December 2024

The non-profit entity behind one of Winnipeg’s premier tourist attractions is seeking financial compensation through the courts in connection with alleged deficiencies in its construction. It’s the latest of a number of legal claims now filed in the Leaf’s relatively short history.  The Assiniboine Park Conservancy says a flood occurring shortly after the Leaf opened caused “extensive water damage” to its third floor, according…

NEW YORK – An Alabama woman who says she was raped by Jay-Z and Sean “Diddy” Combs when she was 13 can proceed anonymously, for now, in her lawsuit against the rap moguls, a judge ruled Thursday. In her written order, Judge Analisa Torres also chastised the lawyer representing Jay-Z for what she…

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting…

A 2-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting Thursday afternoon in North Lawndale on the West Side. The boy was inside a home in the 3800 block of West 14th Street when someone opened fire around 4:05 p.m., Chicago police said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical…

The United States offers our sincere condolences to the people of India for the passing of former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.    Dr. Singh was one of the greatest champions of the U.S.-India strategic partnership, and his work laid the foundation for much of what our countries have accomplished together in the past two decades. His leadership…

Amorim dismissed Wolves’ second goal, in the ninth minute of stoppage time, because it came at a point when United were chasing the game. That task was not made any easier by the dismissal of skipper Bruno Fernandes for the third time this season when, having already been booked in the first-half, clipped Wolves captain…

For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed I was stupid,” she recalled…

Madonna marks double holidays ‘all at once’ with kids, beau Akeem Morris Madonna celebrated a double holiday with her children and her boyfriend Akeem Morris The 66-year-old singer took to her Instagram account on Thursday, December 26 to share some glimpses of her celebration of Christmas and Hanukkah. In the celebratory post, Madonna posted festive…

A health worker administers polio drops to a child during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Karachi on August 7, 2023. — AFP Pakistan’s poliovirus tally for the current year rose to 67 after two more children were diagnosed with the crippling disease on Thursday. Of the two new reported cases, one was reported in the Tank…