Kate’s sad news should give the press pause for thought | Catherine, Princess of Wales

Re the recent coverage of the Princess of Wales (too numerous to list), may I say, on behalf of many readers, that a period of silence from you on this would now be most welcome (Catherine, Princess of Wales, receiving chemotherapy treatment for cancer, 22 March)?James ChurchillBaslow, Derbyshire Prof Regan admits to his family eating… Continue reading Kate’s sad news should give the press pause for thought | Catherine, Princess of Wales

Denver police officer fatally shoots man holding a marker she thought was a knife, investigators say

DENVER — A Denver police officer fatally shot a man she thought was armed with a knife when he lunged at her, but he actually was holding only a black marker, investigators said Monday. Body-worn camera footage showed the suspect, Brandon Cole, 36, raising the marker to chest level as he charged the officer the night of… Continue reading Denver police officer fatally shoots man holding a marker she thought was a knife, investigators say

‘I thought of all the times I’d had to shout and my heart shrivelled up’: life with my hearing-impaired father | Family

A simple enough thing: a phone call. My son calls me from army airborne school where he is learning to be a paratrooper. I can’t wait to hear how his first jump went. Someone I gave birth to has just leapt out of a plane and dropped 1,250ft to Earth – could any call be… Continue reading ‘I thought of all the times I’d had to shout and my heart shrivelled up’: life with my hearing-impaired father | Family

Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s ‘absolutely’ thought about becoming an independent

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., said he has “absolutely” thought about becoming an independent in an interview with a West Virginia radio station Thursday, one of his strongest statements yet on his flirtation with exiting the Democratic Party. After criticizing the Biden’s administration’s implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act that he helped author and slamming President… Continue reading Sen. Joe Manchin says he’s ‘absolutely’ thought about becoming an independent