Native American statue’s placement in Atlanta reconsidered
ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s leaders are rethinking plans to install a statue representing a Native American man lauded as a “co-founder of Georgia" following a report on the project by The Associated Press.
Injunction granted to prevent protesters from blocking Ambassador Bridge
Protesters blocking one of Canada's busiest border crossings were dealt a one-two punch Friday, as a court granted an injunction banning their blockade and Ontario's premier declared a state of emergency that would subject them to major fines. Flag-wav...
New Mexico seeks to protect judges from threats, doxxing
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are considering new criminal penalties aimed at protecting state and local judges and their immediate families from threats and the malicious sharing of personal information such as home addresses.
Landlords finding ways to evict after getting rental aid
A day before she was due to be evicted in November from her Atlanta home, Shanelle King heard that she had been awarded about $15,000 in rental assistance. She could breathe again.
Countries ask to join WTO talks over China, Lithuania spat
More countries have asked this week to join talks about the European Union's complaint with the World Trade Organization accusing China of exerting economic pressure on Lithuania.
Military investigating after officer appears in anti-vaccine video
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces says it is investigating after one of its officers appeared in a video speaking out against vaccine mandates and calling for other military members to stand up against government-imposed pandemic restrictions. Yet whi...
Oz gets Walk of Fame star as rival says he’s too ‘Hollywood’
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon who recently ended his daytime TV “Dr. Oz Show” to run for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, got a star Friday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame — just as he
Top German court rejects injunction against vaccine mandate
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Constitutional Court has refused to temporarily block the implementation of a coronavirus vaccine mandate for care and health workers that is due to come into force in mid-March.
Sweden debunks ‘disinformation’ on Muslim child kidnappings
STOCKHOLM (AP) — The government of Sweden sought Friday to discredit claims that Swedish social service agencies kidnap Muslim children, saying the allegations “are wrong" and are "seriously misleading and aim to create tensions and spread mistrust.” ...
Draft standards for LTC building design, infection prevention publicly released
OTTAWA — Experts have released a new set of draft standards for long-term care, this time focused on building design, materials and infection prevention and control. CSA Group, formerly the Canadian Standards Association, developed the draft in paralle...
