MIAMI (AP) — Eight months after crossing the Rio Grande into the United States, a couple in their 20s sat in an immigration court in Miami with their three young children. Through an interpreter, they asked a judge to give them more time to find an attorney to file for asylum and not be deported back to Honduras, where gangs threatened them.

Judge Christina Martyak agreed to a three-month extension, referred Aarón Rodriguéz and Cindy Baneza to free legal aid provided by the Catholic

LONDON (AP) — Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told the U.K. Parliament on Monday that U.K. strikes on , conducted alongside the United States, were “limited, not escalatory” and came in response to a threat to British vessels.

Sunak faced questions about why British lawmakers didn’t get a say on the military action, and he didn’t rule out joining further military action if Houthi attacks continue.

Four Royal Air Force Typhoon jets took part in last week’s U.S

TORONTO — Thomson Reuters Corp. has raised its offer for Swedish company Pagero Group.

Under its revised proposal, the company is offering 50 Swedish kronor in cash per Pagero share in a bid that values the e-invoicing firm at about 8.1 billion kronor or about C$1.06 billion.

The unconditional bid is up from an offer of 40 kronor per share Thomson Reuters announced last week and tops an offer of 45 kronor per share made by Avalara Inc.

The independent bid committee of

For Ambus Hunter, what started as a fun trip to Las Vegas when he was 25 soon turned into a gambling addiction. “I got consumed with the vibes,” he says, recalling how he loved the feeling of winning at first. He began gambling back home in the Midwest and on business trips, playing roulette whenever possible. He burned through thousands of dollars of savings before realizing he needed to find a way to stop.

Now fully financially recovered at 37, Hunter works as an accredited financial counselor

SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island’s capital city and elsewhere. A motorcyclist died in an accident caused by the flooding, the government said and imposed a curfew.

The government issued an order that everyone except emergency and health workers, members of the security services and those requiring medical treatment must return home and remain there.

Some people were also being evacuated as the

Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating a crash in Mississauga that sent one person to hospital with serious injuries.

Emergency crews were called to the intersection of Burnhamthorpe and Dixie roads around 4:30 a.m. Monday for reports of a collision involving a city bus.

CityNews 680 traffic reporter Jordan Kerr was over the scene in a helicopter and says the crash was between an SUV and a Mississauga transit bus. Images from the scene show extensive damage to both vehicles.

Paramedics say one man was rushed to

An investigation is underway into an incident at Scotiabank Arena after a video circulating online appears to show security guards at the venue forcibly apprehending a man.

Toronto police say they were called to the arena in downtown Toronto around 9:45 p.m. Saturday for reports of an assault. The Toronto Maple Leafs were playing a home game against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday evening.

In a news release, police say event security was checking on a man’s well-being when he became confrontational with security and allegedly

TORONTO — Private equity firm Persistence Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to buy the stake in Neighbourly Pharmacy Inc. that it does not already own and take the company private.

The deal will see PCP, which already owns about a 50 per cent interest in the network of independent pharmacies, pay $18.50 per share for a total of $415 million for the shares it does not already own.

Neighbourly shareholders will also receive a contingent value right worth an additional 61 cents per

PRAGUE (AP) — A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo debuted his first photoshoot on Monday to the delight of spectators. He is considered a valuable addition to the conservation efforts of the endangered species.

Born in December, the hippo was named Mikolas and has joined two female and one male pygmy hippos in the Dvur Kralove Zoo located 120 kilometers (about 75 miles) east of Prague, said Helena Hubackova, a spokeswoman for the park.

Mikolas could be seen exploring his indoor enclosure with