The vote was carried by a 15-to-7 margin and went ahead despite objections from hundreds of Jewish parents and community members A Toronto District School Board sign in front of a high school in Toronto.Photo by FRANK GUNN/THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES Toronto District School Board trustees voted Wednesday to include “anti-Palestinian racism” in their broader … Read more
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington in May. (Susan Walsh / Associated Press) The White House announced Thursday that it will rush delivery of air defense interceptor missiles to Ukraine by redirecting planned shipments to other allied nations, as Washington scrambles to counter increased … Read more
Pedro Murillo jumps into the sea amid the heat in Veracruz, Mexico. (Felix Marquez / Associated Press) When the nursing home in southern Mexico began to bake in the country’s ongoing heat wave, staff cycled their elderly residents through the few cooling options they had. First, some would sit in front of fans buzzing in … Read more
The TSA doesn’t want you to have a blast this summer. Two passengers were busted at the Pittsburgh International Airport on Wednesday when they tried to bring a smoke grenade and an inert explosives grenade aboard their respective flights, according to the TSA. TSA spokesperson Lisa Farbstein said agents first came across a man who … Read more
The school food program will largely rely on existing organizations that already feed kids, and it’s aimed at eliminating stigma. Families, Children and Social Development Minister Jenna Sudds arrives at a cabinet meeting on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 28, 2024.Photo by Sean Kilpatrick /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — Families Minister Jenna Sudds … Read more
Irvine police detectives arrested Marcus Allen Corner, 37, of Monrovia, on suspicion of committing numerous residential burglaries in Irvine. (Irvine Police Dept.) A man posing as a food delivery driver was arrested this week on suspicion of committing a string of residential burglaries in Irvine, police said. Monrovia resident Marcus Allen Corner, 37, was arrested … Read more
The migrant gangbanger charged in the brutal rape and murder of mother of five Rachel Morin is being shipped back to Maryland to face murder charges in the vicious slaying. Victor Martinez Hernandez, a 23-year-old El Salvadoran national, has been held in an Oklahoma jail since he was nabbed there on June 14 – but … Read more
Tattoo artist Eric Reyna works on a back piece for his friend, Miguel Rodriguez, that features the graffiti-covered Oceanwide Plaza. (Courtesy of Eric Reyna and Miguel Rodriguez) When Miguel Rodriguez approached his tattoo artist friend with an idea for an Los Angeles-themed back piece, the artist was intrigued and a little wary. Rodriguez, 45, proposed … Read more
The overwhelming majority of New Yorkers believe the ongoing migrant crisis is a serious concern — and more than half fear the Empire State is heading in the “wrong direction,” according to a poll released Thursday. The sobering statewide survey, conducted by Siena College, found that 83% of registered voters said they believed the influx … Read more
Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao is shown at a news conference announcing that the 2025 NBA All-Star Game will be played at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2023. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press) FBI agents conducted a search of a home owned by Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday, according to the … Read more
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