Political experts say ‘fluid’ N.S. election campaign could bring surprises next week
HALIFAX — As Nova Scotia's election campaign winds through its final week, political observers say there could be a number of surprises at the polls next Tuesday. While he isn't predicting any outcomes, Tom Urbaniak, a political scientist at Cape Breto...
California sheriff: He, not doctor, diagnosed video overdose
SAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore, facing sharp criticism from health experts over a public service video that purports to show a deputy's near-death experience from fentanyl exposure, acknowledged that he, not a doctor, concluded the...
India voids law that sought billions in retrospective taxes
NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s government is repealing a controversial tax law under which it pursued billions of dollars from international companies for their past dealings and hopes that scrapping the retrospective levy boosts investor confidence.
Bangladesh vaccinating Rohingya refugees amid virus surge
DHAKA,Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh's government and aid agencies started vaccinating Rohingya refugees Tuesday as a virus surge raises health risks in the sprawling, cramped camps where more than 1 million people who fled Myanmar are sheltering.
Epstein accuser sues Prince Andrew, citing sex assault at 17
NEW YORK (AP) — One of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accusers sued Prince Andrew on Monday, taking accusations that she has repeatedly publicly lodged against him, including that he sexually assaulted her when she was 17, to a formal venue.
Progress made but hot weather could spur California wildfire
California's largest single wildfire in recorded history kept pushing through forestlands as fire crews tried to protect rural communities from flames that have destroyed hundreds of homes.
COVID vaccines to be required for military under new US plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of the U.S. military will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine beginning next month under a plan laid out by the Pentagon and endorsed by President Joe Biden. In memos distributed to all troops, top
Survivors of Guatemalan mudslide face death or emigration
NUEVO QUEJA, Guatemala (AP) — The day before he left for the United States was a busy one for Victor Cal. He went from relative to relative, collecting money to buy food during the journey north.
EPA ordered to update rules on oil spill-fighting chemicals
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must update nearly three-decade-old regulations about the chemicals that can be used to disperse offshore oil spills, which some environmental groups conten...
Family of man killed after police put knee to his neck sues
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Family members of a Navy veteran who died after a Northern California police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes during a mental health crisis filed a federal lawsuit against the city