WASHINGTON (AFP) – The global economy is at a “delicate juncture” which requires central banks to maintain stimulus and governments to resolve trade disputes quickly, the International Monetary Fund warned on Wednesday (June 5). “The immediate priority is to resolve the current trade tensions,” IMF chief Christine Lagarde urged in a blog post aimed at […]
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (NYTIMES) – Scot Peterson, the former sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, made his first court appearance on Wednesday (June 5) on charges connected with failing to protect students during the mass shooting there on Feb 14, 2018. He appeared for a bond […]
Good morning. (Here’s the sign-up, if you don’t already get California Today by email.) The grim stats from around California have piled up in recent weeks: In Alameda County, the number of homeless residents jumped 43 percent over the past two years. In Orange County, that number was 42 percent. Kern County volunteers surveying the […]
Beverly Hills has become the first US city to almost completely outlaw the sale of tobacco. The California city’s council unanimously voted to stub out sales of cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and other tobacco products. The ban covers petrol stations and pharmacies, as well as convenience and grocery stores. It will come into force in 2021. […]
Three black bear cubs arrived at Living Sky Rehabilitation in Saskatoon on Monday morning. Related Cute alert: Orphaned baby beaver thrives in Calgary care Oliver, B.C., man calls for power pole safety upgrades after 2 baby owls electrocuted The cubs were found on the Coté First Nation after their mother was shot and are temporarily making […]
OTTAWA – The federal government is pledging to spend $15 million to save a tree-planting program in Ontario. A spokesperson for Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says the money, which comes from Ottawa’s low-carbon economy fund, will help the non-profit Forests Ontario reach its goal of planting 50 million trees by 2025. Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive […]
The RCMP is looking into whether war crimes laws can be used to prosecute Canadians detained in Syria over their alleged involvement in the so-called Islamic State, Global News has learned. National security investigators are exploring not only whether terrorism charges are warranted, but also whether the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act could […]
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Golden State Warriors will be short-handed for Game 3 of the NBA Finals against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Tuesday forward Kevon Looney (costal cartilage fracture) will be out for the rest of the series after being hurt in Game 2. Star Kevin Durant (calf), who […]
The leader of an international religious organisation is being held in the US on charges of human trafficking, child rape and other felonies. Naasón Joaquín García, who heads La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World), was arrested after arriving at Los Angeles airport, California prosecutors said. Mr García, known as “the Apostle” among […]
Prosecutors say the Florida deputy who failed to confront a gunman during last year’s Parkland massacre has been arrested on 11 charges. State Attorney Mike Satz announced that 56-year-old Scot Peterson faces child neglect, culpable negligence and perjury charges. The charges carry a combined prison sentence of nearly 100 years, he added. Peterson, then a […]