New test of water in Mississippi capital negative for E. coli bacteria, city water manager says
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One day after Mississippi health officials told residents in the state’s capital that dangerous bacteria could be in their tap water, the state health department said Friday that city water was safe to consume.
Mississippi health officials lifted their health advisory after a new round of test results did not find E. coli in Jackson’s supply. The announcement reverses the Mississippi Department of Health’s Thursday instructions for Jackson residents to boil their water before consuming it.
The move came hours after
Canadians helped plan U.S., U.K. attacks on Houthis in Yemen: Defence Department
OTTAWA — Canadian Armed Forces members provided planning support for the U.S.-led attack on Houthi positions in Yemen, but the Defence Department said Friday that no Canadian assets were involved.
The U.S. said they and the U.K. attacked more than 60 targets at 16 sites used by the Iran-backed group in Yemen on Thursday to demonstrate that the allies will not tolerate the group’s attacks on ships in the Red Sea.
A joint statement released by the White House said
Judge orders Indiana to strike Ukrainian provision from humanitarian parole driver’s license law
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge ordered Indiana to strike a provision in state law that allows people on humanitarian parole to obtain driver’s licenses but only if they are from Ukraine.
The judge granted a preliminary injunction Thursday to a group Haitian immigrants in Indiana who have over the recently passed law. The Haitian immigrants say the law is discriminatory and unconstitutional and are seeking to permanently ban the provision.
It was unclear Friday if the state will appeal the judge’s order.
The lawsuit was filed in August against
Belarusian journalist goes on trial for covering protests, faces up to 6 years in prison
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalist went on trial Friday on charges linked to his professional work covering protests, the latest move in a relentless government crackdown on dissent.
Photojournalist Alyaksandr Zyankou faces up to six years in prison if convicted on charges of “participation in an extremist group” at Minsk City Court. Such accusations have been widely used by authorities to target opposition members, civil society activists and independent journalists.
Zyankou has been in custody since his arrest in June, and his health has deteriorated behind bars
Parents facing diaper duty could see relief from bipartisan tax legislation introduced in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — For weary parents rolling up their sleeves for around-the-clock diaper duty, a bill with bipartisan support in Kentucky would deliver tax relief when purchasing a necessity that adds up to a hefty expense.
The measure would exempt diapers from the state’s 6% sales tax. Senators from both parties have signed on as cosponsors, and the proposal received a hearty endorsement from the operator of a Kentucky diaper bank who says it goes to the heart of a harsh reality for some
Ajax elementary school evacuated as police investigate threat
Police have given the all-clear after an elementary school in Ajax was evacuated amid a threat investigation.
Durham Regional Police initiated a hold and secure at Bolton C. Falby Public School around 11 a.m. on Friday after receiving an email threat.
An hour later police announced that the school would be evacuated as they continued their investigation. Parents were advised to pick up their children at nearby Ajax High School.
Shortly after 2 p.m., police updated to say they cleared the school and “at
Number of newly licensed Quebec nurses reaches 10-year low
MONTREAL — The number of new nursing licences issued in Quebec has declined for a third consecutive year, reaching a 10-year low as the province struggles to staff its medical facilities and provide timely care to patients.
The professional order that regulates nursing in the province — the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec — published its latest workforce report on Thursday, showing it granted 2,864 licences between April 2022 and March 2023, down from 3,5
Police probing shooting in Vaughan after shots fired from moving vehicle
Police are searching for suspects after a drive-by shooting in Vaughan on Thursday afternoon that investigators believe could be connected to three similar incidents in Toronto.
York Regional Police say officers were called to the area of Rutherford Road and Julliard Drive around 10:15 p.m. after getting notified of a shooting by Toronto police.
Investigators learned that a white Tesla was driving eastbound on Fishermens Way shortly before 10 p.m. and was being followed by a black Mercedes. It is alleged a white SUV
Speaker Johnson insists he’s sticking to budget deal but announces no plan to stop partial shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker insisted Friday he is sticking with the he struck with the other congressional leaders, but offered no clear path for overcoming within his own party to prevent a partial government shutdown next week.
Johnson emerged from days of testy meetings behind closed doors at the Capitol to read a terse statement. Just months on the job, the new speaker is trying to set the record straight that he will not renege on the budget deal he made earlier this week. But in his first big test as the
A refugee bear from a bombed-out Ukraine zoo finds a new home in Scotland
LONDON (AP) — An unlikely refugee from the — a rare Asiatic black bear — arrived at his new home in Scotland on Friday and quickly took to a meal of cucumbers and watermelon.
The 12-year-old Yampil was named for a village in the Donetsk region where he was one of the few survivors found by Ukrainian troops in the remains of a bombed-out private zoo.
Yampil, who had previously been called Borya, was discovered by soldiers who recaptured the during the Kharkiv counteroffensive in the fall