Michigan town ‘stinks;’ Council buys marijuana odor device
Is that a skunk? No, it’s marijuana January 9, 2020, 6:34 PM 2 min read BESSEMER, Mich. — Is that a skunk? No, it’s marijuana. A small town in Michigan’s…
Blackface again mars Philadelphia’s troubled New Year parade
The mayor of Philadelphia is sharply criticizing two men who wore blackface while marching in the city’s annual New Year’s Day Mummers Parade By BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press January 2,…
NYC paying $625K to mom whose baby was ripped away by police
New York City says it will pay $625,000 to resolve a lawsuit filed by a mother whose toddler was yanked from her arms by police in a widely seen online…
Chinese official says Hong Kong can handle its protests
A senior Chinese official in Hong Kong expressed confidence Wednesday in the ability of local authorities to restore calm to the protest-wracked city. While not definitive, his comments reinforce thinking…
Mexicans march to demand safety and justice for women
Hundreds of people marched silently in Mexico’s capital Sunday to urge justice for women who suffer violence in one of the most dangerous countries to be female, victims who include…
Brazil court overrules Rio mayor on gay kiss book ban
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has blocked efforts by Rio de Janeiro’s conservative mayor to have a book fair remove a comic book showing two men kissing. Mayor Marcelo Crivella…
Wildfire forces 4,000 to evacuate in Spain’s Canary Islands
Around 4,000 people were evacuated Sunday because of wildfires that, for the second time in a week, ravaged the countryside of one of Spain’s Canary Islands. Interested in Syria? Add…
Officer in Mexico’s National Guard killed in shootout
Mexico’s new National Guard force suffered its first casualty in the line of duty, when an officer was killed in a shootout with a gang. The National Guard was launched…
Moscow election protest attracts huge crowd, spurs spinoffs
Tens of thousands of people rallied Saturday against the exclusion of some city council candidates from Moscow’s upcoming election, turning out for one of the Russian capital’s biggest political protests…
‘I can’t breathe’ case looms large over de Blasio’s tenure
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s relationship with New York City’s police force was destined to be rocky. He took office as a police reformer, promising to overhaul how the city’s 36,000…