WASHINGTON (AP) — The revelation that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and was later hospitalized in intensive care due to complications from that operation without President Joe Biden, Cabinet members or even his deputy knowing has put an intense spotlight on what staff knew when and why they did not inform government or military leaders or the public.

Austin has since returned to work, but was hospitalized again Feb. 11 “for symptoms suggesting an emergent bladder issue.” While his doctors have said his prognosis is excellent, Austin’s mobility

CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — A man wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for 44 years has reached a $25 million combined settlement with a central North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina involving a lawsuit accusing authorities of misconduct, the man’s lawyers said Tuesday.

The settlement, which will end a wrongful incarceration lawsuit filed by attorneys for Ronnie Wallace Long in 2021, also included a public written apology from the city of Concord for its role in his imprisonment. The city

The extended grounding of some Boeing 737 Max jetliners is adding to pressure on Boeing and the subcontractor that made the fuselage and installed a panel that blew out in an Alaska Airlines plane last week.

Investigators that led to the blowout Friday night, but they don’t know the cause. A key question is whether bolts used to help secure the panel, called a door plug, were installed. A National Transportation Safety Board investigator says the bolts have not been recovered and the agency won’t know until the

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta said Tuesday it will start hiding inappropriate content from teenagers’ accounts on Instagram and Facebook, including posts about suicide, self-harm and eating disorders.

The social media giant based in Menlo Park, California, that while it already aims not to recommend such “age-inappropriate” material to teens, now it also won’t show it in their feeds, even if it is shared by an account they follow.

“We want teens to have safe, age-appropriate experiences

A popular Canadian food retailer has had a vegan pizza recalled in Ontario due to what Health Canada calls undeclared milk.

Health Canada said Farm Boy’s “Vegan Gluten Free Margherita Pizza” is facing the recall, urging customers not to consume recalled products to which they are allergic or sensitive.

“The affected product is being recalled from the marketplace because it contains milk which is not declared on the label,” Health Canada wrote.

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. and Chinese military officers have resumed talks that were frozen after former House Speaker in the summer of 2022, a development U.S. officials have said is key to keeping the growing competition between the two great powers from turning into direct conflict.

During the deputy-level talks at the Pentagon, the two parties discussed setting future meetings between their military officers, including potentially scheduling a future meeting between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun.

Austin

While slush, ice, and snow cover bike lanes on the Danforth, creating sloppy and dangerous conditions for cyclists, there is a renewed push for safer winter bike lanes.

A motion passed during the City of Toronto’s Infrastructure Committee meeting could soon require the Transportation Division to clear bike lanes to bare pavement every time.

Until now, the minimum standard of ice and snow management on Toronto’s streets has been described as “safe and passable,” but winter cyclists say that’s not good enough.

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Toronto police are looking for a suspect who tried to break into a Jewish community centre but say there’s no evidence at this point that it was a hate-motivated incident.

Officers were called to the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre in the Bloor Street West and Spadina Avenue area on Sunday, Jan. 7, at around 4:45 a.m.

Investigators say a man attempted to open the door of the building. When that failed, he walked over to another door and proceeded to pick the lock