Lufthansa gets green light to resume flights to Russia
BERLIN (AP) — German airline Lufthansa said late Wednesday that it has received the green light from Russia to resume flights there, after being briefly denied permission, which resulted in a reciprocal blocking of flights by Germany.
Epstein ex Ghislaine Maxwell loses bail bid for 5th time
NEW YORK (AP) — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to be freed on bail while she awaits trial on charges she recruited teenage girls for the millionaire Jeffrey Epstein to sexually abuse.
Report: Oversight lapses at impaired pathologist’s hospital
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas veterans hospital's poor oversight caused it to miss the errors made by a pathologist who was fired for being impaired on duty and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, according to an inspector general's
Embattled Boston top cop urges mayor to let him keep his job
BOSTON (AP) — Boston's embattled police commissioner urged the city's mayor on Wednesday to let him keep his job, saying decades-old domestic violence allegations against him are false.
FAA safety official retires; was criticized over Boeing jet
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that its top safety official will retire at the end of June. Ali Bahrami had come under sharp criticism from lawmakers and relatives of passengers who died in the crashes of two Boeing 737
Jill Biden gets Delaware beach day for her 70th birthday
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — Jill Biden is getting a day at the beach for her 70th birthday. President Joe
Ukrainian president says Russian troops remain near Ukraine
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine's president said Wednesday that Russia has maintained a massive military presence near his country's borders. Speaking
Desmond Cole, Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for political writing prize
Toronto activist and journalist Desmond Cole and former member of Parliament Celina Caesar-Chavannes are among the finalists for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing. The Writers' Trust named five titles Wednesday that have been shortliste...
More than 100 LGBTQ candidates compete in Mexican election
MEXICO CITY (AP) — For years, transgender activist Roshell Terranova protested in the streets and knocked on the doors of Mexico’s Congress to make the demands of the country's LGBTQ community known. Now thanks to her efforts and an electoral
Quebec economy minister resigns after ethics commissioner calls for his suspension
Quebec Economy Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon has resigned, Premier François Legault announced Wednesday, after the province’s ethics commissioner called for him to be suspended from the legislature over an ongoing conflict of interest. In a report tabled ...