Wednesday, February 21, 2024

Nonbinary high school student in Oklahoma dead day after fight in high school bathroom

A photograph of a teenager smiling.

Police in Oklahoma are investigating the death of a 16-year-old student who died a day after an altercation in a high school bathroom that may have been prompted by bullying over gender identity.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/non-binary-student-bathroom-death-1.7121384?cmp=rss

Assange went 'way beyond' journalism, U.S. says at his last-ditch extradition appeal

A protester in costume as the Statue of Liberty holds a fake torch in one hand and a free Julian Assange sign in another.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should face espionage charges in the United States because he put innocent lives at risk and went beyond journalism in his bid to solicit, steal and indiscriminately publish classified U.S. government documents, lawyers for the American government argued Wednesday.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/assange-extradition-appeal-1.7121164?cmp=rss

The Breakdown | Why a two-state solution is so elusive

The National breaks down the Israeli-Palestinian two-state solution, long sold as the best hope for peace in that region and the major challenges making it so elusive.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/the-breakdown-why-a-two-state-solution-is-so-elusive-1.7120754?cmp=rss

Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Prosecutors charge 2 men with murder in Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting

People duck for cover on the ground.

Missouri prosecutors said Tuesday that two men have been charged with murder in last week's shooting that killed one person and injured 22 others after the Kansas City Super Bowl parade.



source https://www.cbc.ca/sports/football/nfl/super-bowl-parade-shooting-murder-1.7120347?cmp=rss

Congo's PM resigns, government dissolves amid escalating violence in country's east

A man waves

Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, the prime minister of Democratic Republic of Congo, resigned on Tuesday, triggering the dissolution of his government, the presidency said in a statement.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/congo-government-dissolves-pm-resigns-1.7120128?cmp=rss