Authorities are warning the public about a “hitman” scam that involves fraudsters posing as paid assassins – and telling victims there is a contract out on their life. The scammers will then offer to cancel the job in exchange for a “large sum of money,” often demanded in cryptocurrency, according to a warning … Read more
SANTA FE, N.M. – A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armourer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Kari Morrissey wrote in a response brief filed … Read more
Toronto police are looking into two separate distraction-style thefts in the city this summer — one of which was caught on camera. One victim named J, who fears being targeted again after the theft, is in her early 60s and went to a bank in the city’s Greektown on July 19 before going inside a … Read more
When Charline Van Snick flirted with another female athlete after winning the bronze medal in Judo in the 2012 London Olympic Games, she said her coach told her she needed to stay in the closet for the future of her career. “It was a moment when I didn’t feel like myself,” the 33-year-old retired Belgian … Read more
RABAT, Morocco – Three journalists who were sentenced to years in prison after writing about corruption and abuse of power in Morocco were released Monday after receiving pardons from King Mohammed VI. Omar Radi, Taoufik Bouachrine and Soulaimane Raissouni were among 2,278 people pardoned this week, according to Morocco’s Ministry of Justice. The … Read more
NEW YORK – Donald Trump on Monday seemed to back away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice-President Kamala Harris, questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it.” Trump, in an interview with Fox News Channel that aired … Read more
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Former U.S. president Donald Trump has endorsed Republican rivals in a closely watched open congressional race in Arizona, a rare and surprising move before Tuesday’s primary election. In a Truth Social post over the weekend, Trump backed candidates Abraham Hamadeh and Blake Masters — former political allies turned bitter … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden on Monday proposed major changes for the U.S. Supreme Court: an enforceable code of ethics, term limits for justices and a constitutional amendment that would limit the justices’ recent decision on presidential immunity. There’s almost no chance of the proposal passing a closely divided Congress with Election … Read more
PARIS – A foot patrol by the Seine in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower is far from the regular beat for a West Vancouver police officer. But Cpl. Jean-Luc Derouin is now lending a hand to colleagues in Paris for the Olympic Games and helping boost co-operation between nations. “When you … Read more
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – A proposed amendment to New York’s Constitution that’s intended to protect abortion rights might appear on the ballot this fall without any mention of the word “abortion.” That’s partly because of sharp disagreements about what the so-called Equal Rights Amendment would actually do, if passed. The state’s Board … Read more
