SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — California’s first-in-the-nation law requiring publicly held companies to put women on their boards of directors is facing a second legal challenge. The law requires publicly traded companies to have...
Record throngs of travellers are expected to jam into airports over the Thanksgiving break and airlines are adding hundreds of flights a day in response. The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday that it expects to screen more than...
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s newly declared interim president, until now a second-tier lawmaker, faces the challenge of winning recognition, stabilising the nation and organising national elections within three months at a time of...
BOSTON (AP) — A federal court in Boston has ruled that warrantless US government searches of the phones and laptops of international travellers at airports and other ports of entry violate the Fourth Amendment. Tuesday’s...
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Officials in Anguilla are preparing a warrant for the arrest of a Connecticut man who refused to return to the Caribbean island to face charges in the death of a hotel resort worker, the attorney general for the...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:44 AM
COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP): The three-year-old girl travelled for weeks cradled in her father’s arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won’t even look at him. After being forcibly separated at the border by government...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:43 AM
TUSCALOOSA (AP): An Alabama man charged with criminal mischief in the slashing of a towering ‘Baby Trump’ balloon has defended his actions, saying it was a matter of good versus evil. Al.com reports that Hoyt Deau Hutchinson called the syndicated...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:41 AM
THE VALLEY, Anguilla (CMC): Premier Victor Victor Banks Tuesday said he remains ‘supremely confident in our judicial process” after the Office of the Attorney General described American Scott Hapgood as a “fugitive” for failing to return to the...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:40 AM
ROSEAU (CMC): A magistrate court has dismissed a charge of incitement against a former government minister and political activist after the prosecution failed to provide evidence to support the allegation. Athie Martin, who is also a talk-show host...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:40 AM
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC): The attorney representing a man born in Bermuda whose bid for ‘belonger’ status has been rejected by London’s Privy Council says his client has grounds to take his fight to the European Court of Human Rights. Lawyer Peter...
Published:Wednesday | November 13, 2019 | 12:40 AM
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC): The Dominica Public Service Union (DPSU) says the government has made no offer of a salary increase for public servants for the three-year period ending 2021. The union will meet with its membership today, said DPSU General...
A Jamaican man died in immigration detention in the United Kingdom after medical staff “dismissed” signs that he was having a stroke because they wrongly presumed that he had taken the synthetic drug known as spice, an inquest has...
LONDON (AP) — Hillary Clinton says she’s “dumbfounded” that the United Kingdom government has failed to release a report on Russian influence in British politics before the country holds a national election next month. The...
COMAYAGUA, Honduras (AP) — The 3-year-old girl travelled for weeks cradled in her father’s arms, as he set out to seek asylum in the United States. Now she won’t even look at him. After being forcibly separated at the border by...
LA PAZ (AP): Bolivia entered a sudden era of political uncertainty on Monday as President Evo Morales, pushed by the military and weeks of massive protests, resigned after nearly 14 years in power and seemingly every person constitutionally in line...
HARTLEPOOL (AP): In a major shift, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage said Monday that his party will not run against Conservative candidates in almost half of the United Kingdom seats available in Britain’s December 12 election to make sure it doesn...
ANKARA (AP): Turkey on Monday deported citizens of the United States (US) and Denmark who fought for the Islamic State (IS) group and made plans to expel other foreign nationals as the government began a new push to send back captured foreign...
LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Clashes and roadblocks rocked Bolivia on Monday following the resignation of former President Evo Morales, with crowds of his jubilant foes celebrating with firecrackers in the streets and a tearful opposition leader...
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington has dismissed a lawsuit from President Donald Trump against New York officials aimed at preventing the release of his tax returns. The judge ruled that the US District Court in Washington,...
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is extending sanctions against Venezuela for a year due to the political and economic crisis that it blames on the government of President Nicolás Maduro. EU foreign ministers decided at a meeting on...
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s most populous state declared a state of emergency on Monday due to unprecedented wildfire danger as calls grew for Australia to take more action to counter climate change. New South Wales State...
ENGLEWOOD, N.J. (AP) — Two court administrators have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against a New Jersey city for alleged racial and gender discrimination. NJ.com reports Jacqueline Bland and Debbian Barr are suing the city of...
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader pledged on Monday to “spare no effort” in bringing an end to anti-government protests that have wracked the city for more than five months, following a day of violence in which one person...
LONDON (AP): There’s just over a month to go until Britain’s December 12 election, and the country’s political parties are battling over funding promises, policy priorities, and Brexit plans. Here is a look at some key numbers in an election that...
TEHRAN (AP) : Iran has discovered a new oil field in the country’s south with over 50 billion barrels of crude, its president said Sunday, a find that could boost the country’s proven reserves by a third as it struggles to sell energy abroad over...
