SAN DIEGO – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the felony convictions of five retired military officers who had admitted to accepting bribes from a Malaysian contractor nicknamed “Fat Leonard” in one of the navy’s biggest corruption cases. The dismissals came at the request of the government — not the defence — … Read more
Photos captured last week by a concerned citizen in Greater Sudbury show a bear in distress after its head became trapped in a plastic container. A viewer submitted photo of a bear with a plastic container stuck on its head in the Greater Sudbury, Ont., community of Hanmer in May 2024. (Supplied/Kimberly Fex) Kimberly Fex … Read more
Chicago starter Garrett Crochet and three relievers combined on a two-hit shutout as the White Sox dumped the Toronto Blue Jays 5-0 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. Crochet retired the first 13 batters he faced and allowed just two hits and one walk over his six-inning appearance. He gave up a double … Read more
Sean “Diddy” Combs has been accused of sexual assault in a new lawsuit filed on Tuesday by Crystal McKinney, a former model and winner of MTV’s 1998 Model Mission competition show. According to the complaint, filed in New York and obtained by CNN, McKinney claims that she was “drugged and sexually assaulted” in 2003 by Combs following … Read more
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California could eventually join the European Union in requiring all new cars to alert drivers when they break the speed limit, a proposal aimed at reducing traffic deaths that would likely impact motorists across the country should it become law. The U.S. federal government sets safety standards for vehicles nationwide, … Read more
OTTAWA – The Liberal government will bring its proposal to increase the inclusion rate on capital gains to the House of Commons before the parliamentary summer break, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday. “In the coming weeks, and certainly before the House rises, we will begin the legislative process to implement our increase … Read more
COLUMBIA, N.C. – A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse. The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County, a civic group focused on issues facing local Black residents, and several of its members filed … Read more
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump ‘s presidential campaign said Tuesday it would begin accepting donations in cryptocurrency as part of an effort to build what it calls a “crypto army” leading up to Election Day. The Trump campaign launched a fundraising page that allows “any federally permissible donor the ability to give” to its … Read more
It’s one of climbing’s greatest mysteries: was Everest really conquered for the first time in 1953, or did two mountaineers make it to the summit in 1924, before dying in mysterious circumstances? British climbers George Mallory and Andrew “Sandy” Irvine were last seen on June 8, 1924, 800 feet below the peak, before disappearing into … Read more
Former U.S. president Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was open to supporting regulations on contraception and that his campaign would release a policy on the issue “very shortly,” comments that he later said were misinterpreted. The comments, made during an interview with a Pittsburgh television station, suggested that a future Trump administration … Read more
