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Point Roberts, Washington — There may be no town in the U.S. as Canadian as Point Roberts, Washington.”I would say 90% of our business is driven by the Canadians,” said Tamara Hansen, who runs the Saltwater Café. On this particular April day, the Saltwater was completely empty at the height of lunch hour. “This is not normal, to not have anybody sitting in the restaurant,” Hansen said. Nothing is normal these days in Point Roberts, which is located on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, about 25 miles south of Vancouver, British Columbia. In one of the only American towns…

Politics / April 29, 2025 Where FDR used his radio addresses to reassure a distressed nation andprovide hope, Trump employs his bully pulpit and social media to shockand appall. Ad Policy President Donald Trump speaks with reporters outside the White House in Washington, DC, on April 23, 2025.(Saul Loeb / AFP via Getty Images) The first 100 days of a presidency became a milestone under Franklin D. Roosevelt, who enlisted Congress to enact a blizzard of legislation that began the construction of a modern state to rescue the country from the Great Depression. Trump, in contrast, has used his frenetic…

The high-powered speedboat skimmed across Lake Havasu in Arizona, its throttle pressed harder and harder by its operator until the boat reached more than 200 mp.h. Then the boat was sucked into the air by its own aerodynamic design and flipped repeatedly before slamming back into the water.Spectators at the Desert Storm race on Saturday were stunned into silence, aside from some gasps and expletives, according to video that was widely shared online and picked up by national media organizations. Shortly after the boat came to rest upright in the water, its driver and throttle man, who were not named…

The Wisconsin Supreme Court has suspended a judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities.The FBI took Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan into custody on Friday morning at the county courthouse. She faces federal charges of concealing an individual to prevent his discovery and arrest and obstructing or impeding a proceeding.In its two-page order, the state Supreme Court said it was acting on its own initiative and not responding to a request from anyone. Liberal justices control the court 4-3.  “In the exercise of that constitutional authority and in order to uphold the public’s confidence in the courts…

Prime Minister Mark Carney led his Liberal Party to a narrow victory in Canada’s pivotal election on Monday, securing a fourth term in power for the party and a renewed mandate to lead the fight against President Trump over trade and the nation’s sovereignty.Mr. Carney, a former central banker who was running for office for the first time, struck a combative tone toward the United States during his acceptance speech in the early hours of Tuesday at a Liberal Party event in Ottawa.But the Liberals failed to win a majority of seats in the House of Commons so Mr. Carney’s…

The Trump administration has begun firing at least some of former President Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s appointees to the board that oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, including Douglas Emhoff, the husband of former Vice President Kamala Harris, and other senior Biden White House officials.“Today, I was informed of my removal from the United States Holocaust Memorial Council,” Mr. Emhoff said in a statement on Tuesday. “Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized. To turn one of the worst atrocities in history into a wedge issue is dangerous — and it dishonors the memory of six million Jews murdered…

Since President Trump returned to office 100 days ago, Elon Musk has amassed vast power — leading the administration’s efforts to shutter government agencies and slash the federal workforce.Musk’s ruthless approach to leading the Department of Government Efficiency — epitomized by a speech in which the Tesla CEO brandished a chainsaw — has drawn lawsuits, pushback from federal workers and criticism from Tesla investors. But he’s also held onto broad support from Republican voters and, at least publicly, from Mr. Trump himself.Musk gained influence — and spent heavily — in 2024 raceMusk — the world’s richest person — endorsed Mr.…

Politics / April 29, 2025 After 100 days of chaos, the president’s numbers are in free fall, and that’s emboldening his critics everywhere—even in Alabama. Ad Policy President Donald Trump walks toward the White House in Washington, DC, on April 27, 2025.(Annabelle Gordon / AFP via Getty Images) After the first 100 days of his second term, Donald Trump occupies the national stage as a historically unpopular president—a suddenly exposed and challenged commander in chief whose combination of scorching ineptitude and creeping authoritarianism has removed the veil of invincibility that Trump obtained in the period leading up to and immediately…

The owner of a Pittsburgh funeral home dumped the remains of thousands of dogs and cats in a landfill after their owners had paid more than $650,000 for their cremation and burial — then handed them back the ashes of unknown animals, according to prosecutors in Pennsylvania.Patrick Vereb, 70, the owner of Vereb Funeral Home and Eternity Pet Memorial in Pittsburgh, was charged on Monday with felony counts of theft by deception, receiving stolen property and deceptive business practices, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General said in a statement.Mr. Vereb surrendered Monday afternoon to the authorities and was arraigned on…

Big Lots is planning to reopen 132 more stores in May as the bankrupt discount retailer works to rebuild its brand under new ownership.After filing for bankruptcy in September of last year and moving to liquidate its stores, the Ohio-based retailer in December reached a last-minute deal to be acquired by Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a Boston-based asset advisory firm. As part of that agreement, between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores set to be closed were acquired by Variety Wholesalers, a discount retailer with more than 400 stores in the U.S. Variety Wholesalers continues to operate them under the Big Lots…