Miller Sanford A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, on Sunday. Reuters A volcano spews lava and smoke as it erupts in Reykjanes Peninsula, Iceland, on Sunday. Reuters A volcano erupted in south-west Iceland on Sunday, with molten lava flows reaching the outskirts of a small fishing town by mid-afternoon, setting … Read more
It’s been an uncharacteristically dreary winter this year in Toronto, almost similar to a “Vancouver kind of a winter” with more overcast days than normal, according to a senior climatologist. Environment Canada’s David Phillips told CTV News Toronto in an interview Sunday that, typically, Toronto would have seen roughly between 190 to 200 hours of … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Nicaraguan government said Sunday it released Bishop Rolando Alvarez and 18 clergy members from jail and handed them over to Vatican authorities. They had been jailed more than a year ago, in most cases, as part of a crackdown on the opposition and church by President Daniel Ortega, who accused … Read more
An aerial view of the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal. Reuters An aerial view of the Gulf of Suez and the Suez Canal. Reuters Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza On a clear day, passengers flying from Jordan and other parts of the Middle East to Europe are treated to a … Read more
The London Stock Exchange. Reuters The London Stock Exchange. Reuters Live updates: Follow the latest news on Israel-Gaza Six members of Palestine Action were arrested at locations in Liverpool, London and Brighton on Sunday, suspected of being part of a plan to disrupt the London Stock Exchange. Police believe the group was planning to cause … Read more
More than three-quarters of child labor violations in the first nine months of 2023 were in food service, with most of those at franchised brands. A McDonald’s in Rutland, Vt., that is operated by Coughlin Inc., a franchisee that was fined more than $100,000 in 2022 for violations of child labor laws at nine stores … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Generations of Americans have held firm to a version of free speech that makes room for even the vilest of views. It’s girded by a belief that the good ideas rise above the bad, that no one should be punished for voicing an idea — except in rare cases where the idea … Read more
Winter storms and cinema closures in North America didn’t dampen the opening weekend for “ Mean Girls.” The Paramount release, adapted from the Broadway musical and the 2004 Tina Fey movie, earned $28 million in its first three days in theaters according to studio estimates Sunday. Not accounting for inflation, that’s more than the $24.4 … Read more
Bench boss Curt Malawsky, who came over from the Calgary Roughnecks this summer, admitted that falling to Calgary in the first meeting between the clubs does “hurt more than other losses” Curt Malawsky signed on with the Vancouver Warriors in mid-July, just three weeks after his contract with the Calgary Roughnecks had run out.Photo by … Read more
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) on Sunday threw his support behind former President Trump, effectively snubbing his state’s own governor, Ron DeSantis for 2024. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Rubio railed against the Biden administration’s record, arguing Trump’s “extraordinary actions” are needed to “fix the disaster” of the country. “When Trump was in WH … Read more