German prosecutors drop probe of Green leaders over bonuses
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors have dropped an investigation into the former leadership of Germany's Green party, including the country's current vice chancellor and foreign minister, over pandemic bonus payments last winter.
White House: Intel shows Putin misled by advisers on Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian President Vladimir Putin is being misinformed by advisers about his military’s poor performance in Ukraine, according to the White House. The advisers are scared to tell him th...
Mass shooting inquiry: New details about second day of killing rampage revealed
HALIFAX — The morning after a gunman murdered 13 people in northern Nova Scotia, the RCMP were unaware he had resumed his killing until frantic 911 calls started coming in from two locations shortly after 9:30 a.m. By that time, four
Growth slows for endangered Mexican gray wolf population
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. than at any time since the federal government started to reintroduce the endangered species, wildlife managers said Wednesday.
Hungary accuses Ukraine of interfering in upcoming election
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s foreign minister on Wednesday accused Ukraine’s leadership of attempting to interfere in the upcoming Hungarian election, a charge later denied by his Ukrainian counterpart in an episode that put further strain on rel...
North Macedonia’s population shrank by nearly 10% since 2002
SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia has lost nearly 10% of its population over the last two decades mostly due to emigration, statistics officials said on Wednesday, announcing the official results of a 2021 census.
Greece: Protesting hospital workers clash with police
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesting Greek health care workers clashed with police outside parliament during a demonstration in Athens Wednesday against proposed hospital reforms. Riot police fired
Finnish court acquits lawmaker in freedom of speech case
HELSINKI (AP) — A Finnish court on Wednesday acquitted a Christian Democrat lawmaker and former interior minister of alleged incitement against gay people, in a case considered an important precedent on the limits of freedom of speech in the Nordic
Ontario government introduces bill meant to increase housing supply
TORONTO — Ontario introduced legislation Wednesday to streamline approval processes in a bid to boost the province's housing supply but the bill lacked key measures advocates and experts have long urged – something the housing minister blamed on munici...
With at least one GOP vote, Jackson likely to be confirmed
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Wednesday she will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring that Jackson will become the first Black woman on the Supreme
