Category Archives: Canadian Press
Former NAACP leader exposed as white faces fraud charges
SPOKANE, Wash. - A former NAACP leader in Washington state whose life unraveled after she was exposed as a white woman pretending to be black has been charged with welfare fraud. Nkechi Diallo, known ...
May 25, 2018
Amid confusion, EU data privacy law goes into effect
LONDON - Lars Andersen’s business handles some of the most sensitive data there is - the names and phone numbers of children. The owner of London-based My Nametags, which makes personalized name...
May 25, 2018
In Gaza, border opening brings relief and anxiety
Just after daybreak, Hamed al-Shaer came down the narrow stairway of his family’s home in southern Gaza pulling a black suitcase and said goodbye to his mother. They hugged at the gate and he ki...
May 25, 2018
Israel calls on EU to end funding to pro-boycott groups
JERUSALEM - Israel called on the European Union on Friday to halt funding to more than a dozen European and Palestinian non-governmental organizations that it says promote boycotts against Israel, say...
May 25, 2018
Teacher who confronted Indiana school shooter lauded as hero
NOBLESVILLE, Ind. - An Indiana middle school student armed with two handguns opened fire inside his science classroom Friday, authorities said, wounding a classmate and a teacher whose swift intervent...
May 25, 2018
Iran seeks assurances on nuclear deal after US pullout
VIENNA - Iran will pull out of a landmark deal to stop the country from developing nuclear weapons unless it receives concrete guarantees that the economic incentives of the pact will be protected by ...
May 25, 2018
$28.6 million in cash seized in ex-Malaysia PM's graft probe
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Malaysian police said Friday the cash stashed in bags at an apartment linked to former Prime Minister Najib Razak and seized in a money-laundering investigation amounted to 11...
May 25, 2018
Indonesia passes new terror law after attacks using children
JAKARTA, Indonesia - Indonesia’s parliament unanimously approved a tougher anti-terrorism law on Friday, lengthening detention periods and involving the military in counter-terrorism operations,...
May 25, 2018
NFL players, coaches grapple with new anthem policy
RENTON, Wash. - Seahawks coach Pete Carroll wanted to be talking about football matters - Seattle’s recommitment to the run game, the addition of two new co-ordinators, almost anything to do wit...
May 25, 2018
Bucks player 'gave in' during arrest to avoid officers' guns
Milwaukee Bucks player Sterling Brown said Friday he “gave in” when police used a stun gun as they detained him for a parking violation because he didn’t want officers to “pull...
May 25, 2018