A modern-day pilgrim on a walking tour of France’s cathedrals told journalists on Friday his Catholic faith gave him the strength to fight a man who stabbed four children in a park in Annecy. Dubbed “the backpack hero” – “le héros au sac a dos” – by media, the 24-year-old who only gave his name...Read More
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s chances of getting reelected after a July election have received a potentially important boost following an agreement between more than a dozen small leftist parties to run on a joint ticket, a deal that is expected to provide key support for Sánchez’s Socialists in any post-election negotiations to form government....Read More
A Texas appeals court on Friday dismissed a billionaire’s defamation lawsuit against Democrat Beto O’Rouke that was brought after O’Rourke criticized a $1 million campaign contribution to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. The ruling by the Third Court of Appeals in Austin comes more than a year after O’Rourke repeatedly made critical remarks about the donation...Read More
Mexico’s Labor Department issued new rules Friday, requiring employers to subsidize expenses unique to remote work. The rules also mandate a “right to disconnect” for constantly-reachable employees. New rules only apply to employees spending 40% or more of their work hours at home. Mexico’s Labor Department issued new rules Friday requiring employers to pay for...Read More
Special Counsel Jack Smith’s 37-count indictment of former President Donald Trump reads with “a lot of fury” but lacks key elements of typical document-mishandling cases, the former chief of staff in Ronald Reagan’s Justice Department said Friday. Mark Levin, host of “Life, Liberty & Levin” and the top staffer for then-Attorney General Edwin Meese III,...Read More
Michigan State University said it will use approximately $300,000 in donations to create a memorial to honor students who were killed or wounded in a mass shooting in February. The permanent memorial, to be “planned through a meaningful, respectful and collaborative process,” was disclosed Friday as the university announced what it will do with $2...Read More
NorthWestern Energy will resume construction of a natural gas power plant along Montana’s Yellowstone River following a two-month delay, a company spokesperson said Friday, after a state judge revived a pollution permit for the project despite lingering concerns over its climate-changing emissions. Work on the $250 million plant near the town of Laurel was largely...Read More
Stephen A. Smith has not officially endorsed anyone for the 2024 presidential election, but it seems like he may have a favorite. Smith shared a link to former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s contribution form to his 5.8 million Twitter followers. The ESPN analyst says the tweet is a way to find “the best” candidate...Read More
Pigs ran loose on a metro highway after a semitrailer truck that was carrying 50 hogs overturned, causing an hours-long shutdown Friday morning in Minnesota on Interstate 694. State troopers tried to corral several loose pigs that cameras showed running through traffic, the Star Tribune reported. The truck tipped over around 7:35 a.m. and caused...Read More
Witnesses and state media in Somalia say extremists have attacked a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, and security forces are responding at the site as some people remain trapped inside. The Somali National News Agency reports that “many civilians” have been rescued from the Pearl Beach hotel as fighting continues Friday night. There is...Read More
