Mediacom world news portal
CBC | World News
Read More »Tag Archives: U.S.
Kristi Noem out at U.S. Department of Homeland Security
One of the top officials overseeing U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, will leave her role, Trump said on Thursday. CBC | World News
Read More »She was set to win the U.S. women’s half marathon. Then a guide car made a wrong turn
Jessica McClain was ahead by a wide margin with about 2.4 kilometres left to go at the U.S. half marathon championships when she and three other runners followed a guide vehicle on a wrong turn, leading them off-course for about one kilometre. CBC | World News
Read More »U.S. submarine torpedoes Iranian ship in Indian Ocean, reportedly killing dozens
A U.S. submarine sank an Iranian warship off the southern coast of Sri Lanka, U.S. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday at a Pentagon briefing. CBC | World News
Read More »As Iran war raises terror risk, U.S. enforcement agencies are spread thin, experts say
After a year of upheaval, departures and shifting priorities at some of the U.S. agencies charged with keeping the U.S. safe, experts say the U.S. may be more vulnerable to a terror attack. The conflict with Iran also comes as hundreds of Homeland Security personnel are not being paid or have been furloughed because of the government shutdown. CBC | ...
Read More »Carney says his support for U.S. and Israel’s war on Iran ‘not a blank cheque’
Prime Minister Mark Carney says his support for U.S President Donald Trump’s attack on Iran comes amid a “failure of the international order” and is “not a blank cheque.” CBC | World News
Read More »Bettman says criticism of U.S. men’s hockey team at Olympics ‘unfortunate’
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman declined an opportunity Tuesday to weigh in on the political aspect of the U.S. hockey celebration at the Milan-Cortina Olympics but did say he thought what was portrayed “was unfortunate and not accurate.” CBC | Sports News
Read More »Live Nation’s antitrust trial is underway in the U.S. What’s at stake in the case?
The antitrust trial between Ticketmaster’s parent company and the U.S. Department of Justice got underway with opening statements on Tuesday. The case could force a breakup of Ticketmaster and Live Nation and have ripple effects in Canada — but experts say it’s still early, and bets on the outcome are off the table. CBC | World News
Read More »Kristi Noem stands by remarks accusing U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis of terrorism
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is standing by her remarks calling the acts of two U.S. citizens shot dead by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis “domestic terrorism.” CBC | World News
Read More »Why Trump still needs to sell Iran war to U.S. voters
U.S. President Donald Trump has given Americans a short list of his objectives in attacking Iran, but when it comes to the justification for launching the war and how the conflict is expected to play out, he and his team are sending mixed messages. CBC | World News
Read More »