Police chief: Ida hit Louisiana town harder than Katrina did
GRAND ISLE, La. (AP) — Hurricane Ida caused mass devastation on Grand Isle, a Louisiana town on a narrow barrier island that bore the full power of the Category 4 storm Sunday.
Former Navy officer pleads guilty in wide-spanning scandal
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A retired Naval officer admitted in federal court in San Diego to sending a Malaysian defense contractor classified ship schedules for the Navy’s Seventh Fleet in exchange for more than $45,000 in bribes, including stays at
Grand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man
HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict a Texas police officer in the death of a Black man who was shot as he ran away after being confronted, authorities said Tuesday.
Manitoba Tories choose Kelvin Goertzen as interim leader, new premier until Oct. 30
WINNIPEG — Kelvin Goertzen will become Manitoba's 23rd premier. The governing Progressive Conservative caucus chose Goertzen on Tuesday as interim party leader to replace Premier Brian Pallister, who is scheduled to leave office Wednesday. "It was unan...
Manitoba Tory leadership hopeful OK with supporters criticizing vaccine mandate
WINNIPEG — One of the candidates running to be Manitoba's next premier appears to be taking a more relaxed approach to internal dissent over COVID-19 vaccine rules. Heather Stefanson says two of her Progressive Conservative caucus colleagues — James Te...
Venezuelan opposition to participate in regional elections
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan opposition parties announced Tuesday they will participate in the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November, reversing ground from their previous boycotts of recent balloting.
Man accused of Gaetz extortion plot charged with wire fraud
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — One of the men who U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz accused of being behind a plot to extort $25 million from his family in exchange for having a federal sex investigation into the congressman go away was
Judge tosses Trump rollback of clean water safeguards
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a Trump-era rule that ended federal protections for hundreds of thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways and left them vulnerable to pollution from nearby development.
Pierre Fitzgibbon to return as Quebec economy minister after selling shares
QUEBEC — Pierre Fitzgibbon will return to the cabinet of Premier François Legault on Wednesday after withdrawing in June because of ethics violations. He will resume his role as economy minister following the sale of his shares in two companies, accord...
Bali bomb case at Guantanamo runs into immediate challenges
NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba (AP) — Three men held at the Guantanamo Bay detention center were formally charged Tuesday in connection with the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings and other plots in Southeast Asia after 18 years in U.S. custody,