Category Archives: Politics
Rescuers search theater rubble as Russian attacks continue
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Rescue workers searched for survivors Thursday in the ruins of a theater blown apart by a Russian airstrike in the besieged city of Mariupol, while scores of Ukrainians across the country were killed in ferocious urban
Cambodian court convicts 21 opposition figures of treason
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia on Thursday convicted 21 people of treason and related charges for their nonviolent political opposition to the government several years ago.
Analysis: Zelenskyy, Biden show different styles, missions
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Joe Biden and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy are men of different generations, countries and styles — and with very different missions. Zelenskyy
Ex-Congressman Victor Fazio of California dies at 79
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Victor Fazio, a Democratic congressman from California who served for 20 years and rose to become an influential party leader in the House, has died. He was 79.
Irish leader tests positive for COVID during visit to DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin learned he had tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday evening while attending an event with U.S. leaders, including President Joe Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, according to a senior administ...
Trump calls Mo Brooks ‘disappointing’ in Alabama Senate race
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump told a news outlet that he is displeased with the performance of Rep. Mo Brooks, the candidate he endorsed for Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, and suggested he is open to backing another
EXPLAINER: Who’s a war criminal, and who gets to decide?
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden flatly called Russia’s Vladimir Putin a “war criminal” for the unfolding onslaught in Ukraine, where hospitals and maternity wards have been bombed. But declaring someone a war criminal is not as simple as just
Canadian Pacific Railway issues 72-hour lockout notice on Teamsters Canada
CALGARY — Close to 3,000 employees of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. could be off the job early Sunday morning. Calgary-based CP Rail said in a release Wednesday that it has issued 72-hour notice to the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference of its
Powell and 3 other nominees to Fed posts clear Senate panel
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Banking Committee approved Jerome Powell's nomination to a second four-year term as chair of the Federal Reserve Wednesday, just hours after the central bank began what will be a difficult effort to combat inflation.
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported, one more health facility outbreak in B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting another eight deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,953. Hospitalization numbers continue to drop in the province, with 329 people in hospital Wednesday compared with 345 a day earlier while 51 p...
