Portland vote on banning city business with Texas delayed
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland, Oregon, City Council vote on a draft emergency resolution that would ban the purchase of goods and services from Texas in response to a new law there prohibiting most abortions was postponed on Wednesday
Health officials report one new case of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief public health officer is announcing one new case of COVID-19 today. Dr. Heather Morrison says the case involves a person in their 40s who recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada. She says
Alberta backs off demand for nurse pay cuts in latest round of collective bargaining
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has backed down from demanding salary cuts from nurses. But the nurses' union said the province still wants concessions, including an end to lump-sum payments, which amount to a two per cent reduction in their take-hom...
Newfoundland and Labrador health officials report nine new COVID-19 cases
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting nine new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today. They are also reporting two new presumptive cases in the Labrador-Grenfell health region. One person is in hospital with
AP source: Trump to endorse GOP challenger to Cheney
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has chosen a favored candidate in his bid to unseat Rep. Liz Cheney, one of his most vocal Republican critics.
US troops killed in Afghan bombing awarded Purple Hearts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The sailor killed in the suicide bomber attack during the evacuation mission in Afghanistan late last month has been posthumously promoted, according to the Navy. And he and the other 12 service members who died during the
Republicans, elections experts say Wisconsin probe is flawed
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Former Republican officeholders and elections experts said Wednesday that the GOP-ordered investigation into the 2020 presidential election in Wisconsin lacks credibility, transparency and raises security risks and legal concerns. ...
Ethel Kennedy: RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan shouldn’t be freed
BOSTON (AP) — Ethel Kennedy, the wife of the late Robert F. Kennedy, says assassin Sirhan Sirhan should not be released from prison, further roiling a family divide over whether the man convicted of killing her husband in California in
Report: Solar could power 40% of US electricity by 2035
WASHINGTON (AP) — Solar energy has the potential to supply up to 40% of the nation’s electricity within 15 years — a 10-fold increase over current solar output, but one that would require massive changes in U.S. policy and billions
WHO chief urges halt to booster shots for rest of the year
GENEVA (AP) — Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday,...