Fake 911 report of fire at the White House triggers emergency response while Biden is at Camp David
WASHINGTON (AP) — A fake 911 call that the White House was on fire sent emergency vehicles to the complex Monday morning, when and his family were at Camp David.
Fire engines and other emergency vehicles responded to a report just after 7 a.m. that the White House was ablaze and a person was trapped inside, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person was not authorized to talk about the fake emergency call and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. Within
Vandalism probe opened after swastika painted on Philadelphia wall adjacent to Holocaust memorial
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police have opened a vandalism investigation into the spray-painting of a swastika on a wall adjacent to a Holocaust memorial in Philadelphia over the weekend.
Authorities say the symbol, measuring about two feet by two feet and scrawled with green spray-paint, was reported Sunday on the wall adjacent to the Horowitz-Wasserman Holocaust Memorial Plaza next to the Ben Franklin Parkway a few blocks away from City Hall.
Surveillance video captured images of a man wearing a black mask and a dark jacket with a stripe
Canadians in several provinces to receive carbon price rebates today
Canadians living in provinces where the federal carbon price is collected are expected to receive their first Climate Action Incentive rebate of the year today.
The federal government says people living in provinces including Alberta, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Saskatchewan will receive the rebate through direct bank deposit or by cheque if they have filed their income tax and benefit returns.
Ottawa has said the payments are calculated based on the number of adults and children in the household.
People living in small and rural communities are to receive an extra 1
MLK Jr. holiday celebrations are planned across the nation, but winter storm could limit some
ATLANTA (AP) — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn.
In King’s hometown of Atlanta, several speakers at the 56th annual commemorative service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, where King served as pastor, touched on the divisive partisan climate in the United States.
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney,
Bernardo Arévalo faces huge challenges after finally being sworn in as Guatemala’s president
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s new president, Bernardo Arévalo, was left with huge challenges Monday after he was , including his party’s lack of recognition in a Congress where he would not have a majority anyway.
After months of efforts , old guard legislators delayed Arévalo’s swearing-in by 10 hours on Sunday. The foot-dragging lasted right up to the ceremony that took place just after midnight.
Arévalo won an August election by a comfortable margin,
Province invests nearly $2M to help prevent hate crimes in Ontario
The provincial government announced that it’s investing nearly $2 million to help combat an increase in hate crimes being experienced across Ontario.
Solicitor General Michael Kerzner said $1.7 million will be delivered over two years through the Safer and Vital Communities Grant program as part of the province’s plan to promote safe and inclusive communities.
According to data compiled by the government, in 2022, there were just over 1,700 incidents of police-reported hate crimes — an almost 20
Police probe first homicide on 2024 in Laval, just north of Montreal
LAVAL, Que. — Laval police say the fatal stabbing of a man early Monday in a residential neighbourhood is the first homicide of 2024 in the city north of Montreal.
Police received a 911 call at about 3:30 a.m. for a 66-year-old man who had been stabbed in a residence in the Laval-des-Rapides district.
Attempts were made to resuscitate the victim, but his death was confirmed at a local hospital.
A 33-
Arakan Army resistance force says it has taken control of a strategic township in western Myanmar
BANGKOK (AP) — A powerful ethnic armed group fighting Myanmar’s military that is based in the country’s western state of Rakhine has seized a township bordering India and Bangladesh, the group declared Monday, confirming accounts by local residents and media.
Paletwa is the first township reported to fall to the Arakan Army, which launched surprise attacks beginning in mid-November on military targets in Paletwa, which is in Chin state, and townships in Rakhine. Paletwa is just north of Rakhine and borders both Bangladesh and India
Capital Power and OPG to assess use of small modular nuclear reactors in Alberta
Edmonton’s Capital Power Corp. and Ontario Power Generation are joining together to assess the feasibility of developing small modular nuclear reactors to help power Alberta’s electricity grid.
At an announcement Monday in Edmonton, the two companies said small modular reactors, or SMRs, will be critical in the years to come if Canada and Alberta are to meet growing demand for clean electricity.
They said the feasibility assessment will take two years to complete and will include exploring ownership and operating structures for a potential fleet of grid-scale SMRs
Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea
Iranian sniper rifles. AK-47 assault rifles from China and Russia. North Korean- and Bulgarian-built rocket-propelled grenades. Anti-tank rockets secretly cobbled together in Gaza.
An Associated Press analysis of more than 150 videos and photos taken in the three months of combat since Hamas launched its shows the militant group has amassed a diverse patchwork arsenal of weapons from around the world – much of it smuggled past a 17-year blockade that was aimed at stopping just such a military buildup.