahoo! News that Senator plans to announce his intention to run for the presidency in the 2020 presidential election. Retired U.S. Army Major and former West Virginia State Senator suspends for presidency in the 2020 presidential election.
The ratification of the is proclaimed paving the way for the creation of the in the. Law and crime. Six children are killed for their eyes, ears and other body parts.
A official, who found many were taken when they were home alone whilst their parents were working, believes that and witchcraft are involved. Four other missing children have been found alive. The, and announces 23 criminal charges against 's telecom and its chief financial officer, which include, provided bonus to workers who, and. Police shoot and kill two homeowners after invading their house. 5 officers were injured in a substantial in. Reports later indicated one of the officers lied that drugs were in the house.
Politics and elections.,. The imposes sanctions on Venezuela's state-owned oil company, which accounts for much of and foreign currency. denies the presence of Russian mercenaries in Venezuela, despite earlier reports that up to 100 may have been deployed to protect President. accepts House Speaker 's invitation to deliver the Address on February 5. announces that on March 3 it will officially proclaim the presidential candidacy of former.
The 2018 names as the most corrupt country in the world, followed by and, while was again named the least corrupt country. The drops out of the top 20 least corrupt countries for the first time since 2011. Disasters and accidents. Major midwestern cities, including, and, are under severe wind chill advisories with wind chills approaching −55 °F (−48 °C) at night.
Michigan Governor and Wisconsin Governor declare states of emergency due to the record low windchill temperatures. Two, two, a and a are killed at, after storms topple a power cable.
An air ambulance crashes in, killing three crew members. Amd e1-2100 apu with radeon(tm hd graphics driver. The aircraft had been headed to to pick up a patient.
A second air ambulance, traveling from to the village of, in, was reported missing. The aircraft had a crew of three onboard. Law and crime. Asia Bibi's blasphemy acquittal is upheld. She may seek asylum. About 130 who joined the are expected to be returned to by their Kurdish captors to face trial. Bruce McArthur, a Toronto landscaper charged on January 18, 2018, in this decade-long investigation, pleads guilty in to murdering eight men.
Police arrest five men, three from the mining company and two engineers from a subsidiary company, in connection with the mine collapse. authorities order DNA tests of children recently adopted from the following reports that several parents thought they were sending their children to a holiday camp not an orphanage. Disasters and accidents. Several hundred flights are cancelled in amidst an extreme cold wave bringing temperatures of −22 °F (−30 °C) to the region., and have also cancelled services. Ten deaths have been reported across the midwest due to the record breaking low temperatures. After a fire at a natural gas compressor station, residents are asked to turn down their heat to conserve natural gas.,. Two overcrowded boats carrying migrants capsize off the coast of, leaving at least 28 people dead and over 130 others missing, according to the.