JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.S.-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden came under attack Wednesday from a bomb-carrying drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, officials said.

The attack on the Genco Picardy represented the second in recent days targeting vessels directly linked to America after U.S.-led strikes targeting the Houthis. It also underlined the risks to shipping in the vital waterway amid Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The attack happened some 70 miles (

A new study traces the 1,000-kilometre journey of a woolly mammoth from western Yukon to the interior of Alaska, where she died about 14,000 years ago, seemingly in the prime of her life, near a hunting camp for some of the region’s earliest humans.

Analysis of the mammoth’s tusk has unlocked insights into the iconic Ice Age species, with the research suggesting they “coexisted” for at least 1,000 years with some of the first

Police in York Region have released a video showing the arrest of a suspected impaired driver on New Year’s Eve and say nearly 1,900 impaired-related charges were laid last year.

The video released on Wednesday shows officers stopping a vehicle along the King-Richmond hill border near King Road and Bathurst Street on Dec. 31.

The footage of the incident from the dashcam of a police cruiser captures a vehicle driving slowly in the opposite lanes of traffic. The cruiser turns around and pursues the driver

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was after nearly 25 years in prison for the death of his wife is suing a former medical examiner and other authorities, accusing them of fabricating and withholding evidence, leading to a wrongful conviction.

Thomas Rhodes, 64, filed suit in federal court, naming former Ramsey County Medical Examiner Michael McGee and others, the reported Wednesday. McGee’s conduct has previously caused several convictions and sentences to be tossed out in the past two decades.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages

The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a multi-year deal with Cuban starter Yariel Rodriguez pending a physical and his immigration status, according to .

that the two sides were in agreement on a deal.

Rodriguez, 27, sat out last season after spending the three years prior pitching for Nippon Professional Baseball’s Chunichi Dragons. The Dragons released him in November.

In 2022, his last full season in Japan, he worked entirely as a reliever, delivering 54 and 2/3 innings on

CALGARY — CEO pay in the oil and gas sector has soared with the industry’s post-pandemic resurgence and will likely increase even more with the completion of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion this year, a new report projects.

The report released Wednesday by the Bedford Consulting Group looked at C-Suite salaries, bonuses and other forms of executive compensation at 143 North American oil and gas companies — 68 of which were headquartered in Canada.

It found that in 2022, the most recent year

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Republican-led South Carolina House overwhelmingly approved a ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors on Wednesday, while a Missouri legislative committee discussed a slew of like-minded proposals.

The measures’ consideration in the two GOP strongholds highlights the in targeting issues that impact LGBTQ+ people after a wave of high-profile bills last year. The South Carolina proposal will soon head to the state Senate, where the chair of the Medical Affairs Committee has said it would

A man from North York is facing multiple charges after he allegedly threatened a person with a handgun while at a house party in Oakville, Halton Regional Police said.

Officers were notified of the incident in November 2023.

Police said an unknown male, later identified as the accused, pointed a gun and made threats towards another person at a house party. No injuries were reported.

The suspect was identified on Tuesday, and Halton police attended a residence in North York to arrest the accused and execute a search warrant

MONTREAL — Crime scene photos presented in a Quebec cold case murder trial on Wednesday offered glimpses into the life of a 19-year-old junior college student whose life was cut short nearly 24 years ago.

Court testimony and photo evidence helped paint a picture of Guylaine Potvin as a conscientious student, a teenager who loved to talk and watch wedding TV shows, and a motherly type who was protective of her friends, despite her young age.

Potvin was found dead on April 28, 2000