One of the three police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor has sued Ms. Taylor’s boyfriend for assault and battery, the latest development in a case that electrified this year’s widespread protests for racial justice. In a court document filed on Thursday, counsel for the officer, Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, said he should […]
At one New York City hospital, coronavirus patients began arriving a few weeks ago from Brooklyn neighborhoods and nearby suburbs that have seen a resurgence of the virus. But in contrast to March and April — when so many seriously ill New Yorkers flooded into the hospital, Mount Sinai, that a field hospital was erected […]
Good morning. The Blue Ridge and Silverado Fires that began this week in Orange County caused tens of thousands of residents to flee their homes and gravely injured two firefighters. Evacuation orders were lifted on Thursday and the blazes are both over 30 percent contained, according to CalFire. Vote centers will be open for in-person […]
Just when you thought 2020 couldn’t get any darker, the end of daylight time this weekend will make dusk come one hour earlier. Much of Canada is set to turn back the clocks at 2 a.m. on Sunday, giving people an extra hour of sleep in exchange for darker evenings as winter sets in. The […]
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden pledged not to use the threat of cutting US troop levels in South Korea as a bargaining chip, after the Trump administration demanded Seoul pay far more for American protection. Mr Biden said if he wins the US election next week, he won’t be “extorting Seoul with […]
Opposition parties and long-term care advocates said Thursday that Ottawa needs to stop delaying action to help fix the country’s troubled nursing and retirement homes. COVID-19 infections haven’t been as widespread in long-term care residences as they were in the spring but the number of outbreaks continues to grow. More than 100 residences are reporting […]
Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh on Wednesday corrected an error in an opinion he issued as part of a Supreme Court ruling that barred Wisconsin from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The opinion, issued on Monday, alarmed Democrats, not just because of its implications for the results of the election in Wisconsin, a […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking with the European Union’s two top political leaders Thursday and they are expected to discuss their shared commitment to international co-operation and what that means ahead of Tuesday’s U.S presidential election. Thursday’s three-way video conference between Trudeau, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Charles Michel, the European […]
On a recent morning in Staten Island, the quiet at Clove Lakes Health Care and Rehabilitation Center was unsettling. Employees in sanitary gowns and face masks moved through a brightly decorated front area devoid of residents or chatter. Six months ago, the nursing home was one of the deadliest places in the city, with 40 […]
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (REUTERS) – Democrat Joe Biden would immediately consult with America’s main allies before deciding on the future of US tariffs on China, seeking “collective leverage” to strengthen his hand against Beijing if he is elected president, Mr Biden top advisers said on Wednesday (Oct 28). In an interview with Reuters six days before […]