Alabama elects first Black Republican to House in 140 years
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Retired Army Sgt. Kenneth Paschal on Tuesday was elected to fill a legislative seat in suburban Shelby County, becoming the only Black Republican in the Alabama Legislature.
Guatemalan president bans most protests for 15 days
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The president of Guatemala on Tuesday banned most protests for two weeks, arguing they have been spreading the coronavirus.
California pension fund agrees to $2.7 billion lawsuit deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s largest public pension fund has agreed to pay up to $2.7 billion to refund policyholders hit with huge hikes in their premiums, it was announced Tuesday.
Political donor on trial for deadly drugs-for-sex fetish
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The men Ed Buck lured to his apartment for “party and play” found themselves in a situation of life and death, prosecutors said.
Election depicts two Californias: Rising star or catastrophe
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gov. Gavin Newsom and two leading Republican rivals in the California recall election painted disparate pictures of the nation’s most populous state, with the first-term Democrat describing it Tuesday as an economic powerhouse leadin...
Trump’s finance chief loses titles, roles after indictment
NEW YORK (AP) — The move by Donald Trump's company to strip its top finance chief from several leadership positions less than two weeks after his criminal indictment suggests it is facing a tricky, new business environment as it seeks
Death toll rises to 210 from February cold wave in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State officials on Tuesday added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the ensuing collapse of the Texas electric power grid.
China tightens control over cybersecurity in data crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — Tech experts in China who find a weakness in computer security would be required to tell the government and couldn’t sell that knowledge under rules further tightening the Communist Party’s control over information.
Iqaluit mayor won’t raise motion to tax churches, says similar motion already passed
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The mayor of Iqaluit says he will no longer bring forward a motion to make the city's churches pay taxes on land use. Kenny Bell proposed the motion following the discovery of what are believed to be hundreds
More than 5,000 turned away: The numbers behind controversial N.L. travel ban
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — From the time Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic travel ban began on May 4, 2020 to the day it ended almost 14 months later, nearly 5,000 people were denied entry to the province, new figures show. For lawyer