Category Archives: Politics
Herschel Walker, Dr. Oz removed from Biden’s sports council
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The White House has removed Dr. Mehmet Oz — best known as daytime TV's host of “The Dr. Oz Show” — and former football star Herschel Walker from the President's Council on Sports, Nutrition and Fitness
Quebec should plan mass COVID second-booster program for the fall: vaccine committee
MONTREAL — Quebec's immunization committee is suggesting the government start preparing a mass COVID-19 vaccine fourth-dose campaign for the general population that would be launched in the fall. Quebecers most vulnerable to serious consequences from t...
St. Lawrence Seaway opens ready to fill commodity void from Ukraine war
The St. Lawrence Seaway officially opened Thursday for a 64th navigation season with the prospect of increased demand for Canadian grain and fertilizer stemming from the war in Ukraine. Sanctions against Russia and devastation across Ukraine could dram...
Alex Jones fails to show again at Sandy Hook suit deposition
Citing health problems, Alex Jones defied a Connecticut judge's order to show up for a deposition Thursday in a case brought by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting who sued the Infowars host for calling the
High court: States must allow prayer, touch in executions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Thursday that states must accommodate the wishes of death row inmates who want to have their pastors pray aloud and even touch them during their executions.
Pressured by patients, FDA reviews ALS drug with modest data
WASHINGTON (AP) — When patients are battling a terminal illness and want access to an experimental drug, how much evidence that it works should regulators require before approval?
Balkans split over Madeleine Albright’s wartime legacy
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A monument in Kosovo, a snake named after her in Serbia. Madeleine Albright was either loved or hated in the Balkans for her pivotal role during the southern European region's wars of the 1990s.
Wisconsin governor asks for swift action on redistricting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's Democratic governor told the state Supreme Court on Thursday that it should allow him to submit additional evidence defending his legislative district boundary map that the U.S. Supreme Court rejected, arguing it is st...
French firms hesitate amid growing pressure to leave Russia
PARIS (AP) — French automaker Renault plans to pause production at its Moscow plant in an apparent move to fend off mounting criticism, breaking ranks with other major French companies that have defied pressure to keep operating in Russia after
NATO extends Stoltenberg term for a year due to Russia’s war
BRUSSELS (AP) — With the threat of wider conflict hanging over Europe, NATO opted for stability on Thursday by extending Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s term in office for an extra year to help steer the 30-nation military alliance through the sec...
