Top Bank of Canada officials speak after rate decision
TORONTO Below are some key quotes from a news conference by the Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem
2023-10-25 23:56
Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni splits from partner after his sexist TV comments
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno, who has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments made on and off air.
2023-10-20 18:20
A Stanford University instructor has been removed from the classroom amid reports they called Jewish students colonizers and downplayed the Holocaust
An instructor at Stanford University has been removed from teaching duties as the school investigates reports that during a discussion on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, the instructor downplayed the Holocaust and singled out students "based on their backgrounds and identities."
2023-10-13 23:46
Trump's anti-immigrant comments draw rebuke
Former President Donald Trump said in a recent interview that undocumented immigrants were "poisoning the blood of our country," using language that is often employed by White supremacists and nativists in comments that have drawn rebuke from one prominent civil rights group.
2023-10-07 00:54
Bob Menendez remains defiant amid bribery charges
Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey remained defiant Monday after being indicted on bribery charges at the end of last week, calling the legal battle ahead his "biggest fight yet," and said that he believes he will be exonerated.
2023-09-26 00:23
Russell Brand makes first public comments since sexual assault allegations
Russell Brand has made his first public comments since being accused of rape and sexual assault, thanking followers for "questioning the information they have been presented with" while not addressing the claims.
2023-09-23 19:49
Michigan attorney general says fake GOP electors she charged are 'brainwashed'
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said at a recent event with liberal activists that the fake Republican electors from 2020 that she charged were "brainwashed" to keep former President Donald Trump in power, and touted that their cases will get juries from a "very Democratic-leaning county," according to a recording obtained by CNN.
2023-09-22 17:19
Kanye 'didn't mean what he said' about Jews, Adidas CEO says
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said he doesn't think Kanye West "meant what he said" when the rapper spewed antisemitic comments last year that ended a lucrative relationship for both.
2023-09-20 20:59
Seattle police officer under investigation as footage shows him saying woman's life had 'limited value' after she was fatally hit by police car
A Seattle police officer is under investigation after his body-worn camera captured a phone conversation following the death of a woman who was fatally struck by a police car in which the officer is laughing and says the victim "had limited value," according to the footage and a statement from the Seattle Police Department.
2023-09-14 16:59
Taiwan hits back at Elon Musk's claim that it is 'part of China'
Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has hit back after Elon Musk called the self-ruled island an "integral part of China."
2023-09-14 16:17
Outrage over Abbas's antisemitic speech on Jews and Holocaust
German and Israeli officials condemn the Palestinian leader's remarks about the mass murder of Jews.
2023-09-07 21:29
Putin makes first comments on Prigozhin since plane crash, calling Wagner boss 'a man of difficult fate'
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his first public comments Thursday on the plane crash believed to have killed Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, saying he was "a man of difficult fate."
2023-08-25 00:55