WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee on Tuesday publicly posted the files it has received from the Justice Department on the sex trafficking investigations into Jeffrey Epstein and his former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, responding to mounting pressure in Congress to force more disclosure in the case. Still, the files mostly contain information that was […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Walt Disney Co. will pay a $10 million fine to settle a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging it allowed personal data to be collected on kids under 13, violating federal law. The FTC said Tuesday Disney violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, which requires kid-oriented apps and websites […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Over Labor Day weekend, the Trump administration attempted to remove Guatemalan children who had come to the U.S. alone and were living in shelters or with foster care families in the U.S. Advocates who represent migrant children in court filed lawsuits across the country seeking to stop the government from removing the […]

HONOLULU (AP) — A grand jury has indicted two civilian workers on charges they caused the Navy to provide the Hawaii Department of Health with false information about jet fuel that spilled from a Pearl Harbor storage facility before it later seeped into drinking water and sickened 6,000 people over Thanksgiving in 2021. The indictments […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Social Security whistleblower whose complaint alleged that Department of Government Efficiency officials mishandled Americans’ sensitive information says he’s resigning because of actions taken against him since making the claim. Charles Borges, the agency’s chief data officer, alleged that more than 300 million Americans’ Social Security data was put at risk by […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s a scene that has played out on the streets of Washington and Los Angeles since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and ramped up deportations nationwide: Federal agents, some in masks, grabbing someone off the street, bundling the person into a car and driving away, ignoring […]

British Columbia’s Ministry of Public Safety says it was unaware of the BC Coroners Service continuing a practice of attending certain death scenes remotely instead of in person after 2019. Ministry spokeswoman Tasha Schollen said in a statement that the ministry’s understanding was that in-person scene attendance had been “restored” six years ago, and it […]

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian prosecutors said Friday they have indicted a former intelligence officer on charges that include supporting a Russian intelligence service in the country’s biggest spying scandal in decades. Egisto Ott is accused of espionage to the detriment of Austria and abuse of office, among other charges, Vienna prosecutors said in a statement. […]

Chatham-Kent Crime Stoppers’ annual Children’s Safety Expo promises to be an educational – with an emphasis on fun – opportunity for families to learn and strengthen their knowledge of child safety and protection. The free event will feature interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities and expert guidance from First Responders that will help parents feel more prepared […]

Montreal’s transit agency says city buses won’t be flashing the “Go! Canadiens Go!” NHL hockey slogan any time soon, despite getting the green light to do so by Quebec’s language watchdog. The electronic signs on each of the city’s more than 1,000 buses have to be updated manually.  Isabelle Tremblay, spokesperson for the Société de […]

Frustration and unease are mounting in Caledon, where locals say their voices are being drowned out by a municipal process that lacks transparency, overrides its own rules and puts the environment, particularly groundwater, at serious risk. Residents were already reeling from a May decision put forward by Mayor Annette Groves’ motion to approve a fill […]

Books by Margaret Atwood, Alan Moore, Aldous Huxley, Philip Roth, George R. R. Martin and dozens of other authors will be pulled from the shelves of Edmonton school libraries this fall to comply with sweeping content restrictions imposed by Alberta’s United Conservative government. A list of books produced by the Edmonton Public School Board (EPSB), […]