Oscars 2018 | Fresh voices lead the way in nominations

The Academy Awards showered outsiders, on screen and off, with milestone-setting nominations that celebrated Guillermo del Toro’s full-hearted ode to outcasts “The Shape of Water,” embraced

Offbeat | Big Apple Circus clown resigns over sexual misconduct

A beloved circus performer known as Grandma the clown has resigned from the Big Apple Circus following accusations that he pressured a 16-year-old aerialist to pose for

This Day in History | 1998 – Pope calls for reform in Cuba

The Pope is the first pontiff to visit the Communist Caribbean island. Speaking in the capital, Havana, he said freedom of conscience was “the

World briefs

PHILIPPINES State soldiers have captured a Spanish man they said was carrying grenades and bomb parts and is believed to be a supporter of Islamic State

The Buzz | US: Two dead, 17 injured in Kentucky school shooting; suspect held

A 15-year-old student killed two classmates and hit a dozen others with gunfire, methodically firing a handgun inside a crowded atrium at his rural Kentucky high school.

Uber driver in US illegally charged with four California rapes

Christopher Weber, Los Angeles A Mexican man living in the U.S. illegally used his job as an Uber driver to target intoxicated young women and

Analysis | A basic income for everyone? it’s not a crazy idea

If there’s one policy that can unite socialists and Silicon Valley libertarians, it’s universal basic income (UBS) - a regular payment from the government to each

US says Turk offensive in Syria is disruptive

Turkey’s air and ground offensive against Kurds in northwestern Syria has distracted from international efforts to finish off the Islamic State group and has disrupted humanitarian

Offbeat | Doctor who came to US as child jailed by immigration agents

A Michigan doctor who came to the U.S. from Poland as a young child was in jail yesterday , nearly a week after immigration agents arrested him at

This Day in History | 1965 – Winston Churchill dies

Sir Winston Churchill has died at the age of 90 with his wife Lady Clementine Churchill and other members of the family at his bedside. He suffered

World briefs

MYANMAR says it’s ready for a gradual repatriation of Muslim Rohingya refugees chased out by the Buddhist-majority country’s military. Bangladesh says it’s preparing for the transfer, but

The Buzz | Alaska earthquake prompts tsunami warning

A magnitude 8.2 earthquake off Alaska’s Kodiak Island prompted a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S.

South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela dies at 78

Legendary  South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela has died at the age of 78 after a decade-long fight with cancer, according to a statement from

Davos | Trump to face mixed welcome at elite gathering

In Davos this week, participants can experience “a day in the life of a refugee.” Or hear about ways to uphold the Paris climate accord

Latin America | Dismissive words on abuse scandal cast pall over pope’s trip

Pope Francis ventured into the Amazon to demand rights for indigenous groups, decried the scourge of corruption afflicting the region’s politics and denounced a culture of “machismo”

Offbeat | Doughnut-eating champ charged with stealing from… Dunkin’ Donuts

A North Carolina man who made headlines when he was caught for break-ins after winning a doughnut- eating contest has been arrested again. And this time he’s accused

This Day in History | 1973 – Nixon announces Vietnam peace deal

The US president, Richard Nixon, has appeared on national television to announce “peace with honour” in Vietnam. Statements issued simultaneously in Washington and Hanoi confirmed the peace

World briefs

HONG KONG A bookseller who was secretly detained in China has been taken away by Chinese authorities again after being released into house arrest last October, his daughter

The Buzz | 15-year-old girl shot at Texas school; boy, 16, arrested

A 15-year-old student was injured in a shooting at her high school in Texas early today and a 16-year-old boy, also a student at the school, has been taken

Scan, shop and go | Amazon to debut cashier-less store in downtown Seattle

Amazon employees have been testing it, but is the public ready for a cashier-less store? More than a year after it introduced the concept, Amazon is

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