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The body of a Los Angeles firefighter who went missing while off duty last year was found by divers Friday off the coast of Long Beach.Connor J. Lees, a 29-year-old firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department, went missing Dec. 4 while free diving with friends off the coast of Long Beach, FOX 11 LA reported.The Long Beach Police Department told Fox News Digital personnel were participating in dive training when they found Lees’ body in the water.PALISADES FIRE IN LA IGNITES LOOTING FEARS AND PUSHES PRIVATE SECURITY GUARDS TO THE BRINK  Los Angeles Firefighter Connor J. Lees’ body was…

It was a sight Alberta drivers certainly were excited to see on Tuesday — even if they didn’t anticipate it. “I came off the highway on empty, so it was definitely a good time,” said Andrew, who fills up his SUV about once a week.The end of the federal consumer carbon price was reflected at pumps across Calgary on Tuesday morning — the average price per litre dropping by as much as 20 cents.“I saw on the news yesterday that a tax cut was coming… I was happy I didn’t fill up yesterday,” laughed Devon, who’s at his local gas…

The Australian Olympic Committee has announced its new chief executive who will lead the organisation in the lead-up to the Brisbane Games.

THE SHOWDOWN CK Hutchison announced the deal on Mar 4. Less than 10 days later, Beijing-controlled newspaper, Ta Kung Pao, which is based in Hong Kong, published two sharply worded commentaries, urging the Li family to “stop being naïve and confused”. They criticised CK Hutchison of being unpatriotic and “selling out all Chinese people.” This marks the first time Beijing has publicly singled out Hong Kong’s most prominent conglomerate for sharp criticism in the 27 years since the city’s return to Chinese sovereignty, causing jitters and concerns about the politicisation of business in the local and broader business community. Beijing’s…

Two days after the New York Yankees’ offensive outburst in the Bronx made torpedo bats the talk of baseball, Cincinnati Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz decided to try one for the first time in batting practice. By the end of the Reds’ 14-3 rout of the Texas Rangers on Monday night, the 23-year-old slugger had used it to go 4-for-5 with two home runs, a double and seven RBIs.“I just wanted to know if it felt good,” he said, “and it definitely does.”But while the bats have only recently become a major storyline across the league, it turns out…

Many countries require that consent be given before sex — and have written that into their rape laws. France is not among them.Now two lawmakers hope to change that, and they got a step closer Tuesday night when the lower house of the French Parliament passed a bill that expands the definition of rape to include nonconsensual penetration.Their cause gained traction after a horrific trial last fall in which dozens of men were convicted of raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was in a deeply drugged state.“This is a starting point, not a final one,” Marie-Charlotte Garin, one of the two…

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) is demanding that the United Nations not reappoint Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese. Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., who chairs the committee, is leading the charge to oppose Albanese.In a letter to U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) President Jürg Lauber, the committee accuses Albanese of failing to uphold the council’s code of conduct. They also condemn Albanese for comments she made about Israel in the wake of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attacks.”Albanese unapologetically uses her position as a UN Special Rapporteur to purvey and attempt to legitimize antisemitic tropes, while serving as a Hamas apologist,” the committee…

Jonathan Braun has repeatedly been in legal trouble since President Trump commuted his federal prison sentence more than four years ago as part of a rushed, last-minute process of granting clemency to allies and well-connected special pleaders before leaving office.On Saturday, Mr. Braun, a major player in the predatory lending business, was arrested on Long Island on charges of assaulting an acquaintance and his 3-year-old child, according to court documents. It was the fourth time he has been arrested since Mr. Trump freed him.Mr. Braun punched the man in the face and then shoved the child to the ground, “causing…

A Saskatoon family says their trip to Mexico ended with them soaking up far more than just the sun. Brette Cowen and Andrew Hoffman were vacationing in Cancun with their child Lennox when they fell ill with suspected severe food poisoning, causing them to be removed from their WestJet flight home, they say.“I don’t think we realized how sick we were until we actually boarded the plane, and we couldn’t function,” said Cowen. “There was a point where we were one of the first families to board because we had a child so you can board sooner.“So, we were sitting on the…

Real Madrid have needed extra time to get past Real Sociedad and reach their second Copa del Rey final in three seasons.Antonio Ruediger scored the decisive goal at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium to allow the Spanish powerhouse to advance 5-4 on aggregate.”It was a hard game. A lot of comebacks. In the end, I scored. I’m very happy it was Real Madrid [who won],” said their German defender.”The goal? An amazing assist by Arda [Guler]. Because of it, we’re in the final.”Madrid had won the first leg 1-0 in February, but Sociedad took the second leg 4-3 in the capital…