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World Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were evacuated overnight from the official governor’s residence after someone set fire to the building, police said Sunday. Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family were extricated from blaze by state troopersThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 13, 2025 3:33 PM EDT |Continue Reading

World Donald Trump’s doctor says the oldest man to be elected U.S. president is ‘fully fit’ to serve as commander-in-chief as the White House released the results of Trump’s physical exam from Friday. White House physician credits ‘active lifestyle’ of 78-year-old avid golferThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 13, 2025Continue Reading

World Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital on Sunday, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike Israel said was against Hamas fighters exploiting the facility. Separate strikes kill 30, including police head, 6 brothers, medics sayThomson ReutersContinue Reading

World At least 34 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a Russian missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Sumy on Sunday, officials say. Zelenskyy says talks not stopping Russia from ‘taking the lives of ordinary people’The Associated Press · Posted: Apr 13, 2025 8:36 AM EDTContinue Reading

World The Trump administration now says it will exclude electronics like smartphones and laptops from “reciprocal” tariffs, a move that could help keep the prices down for popular consumer electronics that aren’t usually made in the U.S. Other electronics supplied largely by China, including hard drives, also exemptThe Associated PressContinue Reading

World Iran and the United States will hold more negotiations next week over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear program, Iranian state television reported Saturday at the end of the first round of talks between the two countries since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. U.S. envoy, Iranian foreign ministerContinue Reading

World Erik and Lyle Menendez’s re-sentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, a judge ruled Friday. Current district attorney is opposing the re-sentencing request made by his predecessorThe Associated Press · Posted: Apr 11, 2025 9:46 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 12 BrothersContinue Reading

New U.S. registration requirements for Canadian travellers go into effect All foreign nationals, including Canadians, who plan to stay in the U.S. for 30 days or longer must now register online with the Department of Homeland Security. The new rules have snowbirds reconsidering their plans for next winter. Many CanadiansContinue Reading

World Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents have lost their only source of clean water in the past week after supplies from Israel’s water utility were cut by the Israeli army’s renewed offensive, municipal authorities in the territory said. Daily water supply down to 3-5 litres per person, far below WHO’s 15-litre minimum standardThomson ReutersContinue Reading