Category Archives: Politics
Pandemic-weary Americans plan for summer despite COVID surge
HONOLULU (AP) — A high school prom in Hawaii where masked dancers weren't allowed to touch. A return to virtual city council meetings in one Colorado town after the mayor and others tested positive following an in-person session. A reinstated
From maybe to no: Alberta cabinet ministers give range of answers on replacing Kenney
EDMONTON — The race to replace Jason Kenney as United Conservative Party leader and Alberta premier has two entrants so far along with a number of cabinet ministers who, when asked if they plan to run, delivered answers ranging from
Ohioans got short shrift as political map fight dragged on
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Accusations have flown for months over who's to blame for Ohio's protracted redistricting predicament — a mess of a political mapmaking fight that's left the state without settled political maps and voters without a day for
China claims sabotage as UN rights official visits Xinjiang
BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday said the U.S., Britain and other foreign powers are seeking to sabotage its foreign relations by orchestrating criticism surrounding a trip by the top United Nations official for human rights.
Five reasons Quebec’s language law reform has stirred controversy
MONTREAL — Quebec's overhaul of its language law was adopted in the legislature Tuesday. The government calls Bill 96 a moderate reform that will improve protection for French while preserving English services, but critics say the bill will limit acces...
New York opens window for adults to sue for sexual assault
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York will temporarily set aside its time limit for adults who were sexually assaulted to bring lawsuits under a law signed Tuesday — a measure similar to one for child victims that sparked a surge
Infant formula crisis another symptom of North American ‘managed trade,’ experts say
WASHINGTON — Another cargo jet laden with European infant formula will arrive Wednesday in the United States as the White House scrambles to ease a debilitating shortage — a response some fear could lead to even emptier shelves in Canada
Pelosi pushes back on archbishop who denies her Communion
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed back Tuesday on the decision by San Francisco's conservative Catholic archbishop to deny her Communion over her support of abortion rights, saying she respects that people have opposing views but not ...
After Cawthorn’s loss, candidate challenge ruling reversed
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A week after U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn lost his primary election, a federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned a trial judge's decision that had blocked North Carolina's elections board from examining whether he should be disqual...
Trial opens for Army reservist charged with storming Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. Army reservist who worked on a Navy base stormed the U.S. Capitol because he wanted to kick off a civil war and create “a clean slate,” a federal prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of
