Councils across England and Wales will receive stronger powers to fine driving for minor traffic offenses. The Department for Transport is set to hand over more power to councils so they can stop drivers from stopping in yellow box junctions and performing bad turns. Councils could hand drivers £70 for breaking minor rules such as … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers Monday to quell the protests by truck drivers and others who have paralyzed Ottawa and blocked border crossings in anger over the country’s Covid-19 restrictions. In invoking Canada’s Emergencies Act, which gives the federal government broad powers to restore order, Trudeau ruled out using … Read more
TORONTO — The Biden administration urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government Thursday to use its federal powers to end the truck blockade by Canadians protesting the country’s Covid-19 restrictions, as the bumper-to-bumper demonstration forced auto plants on both sides of the border to shut down or scale back production. For the fourth straight day, scores … Read more
Rescue workers clear debris from Saudi-led coalition airstrikes on a prison January 22, 2022 in Saadah, Yemen. (Mohammed Hamoud / Getty Images) Subscribe to something The nation Subscribe now for only $2 a month! Thank you for signing up The nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thanks for signing up. For more of The nation, check out our … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Antonee Robinson broke through a freeze in the air and the US offense, scoring a big goal in the 52nd minute that lifted the Americans over El Salvador 1-0 on Thursday night and kept them on track for a return to the World cup. The narrow victory on a 29-degree night that … Read more