A shooting at a school in British Columbia left eight dead including a woman whom police believe to be the shooter, while two more people were found dead at a nearby home, Canadian authorities said Tuesday. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said more than 25 people are injured, including two who were airlifted to hospital with life-threatening injuries, after the shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. School shootings are rare in Canada. The town of Tumbler Ridge, which has a population of about 2,400 people, is more than 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) north of Vancouver, near the border with Alberta....
LeBron James Will Sit For Lakers Vs Spurs, Taking Him Out Of Consideration For 22nd All-NBA Honors
LeBron James will sit out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ game against the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night due to left foot arthritis, a decision that will prevent him from qualifying for consideration for his 22nd straight appearance on an All-NBA team. Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, Deandre Ayton and Marcus Smart are also sitting out. James has been on one of the three All-NBA postseason teams in each of his last 21 seasons, but this game will be the 18th he has missed this season. Players must play in at least 65 games to be considered for end-of-season awards...
Grieving Mother Demands Answers Nearly 2 Years After Florida Deputy Fatally Shot Airman
The mother of a U.S. Air Force airman shot and killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy nearly two years ago says she doesn’t want people to forget about her son and is still seeking accountability so it doesn’t happen to someone else. Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, was shot to death by a deputy responding to a disturbance call at Fortson’s apartment in Fort Walton Beach, where he lived while based at nearby Hurlburt Field. The May 2024 encounter was captured on body camera video. At a Tuesday news conference in Florida, prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is...
Father Of US-Based Hong Kong Activist Convicted Under National Security Law
The father of a U.S.-based activist wanted by Hong Kong authorities was convicted of attempting to deal with an absconder’s financial assets on Wednesday, in the first court case of its kind brought under a homegrown national security law. Kwok Yin-sang’s daughter Anna is the executive director of the Washington-based Hong Kong Democracy Council. Authorities in 2023 offered 1 million Hong Kong dollars (about $127,900) for information leading to her arrest and later banned anyone from handling any funds for her — widely seen as part of a yearslong crackdown on challenges against Beijing’s rule following the massive, anti-government protests...
Father Of Killed Colombian Candidate Miguel Uribe Relaunches Presidential Bid
The father of slain Colombian presidential hopeful Miguel Uribe Turbay announced his plans to run for the nation’s presidency on Tuesday, despite falling out with his son’s party the Democratic Center. In a campaign event in Bogota, Miguel Uribe Londoño said that he will try to defend his son’s political legacy as he campaigns for the presidential election which will be held at the end of May. “Today I tell the world, that my son is the one who should be here” Uribe Londoño said. “He was killed so that no one would make the bad guys uncomfortable … but...
Bangladesh’s First Post-Uprising Election Is A Test For Democratic Norms And Minority Rights
Bangladeshis will cast ballots on Thursday in a crucial national election, the first since a mass uprising ended the 15-year rule of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Public expectation is running high that the vote could help reset democratic norms after more than a decade of disputed elections and shrinking political space. The transition is being overseen by an interim administration led by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Muhammad Yunus, which has pledged a fair vote. Here’s what to know about the polls in Bangladesh. The election is being be closely watched The election of a new Parliament will involve more...
Anti-Drug Activist Campaigns In French Election Despite Threats, 2 Brothers Lost To Gang Violence
Amine Kessaci has been targeted with death threats and lost two brothers to drug gang violence. But that has not silenced the 22-year-old activist who’s running on an anti-drug platform in next month’s municipal elections in Marseille, the French port city long known as a hub for the drug trade. “At 17, I buried my older brother, Brahim, who was found burned. Less than three months ago, I buried my younger brother, Mehdi, who had done nothing, who died just because he was my little brother,” Kessaci told The Associated Press. “In the mourning I’m going through, the message I...
