Month: June 2023

Should the Liberals Have Enabled ‘The Voice’ Referendum for the Sake of Conversation?

Commentary Earlier this week, the Australian Senate passed legislation enabling the Albanese government’s promised Voice to Parliament referendum. In the next six months, Australians will make a special pilgrimage to the ballot box, one they have not made since 1999. While 52 senators voted for the Constitution Alteration (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice) 2023,…


‘There’s Just Sorrow:’ Bus Driver Says Rides Must Continue in Wake of Deadly Crash

Doug Westhouse sits straight behind the wheel of a 12-passenger bus driving along a rural Manitoba highway waiting for the next call for a ride. The coordinator and driver for Grand Plains Handivan in Greenview, Man., slows the hefty vehicle down as an oncoming semi-trailer truck passes by on Highway 5. He says he’s been…


‘Like Going to Another Planet’: What It’s Like to Visit the Remains of the Titanic

Five explorers eager to view the underwater wreck of the Titanic remained lost at sea Tuesday as a massive search operation continued in the North Atlantic. OceanGate Expeditions’ underwater submersible, dubbed Titan, was headed more than 700 kilometres off the coast of St. John’s, N.L., when it lost contact with its support ship. The trip…


2nd Person Arrested in Milwaukee Juneteenth Shooting That Wounded 6, Including Alleged Shooters

MADISON, Wis.—Police in Milwaukee arrested a second person in a shooting in which six people, including the two alleged shooters, were wounded right after a Juneteenth celebration wrapped up. The two defendants, males ages 17 and 19, were arrested after Monday’s shooting outside the Greater Philadelphia Church of God in Christ, police said in a…


India’s PM Modi Arrives in US for Landmark State Visit to Deepen Ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in New York on Tuesday for his first state visit to the United States as the two nations seek to deepen relations amid China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific. Modi has been to the United States five times since becoming prime minister in 2014, but his visit this week,…


Canyons: The Deep Wounds of the Earth

They are steep, deep, and often found in remote and inaccessible areas. They are the canyons, the rifts in the earth, those deep wounds in the earth that have the allure of immensity. …


WHO Holds Press Conference on Global Health Issues

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefs the media on global health issues at 8:55 a.m. ET on June 21. …


LIVE 8:55 AM ET: WHO Holds Press Conference on Global Health Issues

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus briefs the media on global health issues at 8:55 a.m. ET on June 21. …


Expert Finds California Serial Stabbing Suspect Mentally Unfit, Jury to Decide Competency

WOODLAND, Calif.—A California jury will determine the mental competency of a former university student charged in the stabbing deaths of two people and attempted murder of a third, all violent attacks that rocked the usually placid college town of Davis. A medical expert ordered by the court to review the mental state of Carlos Dominguez,…


Andrew Tate Is Charged With Rape and Human Trafficking in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania—Social media influencer Andrew Tate appeared Wednesday at a court in Romania, where prosecutors have charged him with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to exploit women. Tate and his brother, Tristan, who is also charged with the offenses, arrived Wednesday at a court in the capital Bucharest, flanked by six bodyguards….