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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An American college student from Alabama disappeared in Japan during a family trip, leaving his parents pleading for help as they join dozens of police and K-9 units searching the region’s wooded trails.James “Weston” Higginbotham, a 20-year-old Auburn University student, has not been heard from since May 29, according to his mother, Nancy Higginbotham.”We are in our own living hell,” Nancy Higginbotham wrote on social media. “He is not detained from a night out partying. The police have confirmed this. Please, I beg you, be kind. I’m already in so much pain.”Police…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted June 3, 2026 10:57 am Updated June 3, 2026 10:58 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Halifax say a white nationalist group known as the Second Sons was behind a short-lived demonstration in the suburb of Bedford South on the weekend. No arrests were made Saturday but the provincial politician who represents the area says there is no place for hatred and racism in the rapidly growing community known for its cultural and religious diversity. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your…

A 63-year-old Australian man who wrote to Norwegian Princess Ingrid Alexandra while she studied at the University of Sydney has been given a restraining order.

TOKYO: Japan’s fertility rate fell again last year to a new record low, official data showed Wednesday (Jun 3), underscoring the demographic crisis gnawing at the world’s fourth-largest economy.Japan has one of the world’s lowest birth rates, as well as a falling and ageing population, leading to labour shortages, a ballooning social security bill and a shrinking tax base.Government figures showed the total fertility rate – the average number of children a woman is expected to have during her lifetime – dropped by 0.01 from a year earlier to 1.14, the tenth straight year of decline.The number of babies born…

A revealing global journey into declining birth rates, ageing societies, and their far-reaching impact.The last 100 years have seen a boom in trade, prosperity and wealth across the world, at unprecedented rates in human history. As a species, we are now more wealthy, healthy, and less likely to be killed in conflict than ever before, despite the many horrors we see in the daily news cycle.This golden age we live in has run in tandem with an ever-expanding population; in the 1920s, there were only two billion people on the planet. A century later, that number has skyrocketed up to…

With Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass advancing to the November election, her opponents, Councilmember Nithya Raman and political newcomer Spencer Pratt, are still vying for a final spot. In California, only the top two vote-getters will move on to the November election. With ballots still being counted, Bass will need to wait to see who she will face in the runoff election.As of Wednesday morning, Pratt remained in a close second, with Raman not far behind. Leading up to Election Day, the trio appeared deadlocked in a tight battle for voters, with Bass holding a slim 26% lead, Raman close behind at…

National fraud enforcement official discusses task force crackdown Assistant Attorney General for National Fraud Enforcement Colin McDonald underscores the unprecedented scope of the federal government’s anti-fraud initiative. He reveals the task force has undertaken over 450 major law enforcement actions within 52 days, including search warrants, arrests and convictions. McDonald emphasizes the crucial role of state cooperation and public whistleblowers in bringing justice to those who prey on the elderly and vulnerable, ensuring maximum prosecution efforts. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A sweeping anti-scam operation led by Meta and backed by the FBI, Department of Justice, Microsoft,…

By Aaron Sousa The Canadian Press Posted June 3, 2026 9:42 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Tim Hortons says it is shutting down the credit card program it launched three years ago as the company looks to “new ways to bring value to Canadians.” The company says in an emailed update to customers that the program, powered by Neo Financial, will shut down Oct. 1. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. The email says cards will still work after Oct. 1,…

With formal talks of succession plans downplayed, US President Donald Trump said Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio would be unbeatable.

BANGKOK: Thailand is “fully prepared” to engage in UN-backed mediation initiated by Cambodia over disputed maritime claims, the foreign minister said on Wednesday (Jun 3), while pledging to safeguard national interests.Neighbouring Cambodia said on Tuesday it had started the dispute resolution process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) over disputed areas in the Gulf of Thailand, where undersea energy reserves are valued at around US$300 billion.The move followed Bangkok’s cancellation last month of a 2001 agreement that established a framework for joint oil and gas exploration in areas of overlapping claims, with Thailand’s prime…