California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is giving away the country's largest pot of vaccine prize money — $116.5 million — in an attempt to get millions more inoculated before the most populous state fully reopens next month.
Biden administration defends Trump-era Alaska oil decision
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — U.S. government attorneys are defending a decision made during the Trump administration to approve a major oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. Critics say the action flies in the face of President Joe Biden's pledges to
New clashes as wildcat miners attack Indigenous in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hundreds of wildcat miners attacked police who were trying to halt illegal mining in the Brazilian Amazon region and then raided an Indigenous village, setting houses on fire, federal prosecutors in the northern state of
NY bill would give sexual abuse survivors new chance to sue
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a lawsuit had expired under a bill gaining momentum in New York’s legislature.
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses like Facebook and Twitter if they remove content or ban politicians.
Syria’s Assad wins a fourth term in a predictable landslide
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian President Bashar Assad was re-elected in a landslide, officials said Thursday, ushering in a fourth seven-year term in the war-torn country following an election described as illegitimate and a sham by the West and his
Newfoundland and Labrador reports six new COVID-19 cases as outbreak spreads
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today, three of which are linked to a growing outbreak in the central part of the province. Health officials say there are now 49 cases in connection
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER — A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at the Vancouver Law Courts this week. Sgt. Steve Addison of Vancouver police says in an email statement that the accused and the victim were at the
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER — A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at the Vancouver Law Courts this week. Sgt. Steve Addison of Vancouver police says in an email statement that the accused and the victim were at the
CRA estimates 30,000 self-employed people may not have to repay CERB
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says thousands of self-employed workers who received emergency benefits last year won't have to repay any of it, as long as they meet certain conditions.For anyone whose net self-employment income was under $5,000, th...