Priscilla Presley contests validity of Lisa Marie’s will
The ex-wife of rock’n’roll legend Elvis Presley says their daughter’s will was suspiciously altered.
Canada province experiments with decriminalising hard drugs
While those substances will remain illegal, adults found in possession of a combined total of less than 2.5g of the drugs will not be arrested, charged or have their substances…
Tyre Nichols death: Three Memphis emergency staff fired
The two paramedics and driver allegedly “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr Nichols”.
Monkeys missing from Dallas Zoo in fourth suspicious incident
Two missing monkeys are the latest in a string of suspicious incidents over the past three weeks.
Ukraine war: Joe Biden rules out sending F-16 fighter jets
Meanwhile, French President Emmanuel Macon said on Monday that “by definition, nothing is excluded”, referring to military assistance to Ukraine. But he stressed that it must neither further inflame the…
Biden restores protections to Alaska’s Tongass National Forest
Logging and road building will be once again banned in much of Alaska’s Tongass Forest.
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has applied for US visa
The ex-president, currently staying in Florida, wants to “enjoy being a tourist”, his lawyer says.
Europe’s Economy Edges Higher, Heading Off Forecasts of Recession
After a succession of crises, investors, economists and policymakers have begun grasping onto the brighter spots in Europe’s economy: a few weeks of warmer winter weather, lower natural gas prices,…
Why Black Families Are Leaving New York, and What It Means for the City
The filmmaker Spike Lee, a longtime New York booster, said he worries about the city becoming more expensive and less accessible to people of color in particular, who have contributed…
Sri Lanka Is Calm Again. That Doesn’t Mean Things Are Any Better.
On the surface, calm has returned to Sri Lanka since the South Asian nation plunged into political chaos and virtual bankruptcy last summer. Gone are the fuel lines that snaked…