A woman in her 50s is in hospital after she was struck by a car early Wednesday morning in Longueuil. Longueuil police say the woman was hit while biking around 2:45 a.m. along the Taschereau Boulevard overpass. The driver of the car did not see the cyclist due to road conditions, according to police. The […]
The TSA has banned a popular souvenir from Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land in both checked bags and carry-ons for looking too much like a weapon ― and it’s not a lightsaber or a blaster. It’s a soda bottle. Nearly everything in Galaxy’s Edge ― currently at Disneyland in California, and opening this […]
LONDON (AP) — One of the many women who have accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse has kept Britain’s Prince Andrew uncomfortably at the center of the ongoing investigation. Virginia Roberts Giuffre, speaking to reporters outside a New York courthouse, said of the British royal that “he knows exactly what he’s done and I hope […]
A white US TV anchor has apologised after saying her black co-host looked liked a gorilla live on air. Alex Housden, a presenter of the KOCO-5 morning news programme in Oklahoma, made the comment to her colleague Jason Hackett as the show played a clip of a baby gorilla, saying the animal “kind of looks […]
President Trump has been pointing the finger at the way California manages its forests as the reason for the deadly wildfires that have swept across the state. During a recent visit, he held up the example of Finland as a country that spends time “raking and cleaning” its forests to reduce the risk of fires. […]
US baseball player Blake Bivens’ wife, one-year-old son and mother-in-law have been found dead at their home in rural Virginia on Tuesday, police say. Bivens’ brother-in-law Matthew Bernard was later arrested and charged him with three counts of first-degree murder. Mr Bernard, 18, was found running naked near the property in Pittsylvania County, officials say. […]
WASHINGTON (AFP) – A television news anchorwoman in the US apologised on-air after comparing her black colleague to a gorilla, NBC News reported on Tuesday (Aug 27). Alex Housden of KOCO 5 News in Oklahoma City made the remark last Thursday during a segment on an ape whose handler was running the local zoo’s Instagram […]
BRAZIL (AP) – Lingering smoke in the Amazon caused concern Tuesday (Aug 27) among Brazilians who say that respiratory problems – particularly among children and the elderly – have increased as fires in the region rage. “The kids are affected the most. They’re coughing a lot,” said Elane Diaz, a nurse in the Rondonia state […]
A female Nasa astronaut has been branded as “controlling” and “not the person I married” by her estranged wife. Anne McClain (40) tipped to become the first woman on the Moon, was accused last week of improperly accessing a bank account she shared with Summer Worden. The incident happened while Ms McClain was serving on […]
Billions of dollars in losses reported as US president accuses China of currency manipulation. Wall Street’s major indexes posted their biggest percentage drop of the year, as China’s devaluation of the yuan sparked fears of further escalation of the US-China trade war, with the US president accusing Beijing of “currency manipulation”. The losses spread to […]