MADRID, – The US Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday proposed imposing a $200,000 fee on Spanish-flagged ships calling at US ports and restricting Spanish imports including its biggest seller, olive oil. US floats fees for Spanish ships, caps on olive oil imports over port dispute The commission said that Spain created unfavourable conditions for US … Read more
Police said the shooting began after two men got into an argument, apparently over a parking space. (AP) A 12-year-old girl was killed after being caught in the crossfire between two men who allegedly opened fire during an argument over a parking space at a Baltimore park where a youth football game was being played.Officers … Read more
Trump posted what he said was Cotton’s cellphone number on social media. US President Donald Trump has publicly clashed with fellow Republican Senator Tom Cotton over a proposal to keep daylight saving time in place throughout the year.The dispute took an unusual turn on Saturday when Trump posted what he said was Cotton’s cellphone number … Read more
Talks to end a standoff over a contentious Protestant parade in Northern Ireland made headway Wednesday, with Catholic residents saying they would accept a government proposal if the pro-British Orange Order also agreed. Northern Ireland parade dispute talks make progress The dispute entered its fourth day after thousands blocked the Protestant Orange Order from marching … Read more
Police say Mississippi Black woman Tasia Fortune was dead before her body was hung on a tree. Tasia Fortune, a Black woman whose body was found hanging from a tree behind an abandoned home in Jackson last month, had already died before her body was placed there, a police detective testified in court Friday. Jackson … Read more
View from Robert McCarthy’s home towards the old Leylandii trees at the bottom of the garden. (Photos: The Standard) Three siblings in Essex were ordered to pay about £30,500 in damages and £178,668 in their neighbours’ legal costs after cutting down a row of 33-foot Leylandii trees during a long-running boundary dispute. The court found … Read more
Dolly Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaverwas reportedly fired as head of security amid an ongoing dispute over the singer’s estate. Seaver had announced the Jolene singer’s death at the age of 80 in a social media post. Dolly Parton’s nephew, Bryan Seaver, who announced her death to the world was fired from the head of security … Read more
After a four-year battle with the IRS, Wilson Perry Kirby, a Middle Tennessee farmer, finally got an acknowledgement that the government had indeed made a mistake. In 2022, Kirby received a $20,000 tax refund he knew wasn’t meant for him. Instead of cashing it, he immediately tried to return the money. But instead, the IRS … Read more
Clarke, who has lived at his home since the early 1970s, installed his swimming pool a few years after buying the property (Representational AI image) In 1973, California homeowner Frank Clarke paid $5,000 for a backyard swimming pool after getting the required city permits. More than five decades later, the pool is part of a … Read more
The Sangre de Cristo Land Grant was established in 1844 under the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. A land dispute in Colorado dates back to an 1844 Mexican land grant and continues to involve questions over who can access the property and for what purposes. The land, now known as Cielo Vista Ranch and traditionally called … Read more