Police: 4 dead, 4 hurt in shooting on Chicago’s South Side
CHICAGO (AP) — An argument in a house on Chicago's South Side early Tuesday erupted into gunfire, leaving four women dead and four other people injured, police said.
Republican election bill pushed ahead over Dems’ objections
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans on a legislative committee Tuesday pushed out a multifaceted proposal to revamp Pennsylvania election law, a bill that backers said would make needed improvements and standardize procedures.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:35 p.m. Yukon health officials are reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19. Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, says the people infected are between...
SKorea, Spain seek closer economic ties with state visit
MADRID (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Madrid Tuesday, in the first state visit to Spain by a foreign leader since the pandemic began, as the two countries seek to deepen economic ties.
Slipshod practices might mean gaps in Canada’s COVID-19 record, info watchdog says
OTTAWA — Key government decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic might be lost to history because of a sudden shift to new technologies and long-standing poor record-keeping practices, the federal information watchdog warns. In her annual report tabled T...
Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at residential schools
Ontario is committing $10 million over three years to identify, investigate and commemorate burial sites on the grounds of former residential schools in the province. The funds will also go toward culturally appropriate supports for school survivors, t...
Enrique Bolaños, former Nicaragua president, dies at 93
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Former Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños Geyer, a businessman who led the country from 2002 to 2007, saw his predecessor and old running mate locked up for corruption and pushed for the country’s economic development, has d...
Bloc Québécois doubles down on motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change
OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is taking a second stab at getting MPs to recognize Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution in line with proposed reforms to the province's language law. Leader Yves-François Blanchet tabled a motion Tuesday i...
Mexican president to make National Guard part of army
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Tuesday he plans to make the National Guard part of the army, erasing the thin pretense of a civilian-controlled force that was used to gain approval for its creation two years ago.
Mississippi grand jury clears deputy in fatal shooting
GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi grand jury says it found “no criminal conduct” by a deputy sheriff who shot and killed a man outside a courthouse.