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Utah officials deny clemency for man set to be executed for 1998 killing of his girlfriend’s mother

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah officials denied clemency Friday to a man who is set to be executed for the stabbing death of his girlfriend’s mother in 1998.

2024-07-26T22:15:24Z

FBI says bullet struck Trump's ear during assassination attempt

The FBI provided an update in its probe of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump saying a bullet struck his ear.

2024-07-26T17:24:47Z

Trump plans to return to Butler, Pennsylvania, to honor slain supporter and those injured during assassination attempt

Donald Trump plans to return to the place of his attempted assassination for a rally to honor slain supporter Corey Comperatore and those injured in the shooting.

2024-07-26T21:54:21Z

Arizona judge rejects wording for state abortion ballot measure. Republicans to appeal

PHOENIX (AP) — A judge on Friday rejected an effort by GOP lawmakers to use the term “unborn human being” to refer to a fetus in the pamphlet that Arizona voters would use to weigh a ballot measure that would expand abortion access in the state.

2024-07-27T01:10:57Z

Tigers are disappearing from Southeast Asia. A forest in Thailand is offering new hope

In Thailand’s Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM), tiger numbers tripled over a 15-year period thanks to sustained conservation efforts.

2024-07-27T02:55:23Z

Jasper wildfire, a rate cut, Earth’s hottest days. This week’s big stories

Joe Biden announced he will not run for re-election as U.S. president, the Bank of Canada announced a rate cut and a wildfire has devastated the town of Jasper, Alta.

2024-07-26T16:19:58Z

Canada men's soccer team attempted drone spying at Copa America, Canada Soccer CEO says

The CEO of Canada Soccer says the men's national soccer team "attempted drone usage" during the Copa America tournament that wrapped up earlier this month.

2024-07-26T14:18:21Z

UN body that regulates ocean floor prepares for election amid debate over deep-sea mining

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.N. body that regulates deep international waters is preparing to elect its next leader, a crucial position as it faces pressure to either ban, approve or place a moratorium on seabed mining.

2024-07-26T22:05:24Z

Grappling with maritime disputes and Myanmar crisis, ASEAN top diplomat meetings joined by US, China

VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Top diplomats from Southeast Asia convened Saturday in the Laotian capital with their powerful dialogue partners in the last of the three-day regional talks that have grappled with tensions over territorial claims in the South China Sea, escalating fighting in Myanmar, and regional rivalry.

2024-07-27T02:21:18Z

Former FBI official Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ

Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok reached a $1.2 million settlement with DOJ over claims that it violated his privacy in releasing text messages with another former employee regarding Donald Trump.

2024-07-26T23:01:23Z

Harris’ blitz to define herself as Trump’s team races to beat her to it

Trump calls her a "radical-left lunatic" while she calls herself a prosecutor.

2024-07-26T21:00:21Z

'Leopard-spotted' rock may be a sign of ancient life on Mars

This is the most puzzling, complex, and potentially important rock yet investigated by NASA's Perseverance rover.

2024-07-26T20:14:02Z

Jon Stewart pushes VA to cover troops sickened by uranium after 9/11. Again, they are told to wait

WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart and troops sickened by uranium ended a meeting Friday at the Department of Veterans Affairs angry that once again they have been told they will have to wait to see whether the VA will connect their illnesses to the toxic base where they were deployed shortly after 9/11.

2024-07-27T00:21:00Z

Record-breaking Zoom supporting Harris mobilizes white female voters

Following the success of a virtual call to mobilize Black women voters for Kamala Harris, a similar event with more than 160,000 attendees was held on Thursday aimed at white women, and appeared to break records. White women will be a key demographic for the Democrats to win over this election. The presidential campaign of Harris, who would become America’s first female president if she were to win for the Democrats in November, and would become...

2024-07-26T18:01:23Z

Jewish National Fund is taking the CRA to court over plan to revoke its charitable status

The Jewish National Fund of Canada (JNF) is taking the minister of national revenue to court, arguing a decision to revoke its charitable status was "flawed and fundamentally unfair."

2024-07-26T20:15:05Z

Two former FBI officials settle lawsuits with Justice Department over leaked text messages

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two former FBI officials settled lawsuits with the Justice Department on Friday, resolving claims that their privacy rights were violated when the department leaked to the news media text messages that they had sent one another that disparaged former President Donald Trump.

2024-07-26T22:55:36Z

US operation to capture Sinaloa cartel leaders had the help of one of the captured men: a son of ‘El Chapo,’ official says

An alleged Mexican drug kingpin suspected of flooding the United States with deadly fentanyl and who evaded authorities for decades is in US custody after he was apparently lured across the border by federal agents with another alleged leader of his cartel who was helping with his capture, according to a US law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.

2024-07-26T14:08:08Z

Scores of wildfires are scorching swaths of the US and Canada. Here's the latest on some of them

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structures. Air quality advisorie s and alerts have been issued in some affected areas.

2024-07-26T18:14:45Z

OPSEU officially endorses boycott of Israel, upsetting Jewish union members

Jewish members of an Ontario public sector labour union say they feel betrayed after leadership ratified a resolution supporting a contentious worldwide anti-Israel movement. Last month, the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) executive adopted a motion in support of the BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) campaign that is designed to isolate and punish Israel in support of Palestinians. National Post has obtained a copy of the...

2024-07-26T19:16:10Z

‘Metal fibres’ may be in these multivitamins, supplements: Health Canada

Health Canada is recalling multiple brands of multivitamins and supplements due to concerns the products may contain harmful metal fibres.

2024-07-26T22:20:58Z

Typhoon Gaemi weakens to a tropical storm as it moves inland carrying rain toward central China

BEIJING (AP) — Tropical storm Gaemi brought rain to central China on Saturday as it moved inland after making landfall at typhoon strength on the country's east coast Thursday night.

2024-07-26T08:58:17Z

Key Pakistani Islamist party begins sit-in to protest increase in electricity bills

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Hundreds of supporters of a key Islamist party began a sit-in protest in the garrison city of Rawalpindi late Friday after authorities detained dozens to prevent them from holding the rally in Pakistan's neighboring capital, citing security reasons, officials said.

2024-07-27T00:20:56Z

'Make Bitcoin Great Again': Specter of Trump — and absence of Harris — hangs over annual crypto gathering

NASHVILLE — Charlene Brown arrived at the first full day of Bitcoin 2024 at the Music City Center convention complex with two signs in hand: “Orange Man Good” and “Bitcoin Don.”

2024-07-26T22:39:20Z

2024 Olympics: How many medals Team Canada has clinched in Paris

The 2024 Summer Olympics have descended on Paris, France, and Team Canada is looking to dominate the podium. See how many medals Canada — and other countries — have.

2024-07-25T10:14:59Z

2024-07-26T11:37:51Z

Wreckage of schooner that sank in 1893 found in Lake Michigan

Shipwreck hunters with the Wisconsin Underwater Archaeology Association have discovered the wreckage of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan 131 years ago. A team of marine archaeologists located the Margaret A Muir – a 130-foot, three-masted schooner built in 1872 – in 50ft-deep waters off the coast of Algoma, Wisconsin, on 12 May. The association is now working to nominate the site for the National Register of Historic Places, where it would...

2024-07-26T23:01:44Z

2024-07-26T11:07:35Z

Senate report calls for Canada to compel Catholic entities to release residential school records

In its 11 recommendations, report urges the Canadian government to compel Catholic entities, as well as some government agencies, to release records to the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation.

2024-07-26T06:07:37Z

Damages to college athletes to range from a few dollars to more than a million under settlement

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters.

2024-07-26T21:15:50Z

Wildfire that roared into Jasper was a wall of fast-moving flame, says fire official

One of two wildfires threatening the historic resort town raged into Jasper Wednesday, consuming homes and businesses in a wall of flame.

2024-07-25T12:03:56Z

Netanyahu meets with Trump at Mar-a-Lago, offering measured optimism on a Gaza cease-fire

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu worked to mend ties with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday and offered measured optimism about progress toward a cease-fire deal for Gaza as he neared the end of a contentious U.S. visit that put on display the growing American divisions over support for the Israeli-Hamas war.

2024-07-26T04:07:28Z

Powerful cartel leader 'El Mayo’ Zambada was lured onto airplane before arrest in US, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who eluded authorities for decades was duped into flying into the U.S., where he was arrested alongside a son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, according to a U.S. law enforcement official familiar with the matter.

2024-07-26T16:14:26Z

A federal court approves new Michigan state Senate seats for Detroit-area districts

Lansing (AP) — Federal judges gave final approval to a new map of Michigan state Legislature boundaries, concluding a case in which the court previously found that several Detroit-area districts' maps were illegally influenced by race.

2024-07-26T22:45:38Z

Health Canada says some take-home naloxone kits may contain incorrect info

Health Canada says some naloxone take-home kits may contain instructional cards that provide the incorrect dosing information for a potential second dose.

2024-07-26T20:20:41Z

2024-07-14T23:08:23Z

California's largest wildfire explodes in size as fires rage across US West

California's largest active fire exploded in size on Friday evening, growing rapidly amid bone-dry fuel and threatening thousands of homes as firefighters scrambled to meet the danger.

2024-07-26T12:19:05Z

Ontario police officer shot colleague 10 times in violent dispute in 2018. Both walk away conviction free

Det.-Sgt. Shane Donovan, who was with the Niagara Regional Police Service, was acquitted this spring of perjury — the last charge linked to the six-year saga with Const. Nathan Parker that involved multiple police agencies, investigations and trials.

2024-07-25T12:04:43Z

US may 'calibrate' Venezuela sanctions policy post-election, officials say

By Matt Spetalnick and Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration will "calibrate" its sanctions policy towards Venezuela depending on how the high-stakes election unfolds in the OPEC nation on Sunday, U.S. officials said, signaling that Washington could ease punitive measures if President Nicolas Maduro holds a fair vote. But the U.S. also put Maduro on notice that if he

2024-07-27T01:51:06Z

Government to pay former FBI officials $2 million in settlements over release of anti-Trump texts

Ex-FBI officials Peter Strzok and Lisa Page reached settlements with the Justice Department that will see the government paying out a total of $2 million in their lawsuits over the department’s 2018 release of their text messages.

2024-07-26T22:39:29Z

Scotiabank resolves ‘technical issue’ that left customers without paycheques

In a statement to Global News, a spokesperson for Scotiabank said that "any fees incurred as a result of this error will be refunded."

2024-07-26T15:19:48Z

Election 2024 updates: Obama endorses Harris

President Joe Biden on Wednesday gave a primetime Oval Office address aimed at explaining why he dropped out of the race and at passing the torch to Kamala Harris.

2024-07-21T18:45:14Z

Russia’s economy is struggling from sanctions, western officials say. Here’s why

High inflation, rising interest rates and labour shortages are undermining Moscow's claims of a strong economy, western officials say.

2024-07-26T17:50:17Z

What we know about the governor’s order to clear homeless encampments in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order on Thursday directing officials of the state with the largest homeless population in the nation to start removing homeless encampments was met with outrage from homeless advocates and elected officials.

2024-07-26T09:37:27Z

Homeless people say they will likely return to sites if California clears them under Newsom's order

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Three years ago, Joel Hernandez built a small wooden shack under the 405 freeway cutting through Los Angeles.

2024-07-27T00:41:16Z

Why Venezuela's presidential election should matter to the rest of the world

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The future of Venezuela is on the line. Voters will decide Sunday whether to reelect President Nicolas Maduro, whose 11 years in office have been beset by crisis, or allow the opposition a chance to deliver on a promise to undo the ruling party's policies that caused economic collapse and forced millions to emigrate.

2024-07-26T04:17:36Z

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ: Lawyers

Former FBI agent Peter Strzok reaches $1.2 million settlement with DOJ, his lawyers said.

2024-07-26T21:45:27Z

Zoom calls for Harris bring funds, excitement from celebrities and supporters

Less than a week after Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign, supporters are gathering online in massive video calls.

2024-07-26T21:00:30Z

ABC News still ‘full steam ahead’ with presidential debate, despite Trump backing off commitment

ABC News is continuing preparations for an upcoming presidential debate, despite former President Donald Trump saying he won’t consider participating in a debate until the Democratic Party formally chooses its nominee.

2024-07-26T20:39:08Z

Vegas man charged with threats to officials including judge, prosecutor in Trump hush money trial

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas man has been charged with threatening to injure and kill government officials in three states and the District of Columbia, including the New York judge and prosecutor who handled former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial, according to federal officials and court records.

2024-07-26T21:30:24Z

FBI says Trump was indeed struck by bullet during assassination attempt

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly two weeks after Donald Trump’s near assassination, the FBI confirmed Friday that it was indeed a bullet that struck the former president’s ear, moving to clear up conflicting accounts about what caused the former president’s injuries after a gunman opened fire at a Pennsylvania rally.

2024-07-26T23:06:01Z