Category Archives: Politics
Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. West rely on for electricity.
Ex-Colorado veterinary regulator accused of animal cruelty
DENVER (AP) — A former member of the board that regulates Colorado's veterinarians faces animal cruelty allegations after authorities said pet birds were found living in bad conditions in her suburban Denver home.
Nova Scotia announces $3 million for mental health and addictions projects
HALIFAX — The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is getting $3 million in provincial funding for mental health and addictions projects. Beginning this summer, the province says eligible organizations and services will be able to apply for funding ...
Afghan refugees in US to receive temporary protected status
WASHINGTON (AP) — Afghan refugees in the United States will be allowed to stay for at least 18 months under temporary protected status, the government said Wednesday, a move that will help some of the thousands who arrived following the
Council of Europe expels Russia from human rights body
STRASBOURG, France (AP) — The Council of Europe on Wednesday expelled Russia from the continent’s foremost human rights body in an unprecedented move over Moscow's invasion and war in Ukraine.
Surfside, Florida, votes out the mayor after condo collapse
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The small-town mayor who became a fixture on national TV last summer after 98 people died in a South Florida beachfront condominium collapse has been voted out of office after a campaign marked by
Alabama man to keep anti-Biden plate after state reversal
ONEONTA, Ala. (AP) — The state of Alabama decided to let a gun store owner keep a personalized license plate that represents an obscene slur against President Joe Biden, and apologized for trying to take it away.
‘The First Kennedys’ explores a dynasty’s humble Irish roots
BOSTON (AP) — Think of the Kennedys and some elitist attributes come to mind: wealth, power, influence, elegance. But the great-grandparents of John F. Kennedy and Robert
Bomb-threatened Black schools eligible for security grants
WASHINGTON (AP) — Historically Black colleges and universities victimized by recent bomb threats can apply for federal grants under a program designed to help improve campus security and provide mental health resources, Vice President Kamala Harris an...
East Timor gears up for election to break political impasse
DILI, East Timor (AP) — Thousands of people in East Timor flocked to presidential campaign rallies Wednesday, days before an election that will test the young nation’s stability amid a protracted political crisis and economic uncertainty.
