Category Archives: Politics
Alaska Redistricting Board adopts new maps after court order
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The board tasked with drawing Alaska's political boundaries has approved new state Senate districts for the Anchorage area, with two members expressing opposition.
Russian legislator and 2 aides criminally charged in US
NEW YORK (AP) — A Russian legislator and two aides are accused of pushing a covert propaganda campaign to win U.S. government support for Moscow's foreign policy agenda, including moves against Ukraine, according to a Justice Department indictment unse...
Biden ‘cost of carbon’ policy survives another legal hurdle
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — In a victory for President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court Thursday refused to revisit its March decision reviving administration plans to account for potential damage from greenhouse gas emissions when creating rules for pollutio...
Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs appoints new temporary leader
WINNIPEG — The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs says it has named a new temporary leader less than a month after one was chosen while a formal complaint against the suspended grand chief is investigated. The group says Chief Cornell McLean of
Nova Scotia reports more than 6,900 new COVID-19 cases over six days
HALIFAX — The continued rise in new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia is, “frankly, not a surprise,” Dr. Robert Strang said during Thursday’s virtual briefing. Health officials, Strang said, expected cases to rise because of the Omicron subvariant BA.2. "...
Journalists despair over toll of disinformation on jobs
NEW YORK (AP) — Journalists are sounding an alarm about the spread of disinformation in society and how it affects their jobs on a daily basis, along with skepticism on whether traditional methods to combat it really work.
Probe: Nebraska lawmaker’s behavior wasn’t sexual harassment
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska state lawmaker who resigned after admitting that he took photos of a female subordinate in his office without her permission acted in a “boorish, brainless and bizarre" manner but did not commit illegal sexual
Mexican woman dies entangled crossing Arizona border wall
PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities are investigating the cause of death this week of a Mexican woman whose leg was entrapped while using a climbing harness and ended up hanging upside down off the border wall in eastern Arizona.
House panels probe gov’t use of facial recognition software
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government's use of facial recognition software that was most recently used by the Internal Revenue Service, but stopped after complaints from lawmakers and privacy advocate...
Russian authorities arrest journalist for reports on Ukraine
A criminal case has been opened against a Siberian journalist whose news website had published content critical of Russia’s military operation in Ukraine, Russian media reported on Thursday.
