Herzog, scion of prominent Israeli family, elected president
JERUSALEM (AP) — Isaac Herzog, a veteran politician and the scion of a prominent Israeli family, was elected president Tuesday, a largely ceremonial role that is meant to serve as the nation’s moral compass and promote unity.
Pelosi rules out having Biden create Jan. 6 commission
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is ruling out a presidential commission to study the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, telling House Democrats that having President Joe Biden appoint a panel is unworkable even after the Senate
Biden, GOP senator talk as time drags on infrastructure deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly an hour, President Joe Biden and the top Senate Republican negotiating infrastructure met Wednesday behind closed doors — two seasoned legislators engaged in another round of conversations, but emerging with few outward sig...
Biden pushes for US voting rights law as restrictions mount
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden used the 100th anniversary of Tulsa's race massacre to make a plea for sweeping legislation in Congress to protect the right to vote as Republican-led governments in Texas and other states pass new restrictions
Canadians can expect more remains to be found at residential school sites: Sinclair
The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Canadians should be prepared for the discovery of more children's remains at other residential school sites across the country. Retired senator Murray Sinclair says the remains of chil...
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen museum shuts down amid investigation
HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong museum commemorating China's deadly 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests closed Wednesday three days after opening as the ruling Communist Party tries to stamp out the last traces of public discussion of the event.
Yes. Tokyo Olympics are ‘a go’ despite opposition, pandemic
TOKYO (AP) — Will the postponed Tokyo Olympics open despite rising opposition and the pandemic? The answer is almost certainly “yes."
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 1, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,826 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,169,193 doses given. Nationwide, 2,161,428 people or 5.7 ...
Australian power generator takes Greenpeace to court
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s largest electricity generator AGL Energy took Greenpeace to court on Wednesday alleging breaches of copyright and trademark laws in the environmental group’s campaign describing AGL as the nation’s “biggest climat...
Nicaragua files money laundering charges against opponent
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Prosecutors in Nicaragua said Tuesday they have formally lodged money laundering charges against journalist Cristiana Chamorro, daughter of a former president and a potential challenger to President Daniel Ortega.