California sets date for recall election targeting Newsom
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by angst over state coronavirus orders that shuttered sch...
Asian shares higher, but China down after tough talk from Xi
TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday, though markets in Shanghai and Hong Kong declined a day after the Chinese Communist Party marked its centenary with tough talk by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Street racing, stunt driving penalties increased in Highway Traffic Act changes
TORONTO — Drivers charged with street racing or stunt driving in Ontario will face harsher penalties starting today. The changes to the Highway Traffic Act are part of the Moving Ontario More Safely Act, which was signed into law in early
Judge orders release of Wisconsin woman in Slender Man case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of a woman who has spent 3 1/2 years in a state mental health facility after being convicted of stabbing her classmate to please the Slender Man character.
Greece: Fugitive far-right former lawmaker arrested
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A leading member of Greece’s extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party has been arrested in Athens, nearly nine months after he disappeared before a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
Among Iraqis, the name Rumsfeld evokes nation’s destruction
BAGHDAD (AP) — When he heard on the news that Donald Rumsfeld had died, Ali Ridha al-Tamimi and his wife sat down with their four children and told them: “This is the person who ruined our country.”
‘There’s some anxiety’: Alberta health minister and family swarmed on Canada Day
CALGARY — Protesters surrounded Alberta's health minister, his wife and two young sons Thursday at the conclusion of a Canada Day parade and a celebration of the lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions. Tyler Shandro's wife Andrea was in tears and the
More orange, less red and white as Atlantic Canadians honour Indigenous people July 1
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Many in the Atlantic provinces abandoned fireworks and red-and-white flags on Thursday, opting to swap traditional Canada Day festivities for a show of solidarity with Indigenous Peoples. In St. John's, N.L., around 200 people crowd...
Robinhood’s customer ranks grow, revenue soars ahead of IPO
NEW YORK (AP) — Robinhood saw its revenue more than quadruple early this year as the new generation of investors it’s helped empower shook up Wall Street with their newfound trading power.
Judge: Iowa jail must let murder suspect meet with lawyers
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Security officials at an Iowa jail must allow a man charged with killing a state trooper to meet privately with his lawyers, a judge ordered Thursday.