Murray Wood: Self-defence is a legitimate legal defence in home invasion
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No signs Pope Francis considering resignation after critical diagnosis
There's no sign that Pope Francis is considering resigning one week after being admitted to hospital with pneumonia and a complex respiratory infection. The Vatican says the 88-year-old pontiff marked...
Feb 23, 2025 Candles and a photo of Pope Francis are seen in front of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, in Rome, Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025, where the Pontiff is hospitalized since Friday, Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Top Russian and U.S officials will hold talks on ending Ukraine war without Kyiv
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries' top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, officia...
Feb 17, 2025 U.S. Vice-President JD Vance, second right, and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, third right, meet with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, third left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Feb. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
Trump moves with dizzying speed on his to-do list, but there are warning signs
WASHINGTON (AP) - As U.S. President Donald Trump approaches the first-month mark in his second term, he has moved with dizzying speed and blunt force to reorder American social and political norms and...
Feb 15, 2025 President Donald Trump takes the oath of office during the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
TikTok returns for U.S. users after Trump's executive order promise
NEW YORK (AP) - TikTok said on Sunday it was restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a federal ban that President-elect Donald...
Jan 19, 2025 The company that runs TikTok said in a post on X that Trump's post had provided 'the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans.' (Canadian Press)
First Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...
Jul 02, 2024 Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas said in a statement Tuesday that Biden should “make the painful and difficult decision to withdraw.” (The Associated Press)
Ida weakens as rescues begin and damage checked in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Hurricane Ida became a tropical storm as its top winds slowed over Mississippi on Monday, while across southeast Louisiana residents waited for daylight to be rescued from floodwate...
Aug 30, 2021 (The Associated Press/Eric Gay)
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigning over sexual harassment
NEW YORK (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced his resignation Tuesday over a barrage of sexual harassment allegations in a fall from grace a year after he was widely hailed nationally for his detailed d...
Aug 10, 2021
Woman unaware she had $39M lottery ticket in purse for weeks
BERLIN (AP) - Lottery officials say a woman in Germany carried a winning ticket in her purse for weeks without realizing it was worth about 33 million euros ($39 million). Lotto Bayern said Wednesday ...
Jul 28, 2021
Rescuers race to prevent more death from European floods
BERLIN - In one flooded German town, the ground collapsed under family homes. In another, floodwaters swept through an assisted living centre, killing 12. Rescue workers across Germany and Belgium rus...
Jul 16, 2021
Racist abuse targets three English players who missed penalties
LONDON (AP) - Three Black players who missed penalty kicks for England in the decisive European Championship shootout against Italy on Sunday night were subjected to racist abuse online, prompting the...
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