Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright was killed rejects police reform policy on traffic stops
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) — The city council of the Minneapolis suburb where Daunte Wright, a Black man, in a 2021 traffic stop has rejected a resolution that would have limited when officers can pull over drivers.
The Brooklyn Center City Council rejected the measure on a 3-2 vote Monday,
The proposed police reform policy would have prevented officers from stopping drivers solely for violations such as having inoperative windshield wipers, a cracked windshield, excessive window tinting, a noisy muffler, an improperly displayed
Kansas lawmakers want a report on last year’s police raid of a newspaper
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Dozens of Kansas lawmakers launched an effort Tuesday to direct the state’s attorney general to release information from an investigation into a police , but it wasn’t clear that their measure would get a hearing in the Republican-controlled Legislature.
Thirty-five Democrats and 10 Republicans in the Kansas House introduced a resolution condemning the Aug. 11 raid of the Marion County Record’s offices, the home of its publisher and the home of a city council member in Marion
CN Rail revenues and efficiency slip, but CEO predicts growth
MONTREAL — Canadian National Railway Co. is girding itself for ripple effects from the conflict in the Red Sea, where attacks on cargo vessels have prompted a wholesale shift in global shipping.
The ongoing missile strikes by Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen have pushed major container carriers to steer clear of the area. Since mid-December, hundreds of vessels have sailed around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope instead of passing through the Suez Canal, tacking on major fuel and crew expenses and triggering a spike in freight rates.
Netflix’s subscriber growth surges as streaming service unwraps best-ever holiday season results
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Netflix registered its third-consecutive quarter of accelerating subscriber growth in the final three months of 2023, closing out a comeback year that included a crackdown on viewers freeloading on the video-streaming service and a smattering of price hikes.
The fourth-quarter results announced Tuesday provided further evidence that Netflix was able to come up with a formula that produced a spike in subscribers even as it became more expensive to watch its lineup of TV shows and movies.
Netflix signaled it will try
New York man convicted of murdering woman who wound up in his backcountry driveway after wrong turn
FORT EDWARD, N.Y. (AP) — A man was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday for fatally shooting a young woman when the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York.
After deliberating for less than an hour, a jury found Kevin Monahan, 66, guilty for shooting 20-year-old on a Saturday night last April after she and her friends pulled into his long, curving driveway near the Vermont border while they were trying to find another
Man charged in alleged bear spray assault at Toronto’s Union Station
A man has been arrested and charged after allegedly spraying someone with bear spray during an altercation, leading to a partial evacuation of Toronto’s Union Station.
Police were called to the Front Street West and Bay Street area just before 8:30 p.m. on Monday for reports of an unknown trouble.
It’s alleged the accused got into a verbal altercation with one person inside Union Station and sprayed them with bear spray. The suspect and victim then fled the area.
Officers said several bystanders were affected
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO — Some of the most active companies traded Tuesday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:
Toronto Stock Exchange (21,034.59, up 110.29 points):
Royal Bank of Canada. (TSX:RY). Finance. Up 33 cents, or 0.25 per cent, to $133.74 on 8.8 million shares.
Enbridge Inc. (TSX:ENB). Energy. Down one cent, or 0.0
Military veteran charged in Capitol riot is ordered released from custody
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A military veteran charged with attacking police officers with a baton during a mob’s Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol was ordered released from custody on Tuesday, .
A federal prosecutor had argued for the pretrial detention of , a former U.S. Army soldier who was convicted of manslaughter for fatally shooting a handcuffed civilian in Iraq approximately two decades ago.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lyman Thornton III said authorities found
Man sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of a deputy U.S. marshal in Arizona in 2018
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man convicted of fatally shooting a federal agent in Tucson in 2018 has been sentenced to life in prison, authorities said Tuesday.
Ryan Phillip Schlesinger, 31, was not in court for Monday’s sentencing as his lawyers argued for a prison term of less than 50 years.
Schlesinger also received consecutive sentences of 20 years for attempted murder and 50 years for discharging a firearm during the commission of a violent offense.
A jury last November found
Dueling political factions demonstrate in Venezuela’s capital as presidential election race heats up
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Dueling political factions took to the streets of Venezuela’s capital on Tuesday for the first competing rallies of the presidential election year, showcasing their ability to draw people en masse, as voters grapple with political disappointments and uncertainty over the candidate who ultimately will challenge .
Supporters of Maduro’s ruling party and opposition leader demonstrated in Caracas a day after Venezuela’s top prosecutor announced the detention of more than 30 people and arrest warrants for a dozen others who allegedly plotted efforts to destabilize