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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A tense encounter turned violent in San Francisco’s troubled Tenderloin neighborhood Thursday evening when Mayor Daniel Lurie’s vehicle was blocked by several men, sparking an attack that left at least one security officer injured.The confrontation unfolded around 5:40 p.m. near Cedar and Polk streets, the San Francisco Police Department confirmed to KTVU. Officers assigned to the mayor’s protective detail became engaged in a physical altercation with two unidentified male suspects after the mayor’s vehicle was stopped in the roadway.Video from the scene shows a security detail member being taken to the ground…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Durham Regional Police say eight people have been charged and five others are wanted in a long-term fraud investigation involving more than $3 million. According to police, the investigation focused on a 54-year-old woman employed as an operations manager who allegedly orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme within a commercial cleaning company.Investigators with the Durham Regional Police Service said the complex investigation began after a corporate restructuring at a ServiceMaster location in Durham uncovered “financial irregularities.”Police said the company conducted an internal audit and notified investigators in November 2021.Investigators said the scheme involved…

People used to be simple.They were either a traditional fruit purist or a choc chip rebel. Maybe, if they were feeling particularly avant-garde, they would reach for apple and cinnamon.But it’s 2026, and the humble Easter treat has officially entered its Kanye West inspired era — where nothing is too crazy and there’s no such thing as bad publicity.Some of the hot cross bun flavours currently being sold at leading retailers Coles and Woolworths are so absurd they could be construed as a PR stunt.From raspberry matcha and mint slice to the highly controversial Mexican bun, this years flavours are…

Meutya acknowledged that the implementation of the regulation will be a major challenge and cause initial inconvenience, with tens of millions of children who are active internet users. “Children may complain and parents may feel confused about how to handle those complaints,” the minister said, calling the regulation as the “best step” the government could take in what she described as a “digital emergency”. “We are taking this step to reclaim the sovereignty of our children’s future. We want technology to humanise humans, not sacrifice our children’s childhood.”In an earlier statement on Thursday before the ban was announced, Meutya said that excessive…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Phoenix Suns forward Dillon Brooks was arrested early Friday morning in Scottsdale on suspicion of driving under the influence.Scottsdale police told Fox News Digital that officers conducted a routine stop for traffic violations and arrested Brooks at 1:33 a.m. local time.”Brooks was transported to the Scottsdale City jail and released after the booking process was complete, around 3:30 a.m.,” a police spokesperson said.  Dillon Brooks was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of DUI in Scottsdale. (Scottsdale Police Department)”We are aware of the situation involving Dillon Brooks and are gathering more information. …

Over the past two decades, China has quietly eclipsed the United States as the dominant trading partner in parts of Latin America.But since taking office for a second term, United States President Donald Trump has pushed to reverse Beijing’s advance.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThat includes through aggressive manoeuvres directed at China’s allies in the region.Already, the Trump administration has stripped officials in Costa Rica, Panama and Chile of their US visas, reportedly due to their ties to China.It has also threatened to take back the Panama Canal over allegations that Chinese operatives are running the waterway. And…

Lawmakers are demanding an investigation after a man from Haiti who was seeking asylum in Massachusetts died in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Emmanuel Damas, 56, of Dorchester, died March 2 at a hospital in Arizona. He was taken into ICE custody in Boston in September 2025 and had been held at an ICE detention center in Florence, Arizona, for the last four months. Emmanuel Damas Presly Nelson Last month, Damas told staff there he had a bad toothache; it got worse, and he was taken to the hospital on Feb. 19, according to his brother, Presly…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Newly released dispatch records show authorities were alerted to a possible suicide attempt after a note was found on the door of a Las Vegas hotel room — shortly before an 11-year-old girl and her mother were found shot to death inside.Addilyn “Addi” Smith, 11, and her mother, Tawnia McGeehan, were found dead inside a room at the Rio Hotel & Casino on Feb. 15 after hotel personnel conducted a welfare check, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.Police were first called to the hotel around 10:45 a.m. local time after…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 6, 2026 10:54 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Quebec discriminated against female refugee claimants by introducing regulations that denied them access to subsidized daycare spaces. This marks the third ruling against the Quebec government on the matter.In a decision today, the court says that blocking refugee claimants from subsidized daycare threatens to marginalize them from society. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. The case originated with a woman from the Democratic Republic of Congo who applied for asylum and obtained a work…

US stocks have opened lower as investors digested employment data and monitored developments in the Middle East.