Quebec government quietly loosened its approach to drug possession over a year ago

In April 2023, the province recommended that simple possession cases should only be prosecuted when there is a public safety risk. A safe injection kit.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette files The Quebec government has quietly relaxed its approach to people caught with small quantities of illegal drugs, following a federal law intended to divert … Read more

Ex-cop who shot sergeant sues Virginia police department over claims superior sexually harassed him for years

An ex-cop who shot his sergeant last year is suing his former Virginia police department, claiming he fired at his superior in self-defense when the man sexually assaulted him. Ex-James City County cop Michael Rusk accused the county and its police department of failing to stop years of alleged sexual harassment by Sgt. Christopher Gibson … Read more

Biden: Trump would believe in climate change if he visited Vegas ‘in his bare feet’

President Biden claimed Tuesday that former President Donald Trump would believe in climate change if he visited Las Vegas “in his bare feet.” The 81-year-old president made the odd and seemingly ad-libbed musing during an economy-focused speech. “Trump says he doesn’t believe climate change is real. Maybe he should step out here in Vegas where … Read more

Democratic Socialist, staunch Israel critic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani eying run for NYC mayor

Democratic Socialist Queens Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani — a staunch critic of Israel — is eyeing a run for mayor, sources said Tuesday. The state legislator — first elected in 2020  to represent Astoria — has spoken to people involved in the Democratic Party as well as within the Democratic Socialists of America, one source briefed said. … Read more

Trump says ‘I’m for TikTok’ as potential US ban looms

WASHINGTON — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he supports TikTok even as a potential ban looms if Chinese-parent company ByteDance fails to divest the short video app’s US assets. “I’m for TikTok because you need competition. If you don’t have TikTok, you have Facebook and Instagram,” Trump told Bloomberg BusinessWeek in an interview posted … Read more

Widow of hero firefighter Corey Comperatore killed at Trump rally shooting reveals ex-prez called her: ‘He was very kind’

The grieving widow of the hero firefighter killed during a failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump said the former president called her Tuesday to offer his condolences. “He was very kind and said he would continue to call me in the days and weeks ahead,” Helen Comperatore wrote of Trump on her private Facebook page. … Read more

Israeli strikes in southern, central Gaza kill more than 60 Palestinians, including in ’safe zone’

A Palestinian woman surveys the damage to a house following Israeli bombardment at the al-Maghazi Palestinian refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group.Photo by EYAD BABA /AFP via Getty Images DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed … Read more

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