One of the last acts of President Biden before he left office was to commute the sentence of jailed Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier. Peltier had been serving two life sentences, convicted of killing two FBI agents at Wounded Knee, South Dakota in 1975.
Biden issued the sweeping pardons just minutes before he departed the White House for the final time as president
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office on Monday with his right hand raised, but without placing his left hand on the two Bibles that his wife Melania held as she stood by his side. Despite the inauguration pomp and a bracing speech, the top thing Americans searched for on Google in relation to Trump on Monday afternoon was about him not placing his hand on the Bible, which contains the holy scriptures of Christians and Jews. What an incoming president swears on, whether it is a Bible, a historical document or nothing at all, is not relevant to them assuming power, said Jeremi Suri, a University of Texas, Austin history professor and presidential scholar.
WARNING: This story contains descriptions of violent assaults and injuries.A teenage boy pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in a string of violent Point Douglas beatings that left evidence of his bloody handprints in an apartment suite where a victim was found dead. The youth was 15 years old at the time of the attacks and sat in court Monday during a hearing before Manitoba Court of King's Bench Justice Shawn Greenberg to plead guilty in the killings of Danielle Dawn Ballantyn
Why U.S. presidents put a hand on the Bible when they take the oath of office on Inauguration Day
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly on Monday spoke about Canada’s plan to deal with the Donald Trump administration that includes preventing tariffs, preparing a response should the U.S. follow through on their tariffs threat and, to diversify the economy by preventing trade barriers among provinces and territories. Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc added that the government has been in “conversation” with the Trump administration over the cost of living and secure access to energy supplies.
Nakota Rayne Pooyak, a resident of Sweetgrass First Nation, was arrested and charged on Jan. 18 with three counts of second-degree murder. This comes after the shooting deaths of Brent, Matthew and Brennan Peters, a father and his two adult sons, in September 2024. The CBC’s Wallis Snowdon met with a family member of the victims and has more.
The jury in a Saint John murder trial has heard several witnesses testify about samples taken for gunshot residue tests. Now in its third week, the trial has heard that samples were taken from both hands of the accused and the victim. But under cross-examination from defence lawyer Annie Maltais on Monday, Det. Const. Patrick Kenney testified that only the samples from the accused were sent to the crime lab for testing. Although there's been a lot of talk about gunshot residue tests, the results
Fire has destroyed a home in the 800 block of Moy Avenue in Windsor, Ont., fire officials say.Nobody was injured in the blaze, but it has displaced seven people.Crews were called to the scene at around 9:45 a.m. on Monday, said Chief Fire Prevention Officer Mike Coste. The cause of the fire is under investigation, but fire officials are not treating it as suspicious.Officials have estimated the value of the damage at $500,000, according to Windsor Fire and Rescue Services on X, formerly known as
On the streets of Washington, supporters of President Donald Trump said they are elated that he's returned to the White House.
The Trump administration Monday ended use of a border app called CBP One that has allowed nearly 1 million people to legally enter the United States with eligibility to work. (AP/Greg Bull / Javier Arciga)
Probably the only reasonable response to such a speech.
The late night host joked that this must be a sign the two are "very, very much in love."
The president was apparently irritated by a request to show kindness to LGBTQ children and undocumented immigrants who are "scared" of his plans.
The silence before Carrie Underwood sang was deafening.
President Donald Trump did not place his hand on the Bible as he took the oath of office during his inauguration on Monday. First lady Melania Trump stood next to the president holding two Bibles, but the 47th president of the United States didn't place his hand on either as he raised his right hand to take the presidential oath, which Chief Justice John Roberts issued. Melania Trump was holding her husband's personal Bible, which was given to him by his mother, and the Lincoln Bible that President Abraham Lincoln used to take the oath of office in 1861.
Part of Donald Trump’s long list of day one executive orders is a pair of controversial name changes. Trump is set to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” and revert Alaska’s Mt. Denali back to its previous name of Mount McKinley, the New York Post reported. A preview of the orders said the immediate change is to honor “American greatness.”
The "Late Show" host cooked up a comedy theory about who is now actually in power.
The incident occurred in Alabama on Sunday, Jan. 19, according to police
Welcome to the next four years.
Daniel Dale picked apart the president's unscripted speech on Inauguration Day.
