In Mexico, campaigners fear attacks that have killed 34
MORELIA, Mexico (AP) — It's routine preparation for a campaign stop for Guillermo Valencia, who is running for mayor in Morelia, capital of the troubled Mexican state of Michoacan. Bodyguards ride in cars ahead and behind him and before reaching
Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians
BOGAN GATE, Australia (AP) — At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed mice chewing electrical wires for their house burning down.
Microsoft: SolarWinds hackers target 150 orgs with phishing
BOSTON (AP) — The state-backed Russian cyber spies behind the SolarWinds hacking campaign launched a targeted spear-phishing assault on U.S. and foreign government agencies and think tanks this week using an email marketing account of the U.S. Agency f...
Liberal MP caught on camera during virtual House of Commons, again
OTTAWA — Liberal MP William Amos has once again been caught unawares on webcam. "Last night, while attending House of Commons proceedings virtually, in a non-public setting, I urinated without realizing I was on camera," the Quebec MP wrote in a
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, May 28, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Friday, May 28, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 408,034 new vaccinations administered for a total of 22,346,755 doses given. Nationwide, 1,806,609 people or 4.8 pe...
Patrol probes claim Missouri lawmaker had sex as on-duty cop
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Highway Patrol is reviewing allegations that Republican Rep. Chad Perkins had sex with a drunk 19 year old while on duty as a police officer in 2015.
Remains of 215 children found at former residential school in British Columbia
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The remains of 215 children have been found buried on the site of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Chief Rosanne Casimir of the Tk’emlups te Secwépemc First Nation said in a news release Thursday that the
Alaska Jewish museum, gay bar tagged with swastika stickers
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A tall, thin man wearing a hood and a mask was caught on a security camera plastering Nazi stickers on a Jewish museum in Alaska’s largest city early Tuesday.
Southwest bans woman accused of assaulting flight attendant
DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines has banned a woman accused of punching a flight attendant in the face last weekend in an incident that highlighted a recent increase in unruly passengers.
Corps: Appeal review for Alaska mine could take over a year
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Thursday it could take more than a year to weigh an appeal by a developer seeking to build a copper and gold mine in a region that supports the