Many California officials responded with a range of ridicule and concern about reopening the nearly century-old prison. State Sen. Scott Wiener, a Democrat, called it “unhinged.” ...

The origin story of Alcatraz's name is a complicated mix of language, a history that dates back to the first Europeans to ...

The Conservative caucus has chosen Andrew Scheer as interim Opposition leader. Party leader Pierre Poilievre can’t sit in the ...