While it was already on death row, Hudson’s Bay Company’s presence in downtown Winnipeg, ended with unexpected abruptness. After announcing that its much diminished former flagship outlet would be shut in February, the retailer permanently locked the doors of the 600,000 square foot store at the end of November. Less than two weeks later, a […]
Donald Trump faced humiliation after senators blocked his attempt to scrap an upcoming defense bill – the first such instance of him being overridden as president. The president’s attempt to veto the $740billion defense bill was overturned by Friday’s senate vote, which saw 81 senators vote in favor of keeping the bill, and just 13 […]
Several police officers stood by for several minutes without offering any first aid to a dying man after he was shot by another officer, bodycam footage has revealed. The video from officers in Columbus, Ohio, appears to show that 47-year-old Andre Hill, who is black, was still alive on the floor of a garage after […]
A deer spent six months with a brightly-colored hammock stuck to its antlers, until rescuers were finally able to remove the cords from his head. The unfortunate buck was first spotted in Lake Natoma, California earlier this summer, with locals concerned his headgear was causing him discomfort. Officers from California’s Department of Fish and Wildlife […]
BEDFORD CORNERS, N.Y. — Diana Heimann is the kind of person who traps mice in her farmhouse and releases them into nature preserves. The kind of person who kept Silkie chickens in her living room and their eggs in the cup holders of her car. She’s not the kind of person who loses a llama. […]
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Minneapolis on Thursday released body-camera video from a traffic stop one night earlier that ended with a man shot dead, an extraordinarily quick move aimed at stemming public anger over the city’s first police-involved death since George Floyd died while being restrained by officers in May. The confrontation happened about […]
Every December since 2017, Ada Rojas has guided women through the process of memorializing their New Year’s resolutions on a vision board, a collage that reflects their goals and helps keep them on track. But this time around, Ms. Rojas is not holding the workshop Good Vibes & Chill until February. She thinks people need […]
WASHINGTON (NYTIMES) – Senator Ben Sasse on Thursday (Dec 31) condemned a drive by his Republican colleagues in Congress to challenge the results of the 2020 election, rebuking the effort as a “dangerous ploy” led by lawmakers who are “playing with fire”. In a blistering open letter to his constituents, Mr Sasse of Nebraska became […]
MIAMI (AFP) – The lines are endless and hospital telephones are ringing off the hook since coronavirus vaccines became available this week for the elderly in retiree-rich Florida. The state government gave the green light Monday (Dec 28) for inoculating those aged 65 and above – a group that makes up nearly 20 percent of […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Immigrants in the United States await Joe Biden’s presidency with a mix of hope and wariness – he spells relief after four years of tough restrictions under Donald Trump, but he served as vice president under Barack Obama, whom many referred to as “the deporter in chief”. On the surface, Biden is […]