Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A sharply divided Iowa Supreme Court on Friday stopped a lawsuit aimed at reducing the flow of fertilizer and hog farm waste into the state's river and streams, finding that limiting pollution from farms was
2 ex-Oklahoma County jail employees charged with felonies
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Prosecutors charged two former employees of the Oklahoma County Jail in separate cases in which they are accused of allowing inmates to severely injure each other.
Biden promotes milestone of 300M vaccine shots in 150 days
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden took a cautious victory lap Friday in his quest to bring the COVID-19 pandemic under control, announcing that 300 million vaccine shots have been administered in the 150 days since he took office.
Brazil still debating dubious virus drug amid 500,000 deaths
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — As Brazil hurtles toward an official COVID-19 death toll of 500,000 — second-highest in the world — science is on trial inside the country and the truth is up for grabs.
Blasts in Myanmar’s biggest city kill 2, destroy army truck
BANGKOK (AP) — At least two explosions on Friday rocked a neighborhood in Myanmar’s biggest city, killing two people, destroying a military truck and damaging a taxi in what appeared to be a serious escalation of violence between the country’s
Judge: No car show trip for man arrested in Capitol riot
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday said he won't allow an Arkansas man arrested after he was photographed sitting at a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot to
‘It’s historic’: Labrador Inuit government working to take over child welfare system
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — Labrador's Inuit government is embarking on a "historic" move to take over child welfare services from the Newfoundland and Labrador government. The Nunatsiavut government has begun putting together a plan to take over th...
COVID-19 numbers still too high for Manitoba’s reopening plan, some doctors say
WINNIPEG — Some Manitoba doctors are urging the provincial government to back off its plan to reopen the economy July 1 until COVID-19 numbers drop much further. A group of 11 physicians specializing in public health, infectious disease and other areas...
AP Interview: India says it hopes to resume vaccine exports
NEW DELHI (AP) — India, the world’s largest manufacturer of vaccines, wants to resume exports of coronavirus jabs but can’t do so until its domestic needs are met, the head of the country’s COVID-19 task force said Friday.
Quebec Conservatives recruit ex-CAQ Claire Samson as party’s first legislature member
QUEBEC — Former Coalition Avenir Québec member Claire Samson, dumped by the governing party's caucus earlier this week, has switched sides to the Conservative Party of Quebec. Samson made the move official Friday at a news conference alongside Conserva...