The Hill- For the upcoming 2018 midterm elections in the United States, the number of females running for office is at an all time high. As of right now, there are over 400 females rynning for a spot in the House of Representatives. Of those females, 332 are candidates of the Democratic party and 108 are candidates of the Republican… Read more »
An explosion rocked a refinery in northwestern Wisconsin on Thursday, injuring at least 11 people, forcing the evacuation of homes, schools and a hospital, and sending a plume of noxious smoke into the air. Authorities said a tank containing crude oil or asphalt exploded at the Husky Energy oil refinery in Superior, a city of about 27,000 that borders Minnesota… Read more »
While Alexandre Bissonnette’s crime was “loaded with racism,” he did not carry out the mass shooting in a Quebec City mosque to promote any kind of ideology, a forensic psychiatrist hired by the Crown said Thursday, on the final day of the killer’s sentencing hearing. Bissonnette pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder and six counts of attempted murder in March. If… Read more »
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HAVANA — In his first hour as Cuba’s new head of state, Miguel Díaz-Canel sought to make one thing clear: Raúl Castro may no longer be president, but he is still the power to be reckoned with in this island nation. “Raúl . . . will be key to the process of making the most important decisions on the future of the… Read more »