4 suspects wanted in Ajax armed home invasion
Durham police are searching for four suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion in Ajax.
Investigators say they were called to home in the area of Lake Driveway East and Lewin Crescent around 3 a.m. on Wednesday.
The victim told police he was asleep in his bedroom when he heard a loud noise in his residence and saw two men approaching his bedroom. He was able to barricade himself in a bathroom before contacting police.
The suspects allegedly threatened the victim with a firearm and caused significant property damage before leaving the
Maine has a workforce shortage problem that it hopes to resolve with recently arrived immigrants
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine Gov. Janet Mills and a state lawmaker who immigrated from Somalia unveiled a proposal on Friday to try to resolve the state’s serious worker shortage by tapping swiftly growing immigrant communities.
Maine traditionally has had among in the country. According to the 2020 U.S. Census, only about 4% of the state’s residents were born outside the U.S.
That has been gradually changing as tens of thousands of residents descended from Somalia and other African
Teen pleads guilty in Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal
DENVER (AP) — One of three teens charged with starting a house fire in suburban Denver that killed five people — apparently out of revenge for a stolen cellphone that was mistakenly traced to the residence — pleaded guilty Friday to one count of second-degree murder.
Gavin Seymour, 19, pleaded guilty for his role in the that killed five members of a Senegalese family. Under a plea agreement, he faces between 16 and 40 years in prison when he is sentenced on March 15. The plea
President Joe Biden signs bill to avoid a partial government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) —
President Joe Biden on Friday signed a short-term spending bill that keeps the federal government operating until early March.
The bill averts what would’ve been a partial government shutdown starting Saturday. It does not address additional aid for Ukraine, which remains in limbo as key legislators a border security measure that would go in tandem with more support for Kyiv.
Congress, ahead of the winter snowstorm that struck Washington, D.C., on Friday, with large bipartisan majorities on Thursday. The
Tens of thousands pack into a protest in Hamburg against Germany’s far right
BERLIN (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered Friday in Hamburg for a demonstration against the far right, and organizers said the protest was ended early because the mass of people led to safety concerns.
The event in Germany’s second-biggest city appeared to be the biggest yet in a string of protests that has grown over the past week. They follow a report that to discuss the deportation of millions of immigrants, including some with German citizenship.
Media outlet Correctiv last week reported on the alleged far-
Parents sound alarm over west end Toronto daycare closure, lack of access to childcare
Some west-end Toronto parents say they have been left scrambling and are appealing for help after getting news that a decades-old daycare in their area is shutting down.
Parents whose children attend Carmelite Day Nursery, near Dundas Street West and Ossington Avenue, say the wait lists for other facilities in the area are as long as two years. The daycare sent an email to parents revealing it will be closing this year after being in operation for nearly 100 years.
“With the news of this closure in six
How to stay warm in layered clothing and avoid frostbite this winter
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As a bout of , millions of Americans are being told to dress in layers if they must go outside.
In places that rarely experience bone-chilling temperatures, that advice can be confounding. What does it mean to layer up? Is it different from just putting on a coat? Is there a way to do it wrong?
People in Minnesota, a state that is no stranger to the cold, have wisdom to share.
WHAT IS LAYERING?
Layering means wearing multiple pieces of clothing to
Police charge man with killing suburban Philly neighbor after feuding over defendant’s loud snoring
HATBORO, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia man is accused of stabbing to death a neighbor with whom he had long feuded over the accused man’s loud snoring that could be heard through a wall connecting their homes, authorities said Friday.
Christopher James Casey, 55, was charged Thursday with causing the death four days earlier of Robert Wallace, who the coroner found had been stabbed several times.
Wallace, 62, removed a screen from a window in Casey’s home and opened the unlocked
US Navy fighter jets strike Houthi missile launchers in Yemen, officials say
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. fighter jets struck Iranian-backed Houthi rebel sites for the sixth time Friday, taking out three anti-ship missiles in Yemen that were prepared to fire, according to U.S. officials.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing military operations, said the strikes were carried out by F/A-18 aircraft off the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier. And they resembled that have been occurring almost daily this week.
In a
Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race
ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump used his social media platform Friday to mock ‘s birth name, the latest example of the former president keying on race and ethnicity to attack people of color, especially his political rivals.
In a post on his Truth Social account, repeatedly referred to Haley, the daughter of immigrants from India, as “Nimbra.” Haley, the former South Carolina governor, was born in Bamberg, South Carolina, as Nimarata Nikki Randhawa. She has always gone by her middle name, “