Truck kills one, barely misses Wasserman Schultz at Florida Pride event
Wilton Manors Commissioner Chris Caputo wrote on Twitter that it "seems increasingly probable it was an accident". To my knowledge, this was not an attack on the LGBTQ community. Trantalis said it was "hardly an accident". She said the FBI is al... More..
Senate passes bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday
Johnson noted that he has supported resolutions recognizing the significance of Juneteenth , but he was concerned the new holiday would give federal employees another day off at a cost of about $600 million ...More..
Second dose of Covid vaccine not needed for people already infected
Immunized Albertans still have to enter to win a prize in the province's vaccine lottery, the premier clarified Monday afternoon. Beginning today, anyone that received their first dose of a vaccine before M...More..
How To Prevent Future Pandemics: G7 Leaders To Sign Landmark Declaration
Arriving at the Carbis Bay venue for the G7 summit , German Chancellor Angela Merkel says she hopes the gathering will lead to a "very good outcome", particularly on the issues of the access to vaccines for ...More..
Joe Biden: US President addresses troops at RAF Mildenhall
Sixty-seven percent of the 16 publics said the United States is a "very" or "somewhat" reliable partner with 57 percent saying they expected relations to remain the same and 39 percent saying they expected th...More..
Biden revokes and replaces Trump actions targeting TikTok and WeChat
In addition, Trump issued a series of Executive Orders that attempted to block these apps from being listed in U.S. app stores. Former President Donald Trump signed executive orders past year to ban t...More..
French President Emmanuel Macron slapped slapped by man in crowd
The president meanwhile is rushed away. The incident was caught on camera as a bearded man wearing glasses and a face mask slapping the president hard on his left cheek. Visibly fuming, she said later that wh...More..
COVID-19: Hospital admissions 'broadly flat' despite Indian variant, says Hancock
Hancock said it was important that people receive both doses of COVID-19 vaccines as the data showed this could protect effectively against the delta variant. Britain's swift vaccine rollout had weakened, but...More..
Ontario to keep schools closed for in-person learning until autumn
The comfort of a nice and refreshing meal either indoor or outdoor is still restricted until at least June 14 . Weddings, funerals and other religious services can have a maximum of ten people, and most indo...More..
Large Iran naval ship sinks after fire in Gulf of Oman
Kharg had been on a "training, intelligence and combat mission" in worldwide waters along with Alborz, an Alvand-class frigate, according to a statement from the naval force of the regular Iranian army May 9...More..
Naomi Osaka fined $15K for media boycott, could face tournament defaults
Osaka , a four-time Grand Slam title victor and sport's highest-earning female athlete, was sanctioned for refusing to hold a press conference after her opening 6-4, 7-6 (7/4) victory over Romanian world numb...More..
Biden order to review COVID-19 origin revives conspiracy theories
On Thursday morning Foreign Minister Marise Payne welcomed President Biden's move to increase investigations but said: 'I do note the report saying that [the virus leaked from the lab] is contested within the...More..
Eight killed in San Jose shooting
Two law enforcement officials identified the suspect as 57-year-old Sam Cassidy. The other victims of the shooting were identified as Paul Delacruz Megia (42), Adrian Balleza (29), Jose Dejesus Hernandez (35)...More..
Woman fired over 'racist' Central Park confrontation sues former employer
Amy Cooper was sacked from her job amid the fallout of her Central Park confrontation. Cooper's May 25, 2020 dispute with the bird-watcher Christian Cooper , who is not related to her , drew wide atten...More..
Restrictions back as new COVID outbreak hits Melbourne
The four cases, including a pre-school child, came from one extended family in two households in a northern suburb of Melbourne. Asked on ABC Radio Melbourne by Raf Epstein if he was concerned about the incre...More..
India Covid deaths cross 300,000 as Japan ramps up vaccinations
The death toll climbed to 3,03,720 with 4,454 daily deaths, according to the Union Health Ministry. The total number of COVID-19 cases in India now stands at 2,62,89,290 with total 2,30,70,365 discharges. As ...More..
Belarus forces Ryanair flight FR4978 to land in Minsk
Monday's European Union summit in Brussels was pre-planned, but Michel's spokesman Barend Leyts confirmed that the Belarus question would come up and "that possible sanctions will be discussed at this occasion"...More..
DR Congo plans to evacuate city as volcano erupts
I think that the lava is going towards the city center. Fire and strong fumes emanated from the blackish molten rock as it swallowed up houses, heading towards Goma airport on the shores of Lake Kivu. "We arr...More..
Year-old boy killed in California in suspected road rage shooting
The incident occurred around 8 a.m., while the child's mother was driving her son to school along the 55 freeway. "Investigators are giving the mom a little bit of time before starting to interview her" about...More..
Malaysia receives 1.06 million more doses of Covid-19 vaccine
Fewer than 2% of Africans had received a dose, Moeti said , compared with 80% in some richer countries. But updated figures from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick have added almost 300,000 people to that tal...More..
Outdoor visits allowed starting Saturday at Ontario long-term care homes
Beginning this Saturday, some outdoor recreation can resume including golf, tennis and soccer with restrictions. This includes allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people, outdoor dining with up to four peop...More..
Ocasio-Cortez Raises Security Concerns After Confrontation With Controversial Congresswoman
During a February 2019 visit to congressional offices at the US Capitol with associates who include a man who would later enter the Capitol during the January 6 insurrection, Greene - then a conservative ac...More..
Stay-at-home order extended 2 weeks provincewide until June 2
He says Ontario is trending in the right direction as far as case numbers but the province can't rush to reopen. On Tuesday, Ontario's chief medical officer of health said that in recent days, the province ha...More..
Texas officials move forward on requesting posthumous pardon for George Floyd
Floyd's death after he was handcuffed on a Minneapolis street with Chauvin's knee on his neck for more than nine minutes prompted massive protests against racism and police brutality in many us cities and...More..
More than 4,000 Indians die of Covid-19 for second straight day
The B.1.617 variant of SARS-CoV2 or the "Indian strain", feared to be contributing to a surge in cases in India, was designated as a "variant of concern" by WHO. The WHO insisted though that it was far too ea...More..
Can Joe Biden afford to stay out of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
It's obvious that talks are needed to calm things down, but engagement between the two sides is virtually nil. This is the heaviest offensive between Israel and Hamas since a 2014 war in Gaza and has prompted...More..
France's outdoor cafés, restaurants to reopen May 19, health minister confirms
According to latest BCCDC data for the week ending May 1, 80 per cent of all screened samples were variants of concern, so variants have now taken over from the original virus that circulated past year. Seven...More..
One man dead after shooting at Vancouver International Airport
An SUV with at least two people inside was seen leaving the scene. No officers were injured in the incident, according to RCMP. Soon after the shooting, a vehicle was found burning in Surrey, at that point ...More..
Chinese Rocket Segment Re-Enters Earth, Disintegrates Over Indian Ocean
The debris from an out-of-control Chinese rocket has broken through Earth's atmosphere over the Indian Ocean. The debris is in freefall and is likely to enter Earth's atmosphere in the early hours of Sund...More..
Palestinians hurt in Al-Aqsa clashes with police, say medics
Israeli police in riot gear confronted crowds of Muslim worshippers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites. Throughout the night large groups of protesters could be seen hurling rocks as Israel...More..