Minnesota public defenders may strike over workloads and pay
Associated Press (AP) — Public defenders are poised to go on strike as early as Tuesday across Minnesota, where unionized attorneys say they've been pushed to the brink by routinely high caseloads that have become unmanageable amid the coronavirus pand...
Report finds unsafe conditions in New Mexico migrant jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conditions at a privately owned and operated jail used to hold migrants in rural New Mexico are unsafe and unsanitary and everyone held there should be immediately transferred elsewhere, a federal watchdog said in a report released
Russian oil sale to India complicates Biden’s efforts
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign to unite the globe against the Russian invasion of Ukraine is being challenged not only by adversaries such as China but also by the world’s most populous democracy, India.
High energy costs trigger unrest in parts of Europe
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — High energy costs are stoking unrest in parts of Europe, with Spain deploying more than 23,000 police officers amid a truckers’ strike Friday and farmers in France and Greece snarling traffic with their protests.
Ukraine war ups pressure for US oil; industry faces hurdles
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — In the oil fields of northern Montana, industry veteran Mac McDermott watched crude prices whipsaw from $75 a barrel in January to more than $120 as Russia pressed its war in Ukraine, then down again when
How to get on the Supreme Court? Smile a lot, speak a little
WASHINGTON (AP) — Keep a smile on your face. Don't talk too much. Avoid the news media. It's advice Supreme Court nominees have heard for decades
Greece: Norwegian charity photographer held on spy charge
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A 75-year-old Norwegian photographer, arrested on the Greek island of Lesbos, appeared in court Friday on espionage-related charges that his lawyer and supporters describe as unfounded.
NACI recommends kids get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative
OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has released new guidelines that favour giving kids a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine over the newly approved Moderna version. Health Canada approved Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for kid...
Italy marks 2nd anniversary of haunting COVID-19 milestone
ROME (AP) — Italy on Friday marked the second anniversary of a tragic milestone of the coronavirus pandemic: the day when a convoy of army trucks had to transport the dead out of hard-hit Bergamo because the city’s cemeteries and
Hit by high costs, Greek farmers stage tractor protest
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Holding up vegetables and black flags, hundreds of protesting farmers blocked traffic in central Athens on Friday to demand that the government grant them additional concessions to cope with high energy costs.
