Prisoner gives Guantanamo court first account of CIA abuse
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — A Guantanamo Bay prisoner who went through the brutal U.S. government interrogation program after the 9/11 attacks described it openly for the first time Thursday, saying he was left terrified and hallucinating from techniques th...
Pence wades into school debate roiling Va governor’s race
PURCELLVILLE, Va. (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday hailed activist parents who are decrying school curriculums as un-American, equating instruction on the effects of institutional racism with “state-sponsored racism” and warning that...
No charges for Wyoming librarians over sex ed, LGBTQ books
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A prosecutor won't charge library employees for making sex education and LGBTQ-themed books available to young people in a deeply conservative city in Wyoming coal-mining country, saying he wouldn't have a case.
Services set for former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods
PHOENIX (AP) — Services for former Arizona Attorney General Grant Woods have been set for next month, with eulogies planned by Cindy McCain and retired NBA player Charles Barkley.
Official: Meeting didn’t impact Noem daughter’s application
South Dakota's labor secretary told lawmakers Thursday that officials had decided to give Gov. Kristi Noem's daughter another chance to win her state real estate appraiser license even before a meeting in the governor's mansion that has spurred conflic...
Analysis: Biden faces liberal angst after under-delivering
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden set out to be a president who under-promised and over-delivered. That worked, until it didn’t.
Iowa lawmakers pass vaccine mandate exemption bill
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa employees could seek medical and religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates and those who are fired for refusing a vaccine would be guaranteed unemployment benefits under a bill approved Thursday by the Iowa Legisl...
B.C. health officer mandates those who coach children to get vaccinated
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor has updated rules for adults supervising or coaching youth sports teams, saying they must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the mandate is a reflection of the need to require ...
US cites ‘crisis’ as road deaths rise 18% in first-half 2021
DETROIT (AP) — The number of U.S. traffic deaths in the first six months of 2021 hit 20,160, the highest first-half total since 2006, the government reported Thursday, a sign of growing reckless driving during the coronavirus pandemic.
Alberta jobs minister says he only heard rumours before his chief of staff was fired
EDMONTON — Alberta's jobs minister says he heard rumours about his chief of staff raising a sexual harassment issue which she alleges led to her being fired by the premier’s office. “A lot of that information was new to me,” Doug