Pentagon restarts 16 advisory boards after 7-month pause
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has agreed to restart 16 defense advisory boards, after halting activity by all the panels in February and essentially purging a number of members who were appointed in the final days of the
Why was Ida so devastating as it flooded the Northeast?
NEW YORK (AP) — “How can something like this happen?” The plaintive question posed by a Queens resident whose neighbors drowned
The Latest: Four federal party leaders square off in French-language debate on TVA
MONTREAL — The Latest on the French-language leaders' debate airing on TVA among Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet (all times eastern): 10:55 p.m. ...
Prosecutor: Police gunfire likely killed girl near stadium
SHARON HILL, Pa. (AP) — Police likely fired the shots that killed an 8-year-old gir l outside a high school football game near Philadelphia last week, a prosecutor said Thursday.
1st Afghan refugee since Taliban takeover arrives in Utah
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — As a member of the Hazara minority in Afghanistan, Azim Kakaie would have had no access to higher education under the Taliban. Instead, over the past two decades he turned a love for aviation into
Abortion rights advocates sue to block pending Oklahoma laws
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A coalition of abortion rights advocates, clinics and advocacy groups filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to block recent Oklahoma anti-abortion legislation from taking effect.
Manchin seeks ‘strategic pause’ on Biden bill, opposes $3.5T
WASHINGTON (AP) — Centrist Sen. Joe Manchin said Thursday that Congress should take a “strategic pause” on more spending, warning that he does not support President Joe Biden's plans for a sweeping $3.5 trillion effort to rebuild and reshape
Drug users group files decriminalization lawsuit in B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER — A group representing drug users has filed a lawsuit against the federal government in British Columbia Supreme Court seeking to decriminalize the possession of illicit drugs, arguing criminalization during the overdose crisis violates chart...
Manitoba education minister wants to repair relationship with teachers, parents
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's education minister says he wants to repair relationships with teachers and parents who were highly critical of a bill the new premier has promised to scrap. Cliff Cullen says the bill, which would have eliminated all English-langu...
Activists see hope after charges in Elijah McClain’s death
DENVER (AP) — The indictments of three suburban Denver officers and two paramedics on manslaughter and other charges in the death of Elijah McClain could be a pivotal step toward meaningful police accountability, law enforcement reform advocates say. ...