Court: Turkish Halkbank to be charged in Iran sanctions case
NEW YORK (AP) — A Turkish bank must face criminal charges that it evaded sanctions against Iran by processing billions of dollars of Iranian oil revenue, an appeals court ruled Friday.
Oklahoma Health Commissioner Lance Frye abruptly resigns
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Health Commissioner Dr. Lance Frye unexpectedly resigned from the post on Friday, effective immediately, the state health department said.
Illegal border crossings fall in September but hit year high
WASHINGTON (AP) — Illegal border crossings from Mexico fell in September for only the second time in 17 months, but the federal fiscal year ended with the highest count ever, authorities said Friday.
Court won’t revive death sentence for South Carolina inmate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea from South Carolina to reimpose the death penalty on a South Carolina inmate whose death sentence stood for two decades until a federal appeals court threw it out in
Apaches ask appeals court to oppose transfer of Arizona land
PHOENIX (AP) — An attorney for members of the San Carlos Apache tribe on Friday asked the the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to back a nonprofit group’s efforts to keep a copper mining company from
Sen. Forest-Niesing hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19
OTTAWA — Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopefully on the mend. It says she was fully vaccinated ...
‘Absolutely shocking’: Saskatchewan considers next stage of triage amid COVID crisis
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Friday it may activate the next stage of its triage plan, as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to overwhelm the health-care system. Derek Miller, the authority's chief of emergency operations, said a com...
Limited service on DC Metro to extend through November
WASHINGTON (AP) — Commuters in the Washington area will face longer waits for Metro trains through at least the end of the month and probably longer, as more than half the fleet of train cars will remain out of service
Canada approves Nunavut’s request for military help with Iqaluit’s water emergency
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The federal government is sending the Canadian Armed Forces to help with the water emergency in Nunavut's capital, and the work may include setting up a mobile water treatment plant. In a tweet Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Maj.-Gen. Fortin appeals judge’s ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign
OTTAWA — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is challenging a Federal Court judge’s ruling that struck down his request for reinstatement as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. The senior military officer’s legal team filed a notice of appeal on...