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Police tape marks off Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where a shooting took place, leaving at least nine dead in the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old woman with mental health issues
The killer, who died by suicide after the shooting, had been apprehended under the provincial Mental Health ?Act for an assessment on more than one occasion.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Ten dead after mass shooting in Canadian province of British Columbia, police say
The ?outburst brought to Canada the ?type of ?mass shooting more common in the neighboring United States.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Epstein accomplice Maxwell seeks Trump clemency before testimony
Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking, was subpoenaed by the House Oversight Committee to discuss her relations with Epstein.
A person holds a sign calling for the protection, and not detention, of children as people gather during a demonstration and vigil outside the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, Texas, on Jan. 28.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2026
Toddler returned to ICE custody was denied medication, lawsuit says
By Jack Queen
Detention center staff allegedly took away medication and nutritional drinks given to the 18-month-old girl after she was hospitalized with a life-threatening respiratory illness.
Norway's Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princess Mette-Marit attend the Save the Children peace prize party at the Nobel Peace Center ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony at the Oslo City Hall in Oslo, Norway on Dec. 10, 2024.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2026
Apologies, resignation, royal glare: Epstein fallout grows
The release by U.S. authorities of a new cache of files on late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has caused international fallout involving high profile figures.
Liam Conejo Ramos is held by his father Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias while boarding an aircraft to return to Minneapolis, in San Antonio, Texas, on Sunday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 2, 2026
Five-year-old boy detained by ICE returned to Minnesota with father, lawmaker says
By Timothy Gardner
A federal judge on Saturday ordered ?their release as the two were held at a detention facility in Texas.
An ICE agent holds onto the backpack of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, a student at Valley View Elementary, as he is detained on Jan. 20 in Minneapolis.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2026
Judge orders release of 5-year-old and father detained in Minnesota ICE raid
The Ecuadorean boy and his father, who entered the United States legally ?as ?asylum applicants, were sent to a family detention facility in Dilley, Texas.
People hold signs and candles during a vigil for Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse who was fatally shot by immigration agents in Minneapolis, outside the U.S. Embassy in London on Saturday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2026
U.S. judge denies Minnesota bid to suspend immigration sweeps
Masked and heavily armed federal agents have swept through Minnesota communities seeking undocumented migrants.
A woman mourns at a makeshift memorial Saturday in the area where 37-year-old Alex Pretti was shot dead by federal immigration agents earlier in the day in Minneapolis.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2026
Federal immigration agents kill another U.S. citizen in Minneapolis, sparking protests
The 37-year-old victim died of multiple gunshot wounds. He had no criminal record beyond traffic tickets and had a permit to carry a weapon.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2026
U.K. to create new 'British FBI' police service
The move is being called the biggest shake-up in British policing ?since Robert Peel established the first professional force in ?1829.

Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 billion full-year net loss
Nissan intends to reduce the number of its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by March 2028, and is targeting 20,000 job cuts worldwide by that date.
Why Asia can¡¯t undo decades of falling fertility rates
Singapore¡¯s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
Why we¡¯ll never see a yokozuna in the Super Bowl
Wrestlers from Onoe stable with Fujitsu Frontiers cornerback Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (front) at the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2017
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
Inside Yokohama¡¯s ¡®quit your job¡¯ bar, where drinks and advice are free
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.

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