The mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency to deal with truck drivers protesting national coronavirus regulations — a 10-day occupation that has shut down the center of the Canadian capital. “(This) reflects the grave danger and threat to residents’ safety and security posed by the ongoing demonstrations and highlights the need for … Read more
The mayor of Canada’s capital on Sunday declared a state of emergency to deal with an unprecedented protest that has seen truckers shut down Ottawa’s core for more than a week due to Covid-19 rules. Dubbed the “Freedom Convoy,” the demonstration has seen hundreds of truckers blocking city streets, honking their horns and disrupting traffic. … Read more
Police officers, clergy, and community members hold a candlelight vigil at the NYPD 32nd Precinct on January 24 for 22-year-old Officer Jason Rivera. (Photo by David Dee Delgado / Getty Images) Subscribe to the nation Subscribe now for as little as $2 a month! Thank you for signing up for the nation‘s weekly newsletter. Thank … Read more
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Wednesday he will create a state-owned company to mine lithium and appeared to suggest he will seek to cancel one of the few existing permits held by a Chinese company. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador had said in October that he wants to declare lithium a “strategic mineral” … Read more
BELLEFONTE — A man from Wampum serving a long sentence in connection with the death of his newborn son in 2017 has died in prison. Christopher Lee Kennedy, 42, was found unresponsive in his cell at Rockview State Correctional Institute in Center County on Jan. 28. Lake: Christopher Lee Kennedy convicted of child rape and … Read more
New Yorkers of all races and income levels have fled the city’s mainstream public school system, a huge vote of no confidence in the leadership of then-Mayor Bill de Blasio. New mayor Eric Adams wants to do things very differently, but state leaders are doubling down on Blasioism. New data from the Department of Education … Read more
The number of new COVID-19 cases in New York has fallen by more than half in a week, the latest state numbers show. There were 12,332 positive test results reported statewide Friday, down from 27,643 a week earlier, according to stats released Saturday by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The statewide positivity rate dropped to 5.73 percent … Read more
The state is finally taking disciplinary action against a Manhattan ER doctor arrested for sexually abusing and endangering a child’s well-being — five years after his alleged crime. dr. Michael Hilton was arrested in December 2017 and charged with oral sex with a 16-year-old boy, according to an indictment. At the time, Hilton was 33 … Read more
A Washington State Patrol officer who defied a statewide vaccine mandate and signed off for the last time by telling Democratic Government Jay Inslee to “kis my a-” passed away from COVID-19. Former Trooper Robert LaMay, 51, who served with the State Patrol for 22 years and retired last October, died on Friday. LaMay drew … Read more
The leaders of the state legislature are immediately pouring cold water on Mayor Eric Adams’ request for adjustments to the disastrous criminal justice reforms imposed in recent years, and Governor Kathy Hochul, in effect, says she will not fight the issue. . Yet their objections are: ridiculous. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) complains of “misinformation” … Read more