TORONTO - A man accused of fatally running over a Toronto police officer did not intend to kill anyone and behaved reasonably in the face of what he thought was an imminent threat to his family, defence lawyers said Wednesday, while prosecutors argued he deliberately chose to drive dangerously. The two sides made their final pitches to jurors at the trial of Umar Zameer -- who has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of Det. Const. Jeffrey Northrup -- with lawyers...
SKY SPORTS are ready to hit the SPFL with a bill of up to £100,000 for Dundee’s pitch shambles. And furious beaks will look to recoup some of that from Dark Blues managing director John Nelms
Top Democrats expect to file a compromise on a bill (H 4582) designed to continue funding the state's overrun emergency family shelter and implement reforms to cut costs by limiting how long families may stay in shelters.
HOUSTON -- Justin Verlander will make his long-awaited season debut for the Astros on Friday against the Nationals in Washington, manager Joe Espada announced on Wednesday. Verlander, who threw a bullpen session on Tuesday, worked four innings Saturday for Double-A Corpus Christi in his final Minor League rehab start. “The
OpenAI continued a push to grow its business internationally with the opening of a new office in Japan, while pledging to collaborate with the government to develop the technology in the country.
MIAMI, Okla.- After trouncing the Fordyce Redbugs netting almost 100% of the vote the Miami Wardogs are headed to the Final Four in the national best school mascot race. The 10-seeded Miami faces the Hutto Hippos out of Texas. The Wardogs had 58,307 votes or 99.67% while Fordyce's had 93 votes. Click here to []
The deal with Rwanda has been plagued by setbacks since it was signed two years ago.
Shafaqna English- After two years, three prime ministers, four (or five) home secretaries, one cancelled flight and about 75,000 more people crossing the Channel in small boats, and months of wrangling, UK Parliament passed the government’s controversial plan to tackle small boats. The endless Westminster fight over the policy has
After eight hours of debate on the Rwanda Bill, peers finally threw in the towel shortly after midnight. The two…What to read next: Sunak insists Rwanda scheme is ‘ready’ | Sunak set for final game of Rwanda ping pong | Sunak targets Britain’s ‘sick note culture’ | How many MPs will reject Sunak’s smoking ban?
A bill that gives counties the clear authority to regulate short-term vacation rentals, including the power to ban them, unanimously passed out of a joint House-Senate conference committee today ahead of a vote by the full House and Senate next week.
Supporters say it would help keep electronics out of the waste stream, where they pose an environmental and fire risk and waste valuable materials
The stage for “Vanya” opened as a small room dotted with three chairs, a plastic stool, a table with a lamp, and a bottle of liquor. A doorway at center stage served as the gateway between a wide variety of characters, portrayed brilliantly by actor Andrew Scott in the one-man adaptation of “Uncle Vanya.” I