What to know about Britain’s election, from the return of Nigel Farage to tussles over tax - Life & Style news - NewsLocker (2024)

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s July 4 election is less than a month away. The campaign has already produced drama and disputes, even before the parties unveil their manifestos with detailed […]

Families of US hostages in Gaza plead with Americans: Don’t forget your fellow citizens

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jonathan Dekel-Chen dreams of the moment when his abducted 35-year-old son, Sagui, is reunited with his wife and three young children, including a daughter born two months […]

Philadelphia famed city basketball series adds Drexel women’s team to Big 5

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Big 5 has expanded with the addition of Drexel this season in women’s basketball, the sixth Division I program to join the famed Philly hoops tradition. […]

Little relief: Mortgage rates ease, pulling the average rate on a 30-year home loan to just below 7%

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped to just below 7% this week, little relief for prospective homebuyers already facing the challenges of rising housing […]

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Charges against warden and guards at Wisconsin’s Shawshank-like prison renew calls to close it

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — With a “Shawshank Redemption”-style stone exterior and high castle-like guarded towers, Wisconsin’s oldest prison, built in the 1850s, has long been a target for closure amid […]

What to know about Russia’s growing footprint in Africa

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Russia’s top diplomat pledged help and military assistance while on a whirlwind tour of several countries in Africa’s sub-Saharan region of Sahel this week, as Moscow […]

Drake takes down Kendrick Lamar diss tracks on Instagram

TORONTO – Drake is pulling back on his beef with Kendrick Lamar. After weeks of relative silence in one of rap’s most captivating diss battles, Toronto’s biggest rap star quietly […]

The Census Bureau failed to adequately monitor advertising contracts for 2020 census, watchdog says

The U.S. Census Bureau didn’t properly administer or monitor contract orders worth hundreds of millions of dollars dealing with advertising to promote participation in the 2020 census, possibly wasting taxpayers’ […]

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Montreal police recover body of man whose car plunged into river on Sunday

Montreal police say they’ve recovered the body of the driver of a vehicle that plunged into a river early Sunday morning. Officers with the force’s nautical unit located the remains […]

Italy coach Spalletti names final 26-man squad for Euro 2024, cuts Orsolini, Ricci, Provedel

FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy coach Luciano Spalletti named his final 26-man squad for the European Championship on Thursday, with Riccardo Orsolini, Samuele Ricci and Ivan Provedel the players to […]

New centre in the works to track Indigenous data on businesses, land and resources

OTTAWA – A new institute is in the works that would track Indigenous economic prosperity in Canada by collecting data on population, businesses, land and resources. The First Nations University […]

The ACLU is making plans to fight Trump’s promises of immigrant raids and mass deportations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union filed legal challenges against former President Donald Trump ‘s administration more than 400 times during his time in the White House, helping […]

Dolly Parton plans for a musical on her life using her songs to land on Broadway in 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway has had great success with “Hello, Dolly.” Now get ready for “Hello, I’m Dolly.” Dolly Parton is writing new songs to go along with some […]

Over 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall for fire hazards, following one reported death

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 1.2 million rechargeable lights are under recall in the U.S. and Canada following a report of one consumer death. According to a Thursday notice […]

Calgarians told not to have showers, baths after critical water main break

CALGARY – Residents in Calgary are being directed not to take showers or baths and some are being told to boil their water as the city grapples with a major […]

TORONTO – Strength in energy and base metal stocks helped Canada’s main stock index move higher in late-morning trading, while U.S. stock markets were mixed. The S&P/TSX composite index was […]

New fee for streaming companies serves Canadian interests at Americans’ expense: U.S.

OTTAWA – The United States says American streaming companies are being unfairly targeted by a new Canadian fee that “disproportionately” serves interests north of the border. The federal broadcasting regulator […]

Dakota Fanning finds a character she is drawn to in Ishana Night Shyamalan’s ‘The Watchers’

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It can sometimes be difficult for child actors to shed public conceptions of them as a kid, hindering them from being taken seriously in Hollywood as […]

Involuntary manslaughter case dropped against 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania woman’s death

Prosecutors this week dropped an involuntary manslaughter case against a 911 dispatcher in Pennsylvania who had been accused of failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a […]

US wins toss, elects to field against Pakistan in cricket’s T20 World Cup

GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — The United States won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in their Group A game at the T20 World Cup on Thursday. The […]

Premier League clubs agree to trial two new spending cap systems

Premier League clubs will trial two new forms of spending caps from next season, the league said Thursday. Teams in England’s top division will trial a “Squad Cost Rules” system, […]

Kentucky Derby runner-up by a nose Sierra Leone is getting an adjustment for the Belmont

Sierra Leone had a troubled trip to the finish line in the Kentucky Derby, veering side to side and bumping another horse three times down the stretch. He lost to […]

Michigan State adds ex-Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo’s staff

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State has added former Michigan assistant and Lansing native Saddi Washington to Tom Izzo’s coaching staff. The move was announced Thursday, two months after […]

Boil-water advisory lifted in Atlanta after water system problems

ATLANTA (AP) — Residents in Atlanta no longer must boil water before drinking it, officials said Thursday, six days after a water main break west of downtown affected service and […]

Methodist church regrets Côte d’Ivoire’s split from the union as lifting of LGBTQ ban roils Africa

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Leaders of the United Methodist Church expressed regret over last week’s decision by the branch in Côte d’Ivoire to leave the union following the church’s decision […]

Nova Scotia to ban cellphone use in classrooms this fall

HALIFAX – Public school students in Nova Scotia won’t be allowed to use their cellphones or other personal electronic devices during classroom hours beginning this fall. Education Minister Becky Druhan […]

Son scores twice as South Korea advances in Asian World Cup qualifying

SINGAPORE (AP) — Son Heung-min scored twice as South Korea thrashed Singapore 7-0 Thursday to advance to the final round of Asian qualifying for the 2026 World Cup, while China […]

Belmont at Saratoga means shortening the 3rd Triple Crown race, but most are OK with that

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The Belmont Stakes is the final test of the Triple Crown — the third resume booster to edge a horse into the history books. It’s […]

Recreating a jump into Normandy D-Day zone 80 years later, British paratroopers face French customs

SANNERVILLE, France (AP) — There was a contemporary twist for British paratroopers, who parachuted into the historic D-Day drop zone in Normandy to recreate the airborne part of the battle […]

NTSB begins considering probable cause in a near-collision between FedEx and Southwest planes

Investigators said Thursday that an incoming FedEx cargo plane came within less than 200 feet of hitting a Southwest Airlines jet last year in Austin, Texas, after both were cleared […]