TOKYO (AP) — A Tokyo court sentenced a former senior government official to six years in prison on Monday for fatally stabbing his socially reclusive son with a kitchen knife. The Tokyo District Court found Hideaki Kumazawa, 76, a former vice minister of agriculture, forestry and fisheries, guilty of repeatedly stabbing his son Eiichiro, then […]
Joe Biden speaking at a campaign event in Nashua, New Hampshire: EPA Joe Biden remains a clear frontrunner in the Democratic presidential primaries, after the former vice president received a welcome boost ahead of the party’s sixth primary debate. But Mr Biden appeared to be losing ground to Elizabeth Warren in New Hampshire when the […]
A new Fox News poll on voter support for impeachment contradicted President Trump, who recently boasted major support in favor of “No Impeachment.” Amid last week’s historic House Judiciary Committee vote to advance two articles of impeachment, abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, the president tweeted, “Poll numbers have gone through the roof in favor of […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The final two months of Cachin Anderson’s life in New York’s prison system were filled with warnings he was a man in crisis. He climbed on a sink and dove headfirst at the floor, saying he “wanted to end it and go home.” He urinated on guards. He hurled a can […]
Dear Moneyist, My father married a woman this summer and they were together for a year and a half before that. She made him happy and I really appreciate that. My father had a heart attack two weeks after the wedding and ultimately passed away. Also see: Can I leave my stepchildren nothing if my […]
Women who can exercise vigorously are at significantly lower risk of dying from heart disease, cancer and other potentially fatal health problems, according to research presented last Saturday at EuroEcho 2019, a scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology. “Exercise as much as you can. Fitness protects against death from any cause,” said study […]
As New Year’s approaches, people are thinking about what they could do in 2020 that they didn’t do in 2019. One thing to add to your list: put money in your child’s 529 college savings plan, which, like individual retirement accounts and 401(k) plans, allows your investments to appreciate tax-free as your children grow. You […]
Dear Moneyist, I have been married for three years, and my husband and I are in our 70s. My husband previously promised me his apartment and 15% of his assets. However, after visiting with his daughter he made a new will with a trust. I also have to pay the expenses, which I probably can’t afford. […]
In 2011, pioneering venture capitalist Marc Andreessen wrote an op-ed called “Why software is eating the world,” introducing his thesis that what we now know as Internet 2.0, an industry of platforms like Facebook and Twitter, would replace the old world of desktop computer hardware. Nearly a decade later, if there’s any one investor best […]
Getty Images A Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) sign is seen at their headquarters in Riyadh on November 3, 2019. Are you an American intrigued by the idea of investing in Aramco, the massive Saudi national oil concern? The company debuted on the Saudi stock exchange Monday and has already become the world’s most highly-valued company. […]