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A second South Carolina death row inmate has chosen execution by firing squad. Mikal Mahdi, 41, will be put to death on April 11 after pleading guilty to murder for killing a police officer in 2004.  “Faced with barbaric and inhumane choices, Mikal Mahdi has chosen the lesser of three evils,” one of his lawyers, David Weiss, said in a statement. “Mikal chose the firing squad instead of being burned and mutilated in the electric chair, or suffering a lingering death on the lethal injection gurney.” Brad Sigmon chose to be shot to death in South Carolina on March 7, becoming the…

By Jeremy Simes The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2025 1:20 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is travelling to Europe to promote the province’s agricultural, energy and manufacturing industries. Moe is to attend a trade show in Hanover, Germany, where he is set to connect with investors in the technology and advanced manufacturing sector. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. He says it’s more important now than ever to diversify the province’s trading…

“Forty-seven years of experience and four days sleep” forged sound for You Am I’s first chart-topping release

A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending shock waves across Southeast Asia and leaving a trail of death and destruction.The military junta in Myanmar said that 144 people had died and 732 had been injured in just three cities. But it did not include any toll from Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city, which lies near the epicenter. Many injured quake victims flooded Mandalay’s hospitals. The death toll seemed certain to rise significantly.Hundreds of miles from the epicenter, the earthquake collapsed a skyscraper under construction in Bangkok, killing at least seven people and leaving dozens missing. It also shook…

Almost two decades ago a pair of fresh-faced British sketch comedians armed with a good idea and an able director with a cache of film stock made a charming short film called “The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island.” The 25-minute outing won a prize at the 2008 Edinburgh Film Festival, was nominated for a BAFTA and announced the arrival of Tim Key and Tom Basden. The two spent the intervening years turning their penchant for absurdist humor into sketch comedy shows, radio episodes, stand up poetry tours and sidekick roles in film and television.But they never returned…

The Open Field We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article.In her new memoir, “I Am Maria: My Reflections and Poems on Heartbreak, Healing, and Finding Your Way Home” (to be published April 1 by The Open Field), Maria Shriver – the daughter of Kennedys, broadcast journalist, and former first lady of California – uses poetry to explore a woman in search of herself. Read some selected poems below, and don’t miss Lee Cowan’s interview with Maria Shriver on “CBS Sunday Morning” March 30!”I Am Maria” by Maria Shriver Prefer to listen? Audible has a 30-day free…

Trevor Milton, who was convicted by a federal jury in 2022 of defrauding investors in the electric truck maker Nikola, has received a pardon from President Trump, the White House confirmed.Mr. Milton, who founded and is the former chief executive of Nikola, was sentenced to four years in prison and fined $1 million after being convicted by a New York jury of one count of securities fraud and two counts of wire fraud. He has been free on bail while he appealed the conviction.In addition to sparing Mr. Milton time in prison, the pardon means that he will not be…

Canadians hold an “Elbows Up” protest against U.S. tariffs and other policies by U.S. President Donald Trump, at Nathan Phillips Square in Toronto, Ontario, Canada March 22, 2025.Carlos Osorio | ReutersCanadians are skipping trips to the U.S. and visitors from other countries could soon follow threatening to deepen the United States’ $50 billion travel deficit.Experts say they’re pulling back for a variety of reasons, ranging from an unfavorable currency exchange rate to the U.S. political climate given President Donald Trump’s trade policies and his public statements on annexing Canada, as well as high-profile detainments of people who already had visas…

President Donald Trump said he held an “extremely productive call” with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday. “I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors, that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. It was the first time the two leaders have spoken. On Thursday, Carney said the “old relationship” with the U.S. “is…

Vice President JD Vance and other top U.S. officials arrived on Friday in Greenland, where locals have expressed deep unease about the visit after President Trump vowed to acquire the island “one way or the other.”Mr. Vance is being joined on the one-day trip by Usha Vance, his wife; Chris Wright, the energy secretary; Michael Waltz, the embattled national security adviser; and Senator Mike Lee, Republican of Utah, according to the White House.The Vances were having lunch with members of the military stationed at the base before receiving briefings. The temperature when they landed was minus 3 degrees Fahrenheit, prompting…