Category Archives: Politics
Alaska’s leadership lauds late congressman at memorial
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Members of Alaska's political leadership lauded the late U.S. Rep. Don Young Saturday at a public memorial to celebrate his life. Young, who
B.C. premier calls byelection for Vancouver seat vacated by former Liberal leader
VANCOUVER — Premier John Horgan has called a byelection for Vancouver-Quilchena. The vote will be held Saturday, April 30, and is to replace Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned from the legislature on Feb. 17. Wilkinson was leader of the Opposition Liberals...
Opposition vows end to Orban’s autocratic rule in Hungary
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A diverse coalition of opposition parties made their final appeal to Hungarian voters on Saturday ahead of the country's fiercely fought election that will decide whether nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban continues his au...
US sends home Algerian held nearly 20 years at Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Algerian man imprisoned at the Guantanamo Bay detention center for nearly 20 years has been released and sent back to his homeland.
US agency acknowledges damage to dinosaur tracks in Utah
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Dinosaur tracks from 112 million years ago have been damaged in southeastern Utah by heavy machinery used to rebuild a boardwalk at the popular tourist area, U.S. officials say.
Biden says sub he commissioned will enhance US security
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — In a public ceremony delayed two years by the pandemic, President Joe Biden on Saturday commissioned the USS Delaware, a nuclear attack submarine, saying it would enhance national security, though he made no reference to the
Spanish conservatives tap veteran Núñez Feijóo as new leader
MADRID (AP) — Spain's main opposition party has appointed a veteran conservative politician as its new chief to turn a page on an ugly internal clash that precipitated the fall of a once-promising young leader and infused new life into
Tribes seek more inclusion, action from US officials
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was a quick trip for U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland with stops to hike through desert scrub near the U.S.-Mexico border and to marvel at the jagged Organ Mountains before soaking in what life was
Russian space chief: Sanctions could imperil space station
MOSCOW (AP) — The head of Russia's space program said Saturday that the future of the International Space Station hangs in the balance after the United States, the European Union, and Canadian space agencies missed a deadline to meet Russian
Canada’s foreign affairs minister to visit Europe for meetings on Ukraine
OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign affairs minister is travelling to Europe for meetings to address the response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Mélanie Joly announced Saturday that she will visit Finland, Germany and Belgium. Joly is to meet with her Finnish ...
