Voters reelect Black Iowa mayor targeted by pro-police group
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Voters in Iowa's eighth-largest city, Waterloo, reelected the city's first Black mayor and chose three Black candidates for City Council, which will have its Black majority for the first time ever.
N.B. premier asks to meet Thursday with union representing striking public workers
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has asked for a meeting Thursday with the head of the union representing public servants in the province, one week after 22,000 workers went on strike. But CUPE New Brunswick president Steve Drost said
Virginia Beach OKs $568 million bond to fend off rising seas
Voters in Virginia Beach have approved one of the larger bonds in the U.S. to pay for infrastructure projects to guard against rising seas and intensifying hurricanes, suggesting that more Americans are finally willing to spend tax dollars to adapt
Pentagon: Chinese nuke force growing faster than predicted
WASHINGTON (AP) — China is expanding its nuclear force much faster than U.S. officials predicted just a year ago, highlighting a broad and accelerating buildup of military muscle designed to enable Beijing to match or surpass U.S. global power by
How Biden’s border plans went from hopeful to chaotic
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — For about four months before President Joe Biden took office, advisers engaged in intense internal debate about how quickly they should undo his predecessor’s hardline border policies.
Expert tells Lionel Desmond inquiry red flags for domestic violence were overlooked
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The tragic case of a former soldier in Nova Scotia who killed his family and himself in 2017 was predictable and preventable, a domestic violence expert told an inquiry Wednesday. Dr. Peter Jaffe, a psychologist at Western
Inside Biden’s border plans: How optimism turned to chaos
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — For about four months before President Joe Biden took office, advisers engaged in intense internal debate about how quickly they should undo his predecessor's hardline border policies.
N.L. reports one case of COVID-19, cyberattack hampers test scheduling and reporting
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting one new case of COVID-19 as officials grapple with a cyberattack on the health-care network. The province's chief medical officer of health says the case announced today involves a person under ...
Myanmar court denies bail for US journalist, adds new charge
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Myanmar on Wednesday rejected the bail application of Danny Fenster, an American journalist jailed for the past five months, and added a new charge against him, his lawyer said.
Polish central bank raises interest rate as prices surge
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland's central bank on Wednesday made its second interest rate hike in as many months as consumer prices surge.