Strays land in doghouse after causing an estimated $350K in damage to cars at Houston dealership
HOUSTON (AP) — A pair of strays have landed in the doghouse after being caught on video causing more than a quarter-million dollars’ worth of damage at a Houston car dealership.
One dog, described as a bull terrier mix, was captured in early December, and the second, whose breed was not immediately known, was caught Dec. 31, Both dogs are being held by the Houston animal control shelter, BARC.
The dogs were captured on surveillance video scratching the paint and tearing the bumpers off
The U.S. northeast is preparing for a weekend storm that threatens to dump snow, rain, and ice
Millions of people across the eastern U.S. are preparing for a wintry mix of precipitation as looks to bring snow, freezing rain and ice to the region.
The system is expected to reach North Carolina by Saturday morning and then track along the northeastern coastline throughout the weekend. It could bring to Philadelphia and other major cities amounts of snow not seen in several years.
The heaviest snowfall is expected in regions including the Poconos in Pennsylvania, parts of the Hudson Valley and portions of New England. However, winter storm
F.D.A. move to allow Canadian drugs to be exported to U.S. creates shortage fears
OTTAWA — A major shift in U.S. policy about buying medication from Canada has caused fears north of the border about a potential supply crunch.
Those fears are unlikely to be realized any time soon, if at all, given Health Canada’s existing export rules designed to prevent drug shortages, experts said in response to the news Friday.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration agreed to allow Florida to import millions of dollars’ worth of pharmaceuticals from Canadian wholesalers as a way to avoid the high cost
US actor Christian Oliver and his 2 daughters died in a plane crash in the Caribbean, police say
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters died in a plane crash near a tiny private island in the eastern Caribbean, according to police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
The crash occurred Thursday just west of Petit Nevis island near Bequia as the plane headed for nearby St. Lucia, police said in a statement.
They identified the daughters as Madita Klepser, 10, and Annik Klepser, 12, adding that the pilot, Robert Sachs,
Consumer and business insolvencies continued to rise in November
Insolvencies in November were 5.1 per cent higher than in October, and 24.4 per cent higher than a year earlier.
The Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy says consumer insolvencies were up 24 per cent in November compared with a year ago, while business insolvencies rose 36.8 per cent.
The data, which takes into account proposals and bankruptcies, shows insolvencies for both consumers and businesses continued to rise from pandemic lows.
Business insolvencies rose 41.8 per cent year-over-
New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter background checks for young people went into effect in 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, the day after a school shooting in Iowa left a sixth-grader dead.
The bipartisan law passed in June 2022 was the most sweeping in decades and requires extra checks for any gun purchases by people under age 21. Those denied a gun purchase include a person convicted of rape
Illinois man charged in Fourth of July parade shooting rehires lawyers weeks after dismissing them
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — The man charged with at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago asked to again be represented by public defenders after firing them last month and insisting on handling his own case.
Robert Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder — three counts for each person killed — as well as 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery. Dozens of people were wounded in the 2022 shooting in , including a who was left
Canada’s first conflict of interest and ethic commissioner, Mary Dawson, dies
OTTAWA — Ask Dave Dawson what his mother, Mary Dawson, was most proud of after nearly 50 years spent as a civil servant and Canada’s conflict of interest and ethics commissioner, and the answer comes easy.
It was drafting the Constitution Act, 1982, which included the Charter of Rights and Freedoms, he said.
“Putting pen to paper and writing the text — she was very proud of that,” Dawson said of his mother in an interview Friday.
Mary Dawson died on Dec
Stars converge in Palm Springs to celebrate year’s best films, Emma Stone’s career
PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — reflected on her career highlights and Meryl Streep praised Billie Eilish and “Barbie” with saving the movie industry Thursday during one of the first stops of Hollywood’s awards season.
Stone, , , and Cillian Murphy were among the A-listers who descended on the desert for the Palm Springs International Film Festival’s annual opening gala. Stars were in an upbeat, and generally grateful, mood at the gala after a tumultuous year for their industry that included and rapid changes
Calgary teens arrested in terrorism-related cases in court for appearance, hearing
CALGARY — A youth court judge has granted a one-year peace bond to a 15-year-old Calgary boy who was arrested in October as part of an ongoing national security investigation.
The teen, who cannot be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, is one of four Calgarians who have been arrested over terrorism-related posts on TikTok and other social media sites since June.
The teen was subject to a section of the Criminal Code that allows for a peace bond if there’s fear the young