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Indigenous minister says more must be done to support First Nations mental health

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he doesn’t think enough is being done to support mental wellness in Canada's Aboriginal communities. Miller says he has been in touch with the Shamattawa First Nation and has offered to connect mental-healt...

Indigenous minister says more must be done to support First Nations mental health

Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he doesn’t think enough is being done to support mental wellness in Canada's Aboriginal communities. Miller says he has been in touch with the Shamattawa First Nation and has offered to connect mental-healt...

Police probe sidewalk brawl involving Palestinian supporters

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A brawl involving pro-Palestinians who attacked Jewish diners at a Los Angeles restaurant will be investigated as a hate crime, the city's mayor said.

Fox News seeks to dismiss Dominion suit over election claims

WASHINGTON (AP) — Fox News has filed a motion to dismiss a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit brought by Dominion Voting Systems over claims about the 2020 presidential election, arguing that its coverage is protected by the First Amendment.

Ex-officers face charges in arrest of woman with dementia

DENVER (AP) — A police officer who pushed a 73-year-old Colorado woman with dementia to the ground after she left a store without paying for items worth about $14 is facing charges of using excessive force, while a second officer

Texas inmate faces execution for killing his great aunt

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas inmate convicted of fatally beating his 83-year-old great aunt nearly 22 years ago is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday, even after family members asked that his life be spared.

House rebukes spa attacks as reminder of anti-Asian violence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic-led House on Wednesday approved a resolution condemning attacks in March that killed six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage businesses, which they characterized as a grim reminder of a surge in violence dire...

‘Let’s Make a Slave’ lesson lawsuit dismissed in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last fall against the Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an elementary school assignment called “Let’s Make a Slave.”

‘Let’s Make a Slave’ lesson lawsuit dismissed in Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed last fall against the Metro Nashville Public Schools and a teacher over an elementary school assignment called “Let’s Make a Slave.”

Ex-Pilot president wants Black judge replaced for 2nd trial

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The white former president of Pilot Co., the nation’s largest fuel retailer, wants a Black federal judge to recuse himself from overseeing the retrial of a fraud case against him.

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