Safe Third Country Agreement is ‘working’ despite surge in irregular crossings: Canadian minister
By Spencer Van Dyk, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Public Safety…
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The top 1% captured nearly twice as much new wealth as the rest of the world over last two years
CNN By Tami Luhby, CNN The world’s wealthiest residents have been getting far richer, far faster than everyone else over the past two years.…
Continue Reading2nd Colorado library closes due to meth contamination
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — For the second time in a month, a Colorado library has closed its…
Continue ReadingArizona dad seeking answers after son dies in state care
By FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Richard Blodgett, a single father, was jailed on a drug charge when a worker from…
Continue ReadingIn India, deity decorating a calling for Hindu temple artist
By DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press CHENNAI, India (AP) — The former computer professional — now a very specialized type of artist — locked his…
Continue ReadingUkraine soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk launches $25M project for Mariupol soldiers after selling star player
By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Ukrainian soccer club Shakhtar Donetsk has launched a $25M project for Mariupol soldiers and their families, the club…
Continue ReadingHigh-ranking Wagner Group member seeks asylum in Norway
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Russian man who reportedly is a former high-ranking member of the Russian private military contractor Wagner Group,…
Continue ReadingIn threat, Hamas releases video said to show captive Israeli
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas has released a video of an Israeli it said was being held captive in the Gaza Strip, rare…
Continue ReadingFrance: March, Eiffel Tower display back Iran’s activists
PARIS (AP) — Up to 12,000 people have marched to the EU Parliament in the eastern French city of Strasbourg in support of Iran’s anti-government…
Continue ReadingBrendan Fraser picks up best actor at Critics Choice Awards
CNN By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN In what could be the first of many major pieces of hardware for him this award season, Brendan Fraser picked up best…
Continue ReadingSpending the night in an igloo, in the Alps. Sounds cool, but is it?
By David G. Allan, CNN Spending the night in an igloo sounds cool. And it is, though mainly literally. As my family sat in a restaurant-sized igloo…
Continue ReadingArmenian museum reopens in Jerusalem’s Old City
By ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A 19th-century orphanage in Jerusalem’s Armenian Quarter has reopened its doors as a museum, a…
Continue ReadingAl Brown, best known as Stan Valchek in ‘The Wire,’ dead at 83
By Lianne Kolirin, CNN Veteran actor Al Brown, who became famous for his role in the hit TV show “The Wire,” has died at age 83. Brown…
Continue ReadingPoland’s PM calls on Germany to send more weapons to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says he wants the German government to supply a wide range of weapons to Ukraine. He also voiced…
Continue ReadingPoland’s PM calls on Germany to send more weapons to Ukraine
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister says he wants the German government to supply a wide range of weapons to Ukraine. He also voiced…
Continue ReadingItalian film legend Gina Lollobrigida dies at age 95
By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italian film legend Gina Lollobrigida, who achieved international stardom during the 1950s…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer admits multiple counts of rape
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A London police officer has admitted sexually assaulting a dozen women over a 17-year period.…
Continue Reading23 years ago, another 6-year-old boy fired a gun in school. The victim was his classmate
By Christina Maxouris, CNN When authorities in Newport News, Virginia, announced on January 6 that a 6-year-old boy brought a gun to school and shot…
Continue ReadingLondon police officer admits to dozens of offenses against women, including 24 cases of rape
By Eve Brennan, Alex Hardie and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A serving officer in London’s Metropolitan Police has admitted to 49 offenses, including 24…
Continue ReadingLeBron James becomes second player in NBA history to reach 38,000 career points
By George Ramsay, CNN LeBron James has become the second NBA player in history to pass 38,000 career points, moving closer to Kareem…
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