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As President Donald Trump considers amending a key permit for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, some top Michigan Republicans back his threat to block the nearly completed span from opening, saying they think it will lead to ‘a good deal.’

A man who posed as a teenager online to talk to underage girls was sentenced to 11 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane on Tuesday. The Singaporean, now aged 25, who cannot be named due to gag orders protecting the identity of two victims, pleaded guilty to two counts of statutory rape, one count of sexual grooming of a minor and one count of sexual penetration of a minor. Another 14 charges were taken into consideration for sentencing. The court heard that the offender held various jobs such...

US singer Britney Spears has become the latest musician to sell the rights to her catalogue that includes hits like “Baby One More Time” and “Oops!...I Did It Again”, US media reported on Tuesday. The deal is believed to be worth around US$200 million, according to sources cited by celebrity site TMZ, though it said the exact amount is not detailed in legal documents. That sum would be comparable to the sale of Canadian singer Justin Bieber’s catalogue in 2023. Spears, 44, joins a growing list...

An arrest has been made years after a Hofstra student was attacked with acid in New York.

אינעם קומעדיקן ווינטער־זמן פֿון די ייִדיש־קלאַסן בײַם „אַרבעטער רינג“ וועט מען הײַיאָר פֿירן דורך „זום“ אַן אייגנאַרטיקן מיני־קורס אויף ייִדיש: וועגן די אידיאָמען און שפּריכווערטער, וואָס דער סאָוועטישער פֿאָלקלאָריסט אַבא לעוו האָט געזאַמלט בעת זײַנע עקספּעדיציעס מיט ש. אַנ־סקין איבער מערבֿ־אוקראַיִנע פֿון 1912 ביז 1914. דעם קורס וועט לערנען דער ייִדישער שרײַבער און רעדאַקטאָר פֿונעם... The post A course on the Yiddish proverbs collected through the An-Ski expeditions appeared first on The Forward.

Police have confirmed that there are multiple victims from the incident, but have not confirmed the number, while it has been reported that at least one suspect is dead

Emergency services were called to Tumbler Ridge school at around 3.15pm local time on Tuesday to reports of an active shooter

Bills focused on psilocybin, medication abortion and taxing short-term rentals are among those that didn’t survive the latest key deadline in the state Legislature.  Monday was the cutoff for bills involving money to pass through fiscal committees, like Senate Ways and Means and House Appropriations. Those panels held lengthy meetings that stretched throughout the day […]

India said Tuesday it would be "a challenge" to face a "quality" Pakistan team in Colombo after Islamabad U-turned and decided to play the blockbuster T20 World Cup clash.

A painstakingly detailed model of New York City will go on display this week after a US truck driver spent 21 years building it in his basement as an evening hobby.

Newly released video of a masked person on Nancy Guthrie’s doorstep in Arizona may contain leads that help investigators find her, policing experts said.

(The Center Square) – Federal immigration enforcement agency heads defended their leadership and touted agency accomplishments under the Trump administration, while congressional Republicans and Democrats painted very different pictures of those efforts.