Seized House records show just how far Trump admin would go
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has made no secret of his long list of political enemies. It just wasn't clear until now how far he would go to try to punish them.
US to seek automated braking requirement for heavy trucks
DETROIT (AP) — In a reversal from Trump administration policies, U.S. auto safety regulators say they will move to require or set standards for automatic emergency braking systems on new heavy trucks.
Vaccinated lawmakers get to take off their masks in House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fully vaccinated members of Congress and staffers will no longer have to wear masks on the House floor and in committee rooms, the Office of the Attending Physician said Friday, delighting some GOP lawmakers who have been
People’s Party leader Maxime Bernier charged after anti-rules rallies in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The leader of the People's Party of Canada was arrested Friday in Manitoba after attending a rally against COVID-19 restrictions. RCMP said Maxime Bernier was charged with exceeding public gathering limits and violating Manitoba's requiremen...
The Latest: Djokovic downs Nadal to reach French Open final
PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the French Open (all times local): 11:25 p.m.
Biden nominee linked to 1989 sabotage draws Republican ire
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s nominee to oversee federal lands in the U.S. West is facing Republican pressure to withdraw over her ties to environmental activists convicted of spiking trees to sabotage a national forest timber sale more
Company drops plan for $2.3B methanol plant in Washington
SEATTLE (AP) — A company backed by the Chinese government on Friday ended its seven-year effort to build one of the world’s largest methanol plants along the Columbia River in southwestern Washington, following a series of regulatory setbacks and a
‘You can’t ever go to treatment if you’re dead:’ Regina opens harm reduction site
REGINA — Canada’s first legal supervised consumption site opened in Vancouver in 2003, but it would take 18 years and more than 1,000 drug-related deaths in Saskatchewan before similar support would become available in the province's capital. “This is...
Most who tested positive for variant at Calgary hospital had mild symptoms: AHS
CALGARY — Most people who tested positive at a Calgary hospital for the more contagious COVID-19 variant first reported in India had mild symptoms, except one person who was admitted into intensive care. Several people connected to the Delta variant ou...
Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday, vowing to take action on any violations of federal law.