Mayor: Child alone outside collapse site brings tragedy home
SURFSIDE, Fla. (AP) — The mayor of a Florida town where a beachfront condo tower collapsed says his recent encounter with a little girl sitting alone in a chair near the site reminded him what an enormous impact the tragedy
Soldotna ends Zoom conferencing for city council meetings
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — If people want to testify at city council meetings in Soldotna, they will have to do it in person from now on.
City staff recommend renaming Toronto’s Dundas Street, a move supported by mayor
TORONTO — City staff have recommended renaming Toronto's Dundas Street and other landmarks in an effort to promote inclusion and reconciliation with marginalized communities, a move supported by the mayor. More than 14,000 people signed a petition last...
McKenna announces retirement, pledges ongoing work for climate change
OTTAWA — Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says as she leaves politics she will use what platform she has to push for climate action and an end to the hateful comments and personal abuse targeting public figures. McKenna told Prime Minister Jus...
Chris Christie’s book ‘Republican Rescue’ coming this fall
NEW YORK (AP) — The next book by former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is addressed to his fellow Republicans.
Juul to pay $40M in N. Carolina teen vaping suit settlement
DURHAM N.C. (AP) — Electronic cigarette giant Juul Labs Inc. will pay $40 million to North Carolina and take more action to prevent underage use and sales, according to a landmark legal settlement announced Monday after years of accusations that
Ethiopia declares immediate, unilateral cease-fire in Tigray
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s government declared an immediate, unilateral cease-fire Monday in its Tigray region after nearly eight months of deadly conflict as Tigray fighters occupied the regional capital and government soldiers retreated in a re...
South Carolina’s Tim Scott launches 2022 reelection campaign
GALIVANTS FERRY, S.C. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Tim Scott launched his reelection campaign Monday, arguing in a series of stops across South Carolina that he and other Republicans represent progress and stability for voters in this deeply conservative state.
EXPLAINER: Infrastructure deal targets lead pipes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Included in the bipartisan infrastructure deal reached with President Joe Biden last week is a plan to eliminate the country's remaining lead pipes and service lines, which for decades have posed a risk for contaminated water in
France’s regional vote shows weakness of Macron and Le Pen
PARIS (AP) — President Emmanuel Macron’s centrist party was decimated in this weekend’s regional elections and Marine Le Pen’s anti-immigration far-right party failed, throwing a hitch into expectations that the presidential race in 10 months will be a...