Around 24 percent of Japan’s traffic lights in fiscal 2023 were recognized as being past their replacement date, the National Police Agency said Wednesday, raising fears of serious accidents from signals malfunctioning or collapsing onto the road. The life span of the controllers is generally 19 years and police data showed that in fiscal 2023,…
An Oxnard man who served time in the late 1980s for child molestation was sentenced Monday to 480 years to life in prison after prosecutors say he spent nearly a decade after his release sexually assaulting two young children in his family. A jury last month found Marcelino Arias Arca, 68, guilty of six felony…
A plan has emerged within Japan’s ruling coalition to deliver a cash handout as part of a package aimed at mitigating the pain of higher U.S. tariffs and persisting inflation on the country’s economy, sources familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Some ruling bloc lawmakers have come up with a plan of providing between 30,000…
Val Kilmer, the actor behind iconic characters from “Batman Forever,” “Top Gun,” “Tombstone” and more, has died. The 65-year-old film star died April 1 from a battle with pneumonia, an infection that raises increased risks for older adults. Here’s everything to know about the infection and why older adults should take extra care when dealing with it:…
Novak Djokovic rued a “horrible” performance as he crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters in his opening match on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz staged a fightback for his first win at the tournament. The fifth-ranked Djokovic struggled to find his rhythm in a 6-3, 6-4 loss to Chilean Alejandro Tabilo in the second round,…
Earlier this year, the US House of Representatives passed the Successful Entrepreneurship for Reservists and Veterans Act – otherwise known as the SERV Act. Introduced by Representatives Mark Alford, Herb Conaway, and Sharice Davids, this is a bipartisan bill aiming to help veterans who are looking to start SMEs, with Davids stating that they ‘need…
Arsenal’s win over Real Madrid conclusively sealed England’s long-expected fifth guaranteed entry in the Champions League next season. In the new 36-team Champions League format, UEFA awards bonus places to the two nations whose sides collectively perform the best over the three European club competitions this season. England, which has led the rankings since early…
FBI Deputy Director and former Fox News host Dan Bongino could soon be getting a 20-person team of bodyguards for a job that doesn’t typically come with a security detail. The FBI is reportedly seeking agents to temporarily leave their jobs to serve as muscle for the brash ex-pundit, according to NBC News. Sources told the outlet that…
Brazil will join the United States, Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of next year’s World Baseball Classic at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. Major League Baseball and the players’ association on Wednesday allocated the four qualifiers for the 20-nation tournament, which runs from March 5-17. Taiwan was added to Group…
The United States issued fresh sanctions targeting Iran on Wednesday, the Treasury Department said, two days after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. planned direct talks with Tehran over its nuclear program. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it imposed sanctions on five Iran-based entities and one person based in Iran for their…
