Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and then denied a multimillion-dollar payout from a special U.S. government victims' fund after an FBI
Report tells of sexual assault, racism at military institute
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report released Tuesday.
NATO chief says Afghan exit going well as 10 die in attacks
BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the military organization’s pullout from Afghanistan is going well, as at least six people were killed Tuesday in a series of attacks that plunged the country's capital, Kabul, into darknes...
Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law
CHICAGO (AP) — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to strengthen the city's sanctuary protections this year. ...
OECD head: Biden’s global tax proposal ‘a game changer’
PARIS (AP) — The new head of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday that he is “quietly optimistic” about reaching an international deal on taxing multinational companies, and he called U.S. President Biden's recent prop...
Vancouver sends drug decriminalization pitch to Health Canada for federal review
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says it has submitted its final proposal for decriminalization of simple possession of drugs to Health Canada, making it the first jurisdiction in the country to apply for such an exemption for federal drug
Sinovac vaccine restores a Brazilian city to near normal
SERRANA, Brazil (AP) — Just one COVID-19 patient is in critical condition at the Dr. Geraldo Cesar Reis clinic in Serrana, a city of almost 46,000 in Sao Paulo state's countryside. The 63-year-old woman rejected the vaccine that was offered
Quebec open to searching residential school sites for possible graves
Quebec's Indigenous affairs minister said Monday that the province is open to searching the grounds of former residential schools for graves, if survivors and their families are in favour. Ian Lafrenière said his office has started reaching out to fami...
Democrat Nikki Fried announces run for Florida governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried announced Tuesday she'll seek the Democratic nomination for governor, calling Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis an authoritarian who's putting his party and political ambition ahead of Floridians...
Supreme Court ruling gives immigrant facing deportation hope
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — A Guatemalan man who lived in a Massachusetts church for more than three years to avoid deportation said Tuesday he's hopeful a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision boosts his efforts to remain in the country.