Florida gov defends the right to choose whether to vaccinate
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday that people who decide not to get a COVID-19 vaccine might be making the wrong choice, but defended their right to make that choice.
Emails reveal conflict over Missouri LGBTQ history exhibit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri State Museum employees tried to defend an LGBTQ history exhibit to state officials before it was removed from the state Capitol after being displayed only four days, according to emails between museum and state
Democrats try delicate tax maneuvers for $3.5 trillion bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Tuesday began the serious work of trying to implement President Joe Biden’s expansive spending plan, but getting there will require remarkable legislative nimbleness, since Biden has said the revenue to pay for it m...
B.C. not effectively overseeing safety of dams: auditor general
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has not effectively overseen the safety of the 1,900 dams it regulates, says the auditor general. Michael Pickup said the Ministry of Forests, Land, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development has not a...
NYC’s Eric Adams runs for mayor as the outsider’s insider
NEW YORK (AP) — He's a veteran Democratic office holder who registered as a Republican in the late 1990s. He's a junk food lover who turned vegan. He's an insider with an outsider's sense of grievance.
3 former US officials charged in UAE hacking scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three former U.S. intelligence and military officials have admitted providing sophisticated computer hacking technology to the United Arab Emirates and agreed to pay nearly $1.7 million to resolve criminal charges in an agreement that...
Ex-Detroit police chief enters governor race amid protest
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig formally announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, but not before protesters derailed his kickoff event at a state park and forced him to move.
Ex-Detroit police chief enters governor race amid protest
DETROIT (AP) — Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig formally announced his campaign for governor Tuesday, but not before protesters derailed his kickoff event at a state park and forced him to move.
Desmond inquiry: focus of hearings shifts to examination of domestic violence
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The complex issue of domestic violence was the focus Tuesday for an inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond, a former soldier from Nova Scotia, killed three family members and himself in 2017. The executive director of the Nova...
Ex-Minnesota GOP chair Carnahan says she may run for old job
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former head of the Minnesota Republican Party who resigned under pressure last month told The Associated Press on Tuesday that she is considering running to get her old job back — or possibly for a public