Bad hiccups, but no immediate surgery for Brazil’s president
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — After 10 straight days of hiccups, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital Wednesday with an intestinal obstruction, but doctors said they would not operate immediately.
Green party executive launches membership review of its own leader, Annamie Paul
OTTAWA — Green party executives have taken a first step toward suspending Annamie Paul's membership in the party she leads, the latest development in a feud that has threatened her future in the top job. Dana Taylor, interim executive director of
DOJ: Naturopathic physician sold fake COVID-19 vaccine cards
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A naturopathic physician in Northern California has been arrested and charged after federal prosecutors said she sold fake COVID-19 immunization treatments and fraudulent vaccination cards that made it seem like customers received ...
Court orders shorter sentence for ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic
DENVER (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that “Tiger King” Joe Exotic should get a shorter prison sentence for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and violating federal wildlife laws.
Facebook asks recusal of FTC head in antitrust case decision
WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook is asking that the new head of the Federal Trade Commission step away from decisions on whether to continue the agency's antitrust case against the social network giant, asserting that past public criticism of the company’s
‘I was in tears’: South Africans take stand against rioting
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Surveying the uneasy standoff between South African soldiers and huddles of young men faced off Wednesday across the rubble-strewn street in front of Soweto’s Maponya mall, Katlego Motati shook her head sadly.
Plan to vaccinate teens triggers large protests in Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Thousands of anti-vaccine demonstrators gathered in Greece’s two largest cities Wednesday to protest plans to make coronavirus vaccines available to children 15 and older.
BLM activists question equal exercise of Florida protest law
MIAMI (AP) — Some Black Lives Matters activists say a double standard is being used as people blocked busy roadways in Florida this week in support of antigovernment demonstrations in Cuba, with limited action taken by law enforcement despite a
20 states support South Carolina in abortion lawsuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Twenty states are supporting South Carolina's defense of a new abortion law, arguing in an amicus brief that a federal judge was wrong to pause the entire measure instead of just the provision facing a court
Ontario removes anti-racism language from math curriculum preamble
TORONTO — Ontario has removed language about racism and colonialism from text accompanying its math curriculum. The government would not confirm when the changes were made, but they appear to have followed the publication of recent media reports that h...