General & World News
Lindsay Clancy’s attorney has asked the judge to conduct a “limited inquiry” into the holdout juror who wanted Clancy convicted of murdering her three children. In a motion filed Sept. 18, lawyer Kevi...
Patrick Clancy’s interview on “60 Minutes” was among the most riveting, painful, and spiritually challenging conversations I have witnessed in years. It was not merely an interview about a criminal tr...
The awkward phase isn’t a glitch in adolescence. It’s part of growing up. Open an old middle school yearbook, and you’ll find a record of experimentation: haircuts that seemed like a good idea at the ...
The China Coast Guard on Sept. 3 conducted what Beijing called a “routine law-enforcement patrol” in the area east of Taiwan. The Chinese authorities stated that such patrols would be carried out in t...
There’s nothing wrong with being afraid. It doesn’t make you any less of a person, but sometimes your fears hold you back. Maybe you are avoiding things that could help others, bring your life meaning...
Health Canada has issued a warning about counterfeit laser hair removal and therapy devices being sold to clinics in Canada, cautioning that the products could pose “serious health risks” because thei...
The Conservative Party of BC has appointed MLA Lorne Doerkson as interim leader following the resignation of Kerry-Lynne Findlay. Meanwhile, former leader John Rustad, former interim leader Trevor Hal...
An Ontario judge has rejected a request for a reduced sentence from a convicted drug dealer seeking to avoid deportation. Twenty-eight-year-old permanent resident Hopeton McFarlane pleaded guilty in t...
A UK military organization on Monday said it received a report of an oil tanker being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz amid new warnings issued by the Iranian regime on Monday. The UK Ma...
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sept. 21 urged Ukraine’s military to stop attacks on Russian oil facilities amid high gasoline prices and a jump in diesel prices worldwide. Ukraine launched a major dro...
Taiwan is expanding preparations for a potential conflict with Beijing beyond the armed forces, moving deeper into the civilian systems that keep the island running—from food and fuel distribution to ...
Taiwan has launched a new intergovernmental disaster management alliance that brings governments and emergency response agencies together for joint training, exercises, operations, and information sha...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers cannot carry out a policy that enables warrantless operations at construction sites in southern Alabama, at least for now, a federal judge said on Se...
Paramount Skydance on Sept. 21 settled with California and 11 other states that tried to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, clearing a path for what is expected to be one o...
President Donald Trump said on Sept. 20 that he is in “deciding mode” on Iran over whether to “blow the entire nation up” or seek a deal, prompting Tehran’s central military command to warn that any n...
North Korea is suspected of having launched two short-range ballistic missiles off its coast, after accusing the United States of inflaming tensions following recent annual drills with allies in the r...
Visa and Mastercard have agreed to pay $167.5 million to settle allegations that their network rules caused consumers to pay higher fees when withdrawing cash from certain independently operated ATMs....
A new study shows that young U.S. military veterans have higher levels of “forever chemicals” in their blood than non-veterans. U.S. veterans between the ages of 20 and 39 were found to have 13 percen...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency on Sept. 21 as the state prepares for what he described as the strongest El Niño storm season on record. Newsom said the emergency declaratio...
The Federal Aviation Administration resumed flights on Sept. 21 at several major Northeast airports after an Amtrak construction crew accidentally cut a fiber-optic line in New Jersey, causing a telec...