LOS ANGELES — Tens of thousands of workers in the Los Angeles Unified School District planned to walk off the job Tuesday over stalled contract talks, and they will be joined in solidarity by teachers in a three-day strike that will shut down the nation’s second-largest school system. Demonstrations are expected at schools across the […]
Idaho poised to allow firing-squad executions in some cases
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho is poised to allow firing squads to execute condemned inmates when the state can’t get lethal-injection drugs, under a bill the Legislature passed Monday with a veto-proof majority. Firing squads will be used only if the state cannot obtain the drugs needed for lethal injections — and one death row inmate […]
Former Australian soldier to be charged with Afghan’s murder
Police have charged the first Australian veteran for an alleged murder in Afghanistan three years after a war crime investigation found that 19 Australian special forces soldiers could face charges for illegal conduct during the conflict ByROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Police on Monday charged the first Australian veteran for an alleged murder […]
2 skiers missing in avalanche near Mont Blanc
Rescue teams are searching for two skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France ROME — Rescue teams were searching Sunday for two skiers who were caught in an avalanche near Mont Blanc on Italy’s northern border with France, local authorities said. Two surviving off-piste skiers sounded […]
Macron’s leadership at risk amid tensions over pension plan
PARIS — A parody photo appearing on protest signs and online in France shows President Emmanuel Macron sitting on piles of garbage. The image references the trash going uncollected with sanitation workers on strike, but also what many French people think about their leader. Macron, 45, had hoped his push to raise the retirement age […]
N Korea launches missile into sea amid US-S Korea drills
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea launched a short-range ballistic missile toward the sea on Sunday, its neighbors said, ramping up testing activities in response to U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal. The North’s continuation of missile tests showed its determination not to back down, despite the U.S.-South Korea drills, […]
Florida may ban girls’ period talk in elementary grades
Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Legislation moving in the Florida House would ban discussion of menstrual cycles and other human sexuality topics in elementary grades. The bill sponsored by Republican Rep. Stan McClain would restrict public school […]
Vatican closes embassy in Nicaragua after Ortega’s crackdown
VATICAN CITY — The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country’s government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a yearslong crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The Vatican’s representative to Managua, Monsignor Marcel Diouf, also left the country Friday, bound […]
California military base locked down after vehicle runs gate
A California military base was put in lockdown Friday night after a vehicle went through the facility’s main gate without stopping CORONADO, Calif. — A California military base was put in lockdown Friday night after a vehicle went through the facility’s main gate without stopping, a military spokesperson said. Naval Base Coronado spokesperson Kevin Dixon […]
Wyoming governor signs measure prohibiting abortion pills
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon signed a bill Friday night prohibiting abortion pills in the state and also allowed a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his signature. The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access […]