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Trump returns to court after first day of his hush money criminal trial ended with no jurors picked
April 16, 2024 - 6:39 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to a New York courtroom Tuesday as a judge works to find a panel of jurors who will decide whether the former president is guilty of criminal charges alleging he falsified business records to cover up a sex scandal during the 2016 campaign.
Australia's leader says French worker who intervened in stabbing attack can stay as long as he likes
April 16, 2024 - 6:41 AM

SYDNEY (AP) — Australia's prime minister said Tuesday a French construction worker who confronted a man who stabbed six people to death in a Sydney shopping mall is welcome to stay in the country as long as he likes.
US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022
April 16, 2024 - 6:36 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China's national defense minister Tuesday morning, in the latest in a series of U.S. steps to improve communications with the Chinese military and reduce unsafe and aggressive incidents in the Indo-Pacific.
The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance
April 16, 2024 - 6:32 AM

TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan urged Tokyo on Tuesday to take a greater role in developing, producing and supplying weapons “to enhance our collective security" amid conflict in Ukraine, Gaza and elsewhere.
Tennessee judge set to decide whether a Nashville school shooter's journals are public records
April 16, 2024 - 6:30 AM

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Whether the journals of a Nashville school shooter can be released to the public will go before a Tennessee judge on Tuesday after nearly a year of legal wrangling over who can participate in the case.
Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election
April 16, 2024 - 6:20 AM

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s governing conservative party added a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority to its list of candidates for the upcoming European Parliament election, adding to the already existing tension between the two countries.
A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules
April 16, 2024 - 6:11 AM

LONDON (AP) — A Muslim student who wanted to pray during lunchtime lost a court fight Tuesday against a strict London school that had banned prayer on campus.
The Latest | Israel must stop settler attacks on Palestinians, UN human rights office says
April 16, 2024 - 6:06 AM

The U.N. human rights office called on Israeli security forces to immediately end their active participation in and support for attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire
April 16, 2024 - 5:48 AM

NEW YORK (AP) — American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U.S. Olympic leaders announced Tuesday with the Denver-based education company Guild.
Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation
April 16, 2024 - 5:48 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s latest plan for student loan cancellation is moving forward as a proposed regulation, offering him a fresh chance to deliver on a campaign promise and energize young voters ahead of the November election.
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THOMPSON: Calling balls and strikes on both sides of the US-Canada border
OPINION “Play!” That’s what we say to start a baseball game. By we, I mean umpires. We never say, “Play ball!”…what you hear in movies about the game. A fine distinction, perhaps,

Kelowna winery says accountant took almost a half-million dollars
The owners of a Kelowna winery and golf course allege their former controller took nearly $450,000 in just 30 months on the job. The Turton Group, which owns The View winery as well as Orchard Greens golf course and a rental business, is su

Copenhagen’s hippie oasis wants to rebuild without its illegal hashish market
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The now-aging hippies who took over a derelict naval base in Copenhagen more than 50 years ago and turned it into a freewheeling community known as Christiania want to boot out criminals who control the community&

B.C. home sales slide almost 10 per cent in March despite mortgage rate drop
VANCOUVER - Home sales in British Columbia fell by almost 10 per cent in March compared with the same period last year, in a slowdown an analyst says could be buyers waiting for lower interest rates. The B.C. Real Estate Association says th

World News

Trump returns to court after first day of his hush money criminal trial ended with no jurors picked

Australia's leader says French worker who intervened in stabbing attack can stay as long as he likes

US Pentagon chief speaks with Chinese counterpart for first time since November 2022

The US ambassador to Japan says boosting arms industry ties is key to a stronger security alliance

Tennessee judge set to decide whether a Nashville school shooter's journals are public records

Greece names a convicted politician from Albania’s ethnic Greek minority as candidate in EU election

A London court rules against a Muslim girl who wanted to pray at a school known for strict rules

The Latest | Israel must stop settler attacks on Palestinians, UN human rights office says

US Olympic committee strikes sponsorship deal to help athletes get degrees after they retire

Biden's latest plan for student loan cancellation moves forward as a proposed regulation

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