U.S. job openings rose in April, despite economic fallout from Iran war
The American job market has been recovering from a dismal 2025. Last year, the U.S. added fewer than 10,000 jobs a month, least outside a recession since 2002.
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12-year-old boy in critical condition after being hit with baseball: reports
Xavier Taylor, a 12-year-old boy from New Jersey, was walking back to the dugout at Fellowship Columbia Bank Field when he was hit with a baseball in the neck.
Renew CUSMA, Canada urges as U.S. separates meetings and talks ramp up
Canada is asking the U.S. and Mexico to renew the current Canada-U.S.-Mexico Free Trade Agreement (CUSMA) for another 16 years as negotiations move forward.
Canada
LeBlanc travelling to Washington to meet with Trump’s trade czar Tuesday
LeBlanc’s spokesperson Gabriel Brunet says the minister will be joined by Chief Trade Negotiator Janice Charette for a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer.
Crime
Hearing for Charlie Kirk murder suspect will be open to public, judge rules
Tyler Robinson's defence team had asked to close portions of the preliminary hearing on July 6-10, when prosecutors must show they have enough evidence to warrant a trial.
Entertainment
Artists drop out of America’s 250th birthday event after lineup announcement
Bret Michaels, Martina McBride, Young MC, Morris Day and the Commodores are among the scheduled acts who have said they will not be appearing.
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2 dead in head-on scooter, bicycle crash on New York bridge
Police said a man was riding a standup scooter when he collided with a cyclist travelling eastbound in the bike lane on New York's Queensboro Bridge.
Canada
Trump says U.S. blockade on Strait of Hormuz ‘will now be lifted’
U.S. President Donald Trump says the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz "will now be lifted" after a proposed agreement with Iran has been reached.
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Top Chicago judge says DOJ did not open investigation into E. Jean Carroll
The Associated Press and other news organizations, citing anonymous sources, reported that the federal prosecutors’ office in Chicago had opened an investigation into Carroll.
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Blue Origin rocket explodes on launch pad during test at Cape Canaveral
'Very rough day, but we'll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It's worth it,' Jeff Bezos wrote after the explosion.
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Florida man sues Carnival Cruise Line for $5M over alleged burns from hot deck
The former passenger said he was on the ship in May 2025 when he allegedly got burned on the Lido deck while walking barefoot about 20 steps from the pool…
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Judge refuses to halt Trump order surrounding voter list, mail voting
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups.