Local News from Across the Rainy River District
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Joe Biden said Tuesday that the “basic fairness and the stability of our law demand” that the U.S. Supreme Court not overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide and said he would work to codify the right to abortion into federal […]
BERLIN (AP) — It’s a sunny May morning as the early crowd arrives for a dip at Berlin’s Prinzenbad outdoor pool, but the air is still crisp and the water isn’t much warmer — one of many small impacts that Germany is currently feeling from the war in Ukraine. “Berlin’s […]
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Wind-whipped flames raced Monday across more of New Mexico’s tinder-dry mountainsides, after forcing more residents to flee their homes while firefighting crews elsewhere in the drought-parched state tried to prevent new wildfires from growing. The blaze burning near the community of Las Vegas in northeastern New […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel on Monday lashed out at Russia over “unforgivable” comments by its foreign minister about Nazism and antisemitism — including claims that Adolf Hitler was Jewish. Israel, which summoned the Russian ambassador in response, said the remarks blamed Jews for their own murder in the […]
Ask Ontario grain farmers what the war in Ukraine means for the spring planting season and one word keeps coming up — uncertainty. The rising cost of fuel, fertilizer, nutrients and chemicals — collectively known as inputs — has farmers wondering what they can confidently plant this year, even as […]
MEXICO CITY (AP) – Mexico’s government on Thursday proposed a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s electoral system and the agency that oversees it – one of the country’s most trusted institutions. It would reduce the size of Congress and state legislatures while having the federal elections board chosen by voters, […]
Climate change will result in thousands of new viruses spread among animal species by 2070 – and that’s likely to increase the risk of emerging infectious diseases jumping from animals to humans, according to a new study. This is especially true for Africa and Asia, continents that have been hotspots […]
NEW YORK (AP) – A Florida teen who became a prominent opponent of the state’s so-called “Don’t Say Gay” bill will be honored at next month’s PEN America gala. Jack Petocz, a high school junior, will be presented the PEN/Benenson Freedom of Expression Courage Award. “Jack Petocz is leading his […]
BEIJING (AP) – Workers put up fencing and police restricted who could leave a locked-down area in Beijing on Tuesday as authorities in the Chinese capital stepped up efforts to prevent a major COVID-19 outbreak like the one that has all but shut down the city of Shanghai. People lined […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – A Jewish civil rights organization’s annual tally of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high last year, with a surge that coincided with an 11-day war between Israel and the Ha- mas militant group, according to a report released Tuesday. The Anti-Defamation League […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) – North Korea began a much-anticipated military parade in its capital on Monday to mark the 90th anniversary of its army’s founding, with outside experts saying it was likely to display powerful missiles and other weapons capable of targeting the United States and its allies. South […]
PARIS (AP) – French far-right leader Marine Le Pen gathered her party’s troops on Monday, not to mourn her loss a day earlier in the French presidential election but to plot out how to orchestrate a victory in June’s parliamentary vote and capture a majority of seats in the National […]
