Park Police officers seek immunity from manslaughter charge
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Local prosecutors are not entitled to second-guess the split-second judgments of two U.S. Park Police officers who fatally shot an unarmed motorist after a stop-and-go chase in northern Virginia, lawyers for the officers argued M...
UK struggles for influence as Afghan crisis strains US ties
LONDON (AP) — The messy exit of Western military forces from Afghanistan and the swift takeover of the country by the Taliban has stunned officials in Britain and strained the U.K.'s “special relationship” with its most important ally,
Manitoba doctors want mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for all health-care workers
WINNIPEG — An organization that represents doctors in Manitoba is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. "When you consider the threat posed by COVID-19 compared to how safe and effective the vaccines are, requiring employ...
Manitoba doctors call for COVID vaccine mandate for all health-care workers
WINNIPEG — An organization that represents doctors in Manitoba is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. Dr. Kristjan Thompson, president of Doctors Manitoba, says the shots must be required in health care, where all worke...
Lebanon agrees to pay World Bank loan to the poor in dollars
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s government agreed Monday to pay tens of thousands of poor families cash assistance in U.S. dollars from a World Bank loan as the country’s economic crisis deepens.
Montreal says it will end state of emergency in place since start of COVID pandemic
Montreal is not renewing the state of emergency that has been in place since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city said today in a news release that starting Friday, it will instead be in "alert mode." It says high vaccination
Cyprus sends 88 Syrian migrants back to Lebanon
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Monday sent 88 Syrian migrants back to Lebanon after they tried to reach the eastern Mediterranean island nation on two boats.
Italy-Moroccan student freed after satirical cartoon post
ROME (AP) — An Italian-Moroccan student has been freed by Moroccan authorities after she was detained on blasphemy charges after she arrived in June to visit relatives, Italian officials said Monday.
Additional pandemic aid programs launch for Alaska Natives
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Additional programs have launched aimed at providing pandemic aid to Tlingit and Haida tribal members and to shareholders of an Alaska Native corporation whose shareholder base is of Tlingit and Haida descent.
Infowars host in custody to face charges in Jan. 6 riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — The host of a program for the right-wing website Infowars, Owen Shroyer, is in custody after being charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, officials said Monday.