US President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to a former soldier who was convicted in the 2009 killing of an Iraqi man in American custody. First Lt Michael Behenna was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder of Ali Mansur, a suspected Al Qaeda terrorist shot during questioning. Mr Trump signed […]
The Canada Border Services Agency could soon have to answer for its activities to an independent review board. And that same board, currently tasked just with reviewing complaints from the public into the RCMP, is getting a new name to reflect its expanded mandate. On Tuesday morning, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale tabled legislation in […]
On the 46th anniversary of the landmark US ruling that made abortion legal, New York state signed into law a new abortion rights bill. Why is it so controversial? The Reproductive Health Act (RHA) has been seen by some as a necessary move to safeguard abortion rights should the Supreme Court overturn the ruling, known […]
Laval police are searching for potential underage victims of sexual exploitation following the arrest of a convicted pedophile. Police say Michel Fradette, 39, tried to solicit sexual favours from a 12-year-old girl. His cellphone allegedly contained thousands of photos and videos containing child pornography. Fradette was on parole at the time of his arrest after […]
A woman from Florida pulled an alligator from her yoga leggings after police stopped the car she was travelling in. Ariel Machan-Le Quire, 25, was with Michael Clemons, 22, when he was pulled over after driving past a stop sign in Charlotte County, Florida. The pair told officers they were collecting frogs and snakes from […]
Good morning. (Want to get California Today by email? Here’s the sign-up.) In 2018, the Golden State grew by 186,807 people, according to data released by the state last week. That’s about two Los Angeles Memorial Coliseums, or almost 10 Oracle Arenas full of new Californians. Sounds like a lot, right? If you caught this […]
AUSTIN, Tex. — As Trooper Brian Encinia angrily threatened her with a stun gun from just outside her car window, Sandra Bland recorded the encounter on her cellphone, shown in a newly-released, 39-second video that has prompted Ms. Bland’s family to call for a renewed investigation into her arrest and death nearly four years ago. […]
A woman who arrived at the jail next to Manhattan criminal court to visit a detainee last August was given a curt instruction: sign a consent form and undergo a search. Believing that she had no choice, the woman complied, a prosecutor said in court on Monday. A correction officer told her to pull down […]
The federal government should immediately fund a crisis line for victims of coerced and forced sterilizations to ensure traumatized women can get assistance, says Ontario Sen. Yvonne Boyer, adding an outside organization must run it. Related Coerced sterilizations show a ‘crisis’ that warrants a public inquiry: Chief Public safety minister should ensure coerced sterilization allegations […]
CARACAS (AFP) – Five people died and 233 were arrested in protests sparked by a failed military uprising against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro last week, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Monday (May 6). “All those cases are being investigated,” Mr Saab said in a television interview. A small number of military personnel on […]