Business Highlights: Fed’s time frame, stock market’s dip

___ Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation rises

Observer: Georgia county’s elections messy, not fraudulent

ATLANTA (AP) — Election processes in Georgia's most populous county were badly managed, sloppy and chaotic, but there was no evidence of fraud, said an independent monitor who spent many hours over several months observing county election workers.

Aide says former Homeland Security head Tom Ridge had stroke

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge suffered a stroke Wednesday at his home in suburban Washington, D.C., a longtime aide to the former Pennsylvania governor said.

Man arrested in Capitol riot asks to travel to car swap meet

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas man arrested for sitting with his feet on a desk in House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot asked a federal judge to allow him to travel for

‘Unacceptable’ that Inuk MP felt unsafe in House of Commons, Miller says

OTTAWA — It's a "sad reflection" on Canada that an Inuk MP feels she's been racially profiled by security officials on Parliament Hill, Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller said Wednesday. Mumilaaq Qaqqaq, a rookie New Democrat MP from Nunavut, tol...

Newspaper carrier confronted by sheriff files $5M tort claim

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — A Black newspaper carrier confronted by Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer has filed a legal claim seeking at least $5 million in damages.

Colorado pot tax hike proponents get bipartisan endorsements

DENVER (AP) — A coalition that wants to ask Colorado voters to approve higher taxes on recreational marijuana to help children make up for learning losses during the pandemic and address special needs for low-income and disadvantaged students said Wedn...

Bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples clears Senate

OTTAWA — A landmark piece of Liberal legislation aimed at harmonizing Canada's laws with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples has passed third reading in the Senate, paving the way for the bill to be enshrined

Giuliani gets first shot at excluding materials from raids

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani and his lawyers will get to designate which materials seized from him will be reviewed by a court-appointed expert reviewer to determine what should never be seen by federal prosecutors.

Yukon to step up enforcement as COVID-19 cases rise but no more restrictions

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier says enforcement will be stepped up to try and ensure compliance with COVID-19 measures as infections continue rising, but no new restrictions will be introduced to deal with what he calls a "serious situation." Sandy Silve...