Author: The Gazette
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Washington state agrees not to require Catholic priests to report confessions
The state of Washington reached an agreement with Catholic officials this week not to require priests to report information that they learn in sacramental confession about suspected child abuse or neglect, ending a legal battle over a state law. The agreement was announced Friday in a court filing, which will make permanent an injunction placed…
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US military hikes operational command of counter-narcotics operations in Latin America
By Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon announced on Friday it is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force overseeing operations in Latin America, a move aimed to strengthen already intensifying military operations that have raised questions among legal experts. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the task force aimed “to crush the cartels, stop the…
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Woodland Park School Board Candidate Column | Laura Gordon
100 % accountability As an involved parent and active volunteer in our schools and a longtime member of our community, I understand that accountability is essential for district leaders to earn the trust they need to lead effectively. My name is Laura Gordon and I’m asking for your vote for the District B (At Large)…
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Tsunami warnings canceled after quake hits off tip of South America
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Emergency authorities on Friday withdrew a spate of tsunami warnings they briefly issued following a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck the Drake Passage, a stretch of water between the southern tip of South America and Antarctica. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and Chile’s SHOA marine authority had briefly issued tsunami warnings after the…
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US senator seeks telecom firms’ data on lawmakers from probe of Jan 6 capitol riots
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn wants the CEOs of AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile to disclose whether they received or objected to subpoenas for phone data from eight U.S. senators related to a probe of the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot, according to letters seen by Reuters on Friday. On Monday,…
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Reactions to Macron’s move to rename Lecornu prime minister
PARIS (Reuters) -President Emmanuel Macron reappointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday, just four days after he had resigned from the role, searching for a way out of France’s worst political crisis in decades. Here are reactions to Lecornu’s appointment: SEBASTIEN LECORNU, PRIME MINISTER “It is my duty to accept the mission entrusted to…
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Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado revived Venezuela’s opposition
By Sarah Kinosian (Reuters) -Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, a 58-year-old industrial engineer, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. Over the past two years, she has reenergized a politically disengaged population after more than a decade of economic and social collapse. Machado has been in hiding in Venezuela since 2024, when electoral…
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France’s Macron reappoints Lecornu as Prime Minister
PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron re-appointed Sebastien Lecornu as prime minister on Friday and tasked him with forming a new cabinet, Macron’s office said in a statement. (Reporting by Michel Rose and Elizabeth Pineau, editing by Inti Landauro)
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Chile mine regulator probes worker death at BHP’s Escondida
SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile’s mining regulator Sernageomin said on Friday it is investigating the death of a worker at BHP’s Escondida, the world’s largest copper mine. Two sources with knowledge of the matter said mining operations continued normally after the incident. BHP in a statement said a contractor had died on Thursday. An internal memo from…
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Schiff denounces charges against Letitia James as ‘vindictive prosecution’ from Trump’s enemies list
Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) denounced the prosecution of New York Attorney General Letitia James as a “vindictive prosecution of someone on the president’s enemies list,” referring to the list President Donald Trump posted on social media earlier this year. “Another vindictive prosecution of someone on the president’s enemies list,” Schiff wrote on X on Thursday.…