Albert Wagner

NEW YORK – Inmates at New York City’s Rikers Island were kept locked in their cells for nearly half an hour while a fire spread through one of the nation’s largest and most notorious jail complexes this past April, injuring some 20 people, according to a report released Friday by an independent oversight agency. … Read more

Two Quebec unions representing teachers, the FSE and the QPAT, both affialited with the the Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ), said Friday evening they’ve approved a “proposed settlement” with the Legault government amid negotiations for the renewal of collective agreements. The unions insist this development is not an agreement in principle, stressing they … Read more

BAMAKO, Mali – Mali recalled its ambassador in Algeria after accusing it of interference in its internal affairs by meeting rebel leaders, officials said Friday, deepening diplomatic tensions between the two neighbors over efforts to end the armed rebellion in northern Mali. Mali’s junta said it was withdrawing Ambassador Mahamane Amadou Maiga from … Read more

New research suggests that certain types of repeated memories can be linked to specific symptoms of mental health disorders. The study, published Monday in npj Mental Health Research, which is part of the Nature Portfolio, and conducted by researchers with the department of psychology at the University of Waterloo, aimed to explore how … Read more

The NFL has denied the Eagles’ appeal of a $100,000 fine and the league’s ban of the team’s security chief, Dom DiSandro, from the sideline for the remainder of the regular season, two people familiar with the league’s decision told The Associated Press on Friday.   Philadelphia was fined and DiSandro was … Read more

WASHINGTON – Twitter violated contracts by failing to pay millions of dollars in bonuses that the social media company, now called X Corp., had promised its employees, a federal judge ruled on Friday. Mark Schobinger, who was Twitter’s senior director of compensation before leaving Elon Musk’s company in May, sued Twitter in June, … Read more

WASHINGTON – An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings, saying officers should not be able to review video before making their first statements to investigators. The Police Executive Research Forum changed its position in a report released Friday, nearly … Read more

New research suggests that certain types of repeated memories can be linked to specific symptoms of mental health disorders. The study, published Monday in npj Mental Health Research, which is part of the Nature Portfolio, and conducted by researchers with the department of psychology at the University of Waterloo, aimed to explore how … Read more

Darien Harris spent more than 12 years in an Illinois prison, convicted of murder in part on the testimony of an eyewitness who was legally blind. Harris, who was released from prison on Tuesday, was convicted in 2014 for the 2011 fatal shooting of a man at a gas station on Chicago’s South … Read more

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The long-awaited reunion of Luis Suárez and Lionel Messi is now a reality, after the Uruguayan striker signed with Inter Miami on Friday for the 2024 season. Suárez and Messi spent six seasons together at Barcelona, winning four Spanish league titles and nine other trophies — including a Champions … Read more