Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Venezuela says it's releasing a 'significant number' of prisoners as gesture to 'seek peace'
GUATIRE, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuela is releasing a "significant number" of citizens and foreigners from its prisons in a decision that the head of the country's legislature described Thursday as a ges...
Jan 08, 2026

Argonauts head coach Mike Miller unveils his 2026 coaching staff
TORONTO - Mike Miller and Chris Miller are together again. Chris Miller will serve as the Toronto Argonauts quarterback coach under new head coach Mike Miller, the CFL club announced Thursday. The two...
Jan 08, 2026

Judge disqualifies federal prosecutor in investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A judge disqualified a Trump administration federal prosecutor from overseeing investigations into New York Attorney General Letitia James, ruling Thursday that he is not lawfully ...
Jan 08, 2026

Senate advances resolution to limit Trump's war powers after Venezuela raid
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump's ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela, sounding a note of disapproval for his expan...
Jan 08, 2026

Samantha Chang signs with AFC Toronto, the team she helped beat in the NSL final
TORONTO - Midfielder Samantha Chang, who captained the Vancouver Rise to the inaugural Northern Super League title in November, is joining the AFC Toronto team she helped beat in the final. It's a hom...
Jan 08, 2026

Supreme Court to hear challenge of law allowing Ontario Place redevelopment
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal from a coalition challenging the constitutionality of legislation that opens the door to major changes at Ontario Place. The urban park on the ...
Jan 08, 2026

Anger and outrage spills onto Minneapolis streets after ICE officer's fatal shooting of Renee Good
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets Thursday over the fatal shooting of a woman the day before by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooti...
Jan 08, 2026

Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
PARIS (AP) - Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, officials said Thu...
Jan 08, 2026

Russia frees French political scholar in a prisoner swap for a basketball player
PARIS (AP) - Laurent Vinatier, a French political scholar serving a three-year sentence in Russia and facing new charges of espionage, has been freed in a prisoner swap with France, officials said Thu...
Jan 08, 2026

Israel says Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to direct Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza
JERUSALEM (AP) - A former U.N. Mideast envoy has been chosen to direct U.S. President Donald Trump's Board of Peace to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel's prime minister said Thursday, as at least...
Jan 08, 2026