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Trump: Too busy to be a defendant but plenty of time to sue

Trump: Too busy to be a defendant but plenty of time to sue

Soon after winning reelection in November 2024, Donald Trump’s lawyers told a state judge in Delaware that a lawsuit brought against him by two co-founders of his social media company should be put on hold because a sitting president does not have time to deal with civil litigation. Trump&rs


Ten dead after shooter opens fire at Canadian high school

Ten dead after shooter opens fire at Canadian high school

Ten people including the shooter are dead after an assailant opened fire at a high school in western Canada on Tuesday in one of the country's deadliest mass casualty events in recent history. The attack brought to Canada the type of mass shooting more common in the neighboring United States, and

Cubans under siege as US stranglehold sets in

Cubans under siege as US stranglehold sets in

Cubans from all walks of life are hunkering into survival mode, navigating lengthening blackouts and soaring prices for food, fuel and transport as the US threatens a stranglehold on the communist-run nation. Reuters interviewed over three dozen residents of towns and neighbourhoods around the cap

Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE

Thousands demonstrate in Minnesota and across US to protest ICE

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Minneapolis and students across the United States staged walkouts on Friday to demand the withdrawal of federal immigration agents from Minnesota following the fatal shootings of two US citizens. Students and teachers abandoned classes from California

Plane crashes in Colombia, killing all 15 on board

Plane crashes in Colombia, killing all 15 on board

A passenger plane has crashed in northern Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, the country's state-run airline Satena confirmed. In a statement, it said its aircraft - a Beechcraft 1900 - "suffered a fatal accident", but gave no further details. The wreckage has now been located in a mountain

30 killed in US from effects of winter storm

30 killed in US from effects of winter storm

Many in the U.S. faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the South coated in ice. At least 30 deaths were reported in states afflicted with severe cold. Deep snow — over a f

Over 11,400 flights cancelled as massive winter storm hits US

Over 11,400 flights cancelled as massive winter storm hits US

A massive winter storm made for a brutal travel day Sunday, with widespread cancellations and delays at some of the nation's busiest airports. Widespread snow, sleet and freezing rain threatened nearly 180 million people — more than half the US population — in a path stretching from th