Airlines cancel flights, call for travel restriction rollbacks des[ glimmers of hope
Canada's two main airlines continue to slash their schedules and demand that Ottawa roll back COVID-19 travel restrictions to staunch the cash bleed — though experts see glimmers of hope on the horizon. WestJet Airlines Ltd. has cancelled 20 per cent
2nd guilty plea planned in alleged plot to kidnap Whitmer
DETROIT (AP) — A man charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has agreed to plead guilty, according to documents filed Monday, giving prosecutors another insider who could be a key witness at a March trial.
Muscogee dismayed by nearly naked statue of Georgia ancestor
ATLANTA (AP) — There's a problem with putting someone on a pedestal: Exposed on all sides, a hero to some can be seen as a traitor to others.
Germany eyes easing COVID rules; pharmacies to offer shots
BERLIN (AP) — The German government is working on plans to relax coronavirus restrictions after the peak in new cases has passed, likely by the end of February.
Ethics groups want investigation of free help Cuomo received
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Good government groups say New York's ethics commission should investigate whether former Gov. Andrew Cuomo broke the law by accepting free help from a group of former aides who worked to defend him against sexual harassment
Greece promises new rules for soccer fan clubs after murder
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Authorities in Greece promised Monday to toughen rules governing soccer supporters’ associations in the wake of a fatal attack last week on a 19-year-old man who was stabbed and severely beaten by a gang of youths
Cambodian leader admits error over Myanmar prisoner release
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday that Myanmar’s military government had released an Australian economist detained for the past year, but Myanmar authorities denied his claim. Hun Sen later acknowledged his error....
Commerce Dept. adds 33 Chinese companies to red flag list
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is raising red flags about 33 Chinese companies whose legitimacy it cannot verify, imposing new restrictions on their ability to receive shipments from U.S. exporters and requiring extra diligence from America...
White House: Top scientist resigns over treatment of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's top science adviser Eric Lander resigned Monday, hours after the White House confirmed that an internal investigation found credible evidence that he mistreated his staff, marking the first Cabinet-level departur...
Boris Johnson reboots office in bid to move past ‘partygate’
LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson has brought in new senior staffers as he tries to restore his flagging authority — including a communications chief who insisted the British prime minister is “not a total clown."
