WASHINGTON (WASHINGTON POST) – The LGBT community has seen public opinion shift in recent years on a range of issues, including same-sex marriage and equal rights. A recent poll shows one more issue illustrative of this trend: Voters have become much more accepting of gay Americans seeking the highest office in the land. There was […]
MEXICO CITY (BLOOMBERG) – Ecuador plans to expel WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from its London embassy and has an agreement in place with the UK for his arrest, Wikileaks said citing a source within the Ecuadorian government. “A high level source within the Ecuadorian state has told Wikileaks that Julian Assange will be expelled within […]
US President Donald Trump has mocked Joe Biden’s video in which the former vice-president pledges to alter behaviour that made some women uncomfortable. The president yesterday tweeted a parody video made by a Trump supporter and which had been posted overnight by Dan Scavino, White House director of social media. In a doctored version of […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] He had wandered onto the Brooklyn subway tracks near Hoyt Street Station on Thursday morning, a boy of about 12, unattended and willing to test fate. He managed to amble over the rail that carries 600 volts of electricity […]
A large-scale convoy blocked traffic in downtown and east Regina Thursday afternoon, as some drivers sat in their vehicles for well over an hour. More than 700 semis, trucks and other vehicles honked their way through the Queen City as part of the Regina Rally Against the Carbon Tax. Major traffic delays were expected. With […]
An order to reinstate one of two fired employees for engaging in sexual activity while at work will be appealed, the City of Vernon announced on Thursday. Last year, two city employees – a firefighter captain and a dispatcher – were caught on video engaging in a “brief episode of consensual activity” while at work. […]
US President Donald Trump has confirmed he recommended former Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board. Mr Trump told reporters at the White House Mr Cain is undergoing background checks to join America’s central bank. The former pizza chain executive quit the White House race in 2012 amid allegations […]
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) in Norfolk say a live round of ammunition was found lying on the ground at an elementary school in Delhi on Tuesday afternoon. OPP Constable Ed Sanchuk, who describes the round as “old and weathered,” says it was found by kids playing basketball on an outdoor court. Sanchuk praised one of […]
A GTA man who paid a Toronto family lawyer about $200,000 in legal fees says the lawyer later wanted an extra $100,000 as a bonus after his divorce case was settled. Asim Khan told Global News the lawyer, Tilda Roll, initially refused to release the balance of the roughly $1-million settlement until the extra charge […]
The Texas prison system has banned religious chaplains from execution chambers after a Supreme Court ruling. Faith and spiritual advisers may still attend as witnesses, prison officials said, but they will be required to sit in the witness room. America’s highest court last week said the state must grant a condemned prisoner’s request for a […]