North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks at the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang on Monday. (Korean Central News Agency / Korea News Service) North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country would no longer pursue reconciliation with South Korea and called for rewriting the North’s constitution to eliminate the idea of shared statehood … Read more
Washington state has asked a judge to block a proposed $25 billion merger between two of America’s largest grocery chains, Kroger and Albertsons, claiming the new entity would harm customers and raise prices. A lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court on Monday seeks to block the proposed Kroger-Albertsons merger, calling it “presumptively unlawful” and … Read more
Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Roma coach. Reuters Jose Mourinho has been sacked as Roma coach. Reuters Jose Mourinho was removed as Roma manager “with immediate effect” on Tuesday, ending a turbulent time at the Serie A club for the veteran coach. The decision came two days after a 3-1 defeat at AC Milan … Read more
‘Actively resisting by biting and spitting’: RCMP say the passenger was apprehended under the Mental Health Act Richmond RCMP say officers had to put a spit hood on the head of an “aggressive” airline passenger who tried to bite officers after allegedly attacking a travel companion. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ … Read more
Lauren McFarland, 30, had just returned from a holiday to the Himalayas and Everest Base Camp (Picture: Cumbria Constabulary/SWNS) A family has paid tribute to their ‘beautiful, caring and confident’ daughter who died in a car crash. Lauren McFarland, 30, was pronounced dead after the Fiat Punto she was driving crashed into an ambulance on the … Read more
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, left, chats with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. (Stefan Wermuth / Pool Photo) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky huddled with corporate executives and world leaders in a frenzied first full day of the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in the … Read more
UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland says a lot of stuff, running the gamut from setting guidelines for off-limits trash talk topics to violating virtually every one of said limits in profane and insensitive ways. In one of his more off-kilter media interactions, Strickland told reporters in 2021 that he “would love nothing more than to … Read more
Sask. fire marshal says barn fires are not uncommon due to presence of combustible materials, but they can be catastrophic to hog operations. Saskatchewan Fire Marshal Wayne Rodger, previously with the Saskatoon Fire Department, said 2020 amendments to the National Building Code were intended to help mitigate issues with electrical and mechanical systems to prevent fire … Read more
Carrie Underwood‘s sprawling 400-acre ranch just got a makeover, and her children had front row seats to the transformation. The American Idol alum shares her two sons Jacob, four, and Isaiah, eight, with her husband, Mike Fisher, but rarely shares photos of them. So, when she posted a snapshot of her youngest from inside her family home … Read more
Most Iowans, about 7 in 10, said they knew all along that they would support former President Trump in Monday’s caucuses, according to the Associated Press’s VoteCast poll. The survey’s results demonstrate Trump’s commanding grip on the Republican Party, in a state where he won more than half of the support on Monday night. Almost … Read more