FILE – Mexican President Andres Lopez Obrador stands at the National Palace during a ceremony in Mexico City, Sept. 20, 2022. Mexicos president on Friday, March 24, 2023 angrily rejected comments by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Mexican government has lost control of...
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Rwanda says Rusesabagina of ‘Hotel Rwanda’ fame to be freed
FILE – Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film Hotel Rwanda and is credited with saving more than 1,000 people by sheltering them at the hotel he managed during the genocide, attends a court hearing in Kigali, Rwanda, Friday Feb. 26, 2021. Rwandas government has commuted the...
Continue reading...House passes GOP-backed ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ legislation
The House of Representatives narrowly passed the Parents Bill of Rights Act, a Republican-backed measure to provide parents with more information about children’s education. Congressional Democrats and the Biden administration have voiced opposition to the bill. NBC’s Julie Tsirkin reports from Capitol Hill.
Continue reading...Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg receives threatening letter with white powder
According to law enforcement sources, the FBI and NYPD are investigating a letter containing a death threat and white powder that was mailed to Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office is investigating former President Donald Trump. NBC News’ Laura Jarrett provides more details.
Continue reading...‘I like your teams except the Leafs:’ Biden slams Toronto’s NHL squad in address to Parliament
President Joe Biden says he is a fan of all of Canada’s sports teams, except for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Continue reading...Ontario PC cabinet minister Merrilee Fullerton resigns
Ontario’s minister of children, community and social services has resigned.
Continue reading...Ontario has released its so-called sunshine list for $100K+ earners. 267,000 people made the cut.
Ontario’s so-called sunshine list is out and the three top paid public employees in the province are all at Ontario Power Generation.
Continue reading...4 ex-cops charged in Tyre Nichols’ death now barred from police
OAKLAND, CA – JANUARY 29: Almost a thousand of people are gathered at the Oscar Grant Plaza and take streets over Tyre Nichols killing by Memphis police, in Oakland, California, United States on January 29, 2023. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) (Anadolu Agency...
Continue reading...What Republicans should learn from French protests over pension cuts
A demonstrator holds a sign that reads ‘’Macronie has no legitimacy in front of the people’’ at a demonstration that brought together several thousand people at the call of the intersyndicale, composed of all employee unions and youth organizations, on March 23, 2023, in Paris. The protest...
Continue reading...USA: Lethal drug scarcity means executions by firing squad to make a come back?
Chicago: A blindfolded prisoner being executed by a spree of bullets fired by a squad of gunmen in unison might not be ideal for a modern society. Most are likely to judge execution by firing squad as a method unsuitable for the enlightened era. But the...
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