NC Supreme Court upholds murder charge in child abuse case
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision finding a man guilty of first-degree murder by starvation and neglect of his 4-year-old stepson in Gaston County.
Iran regains UN voting rights and lashes out at US sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Iran regained its voting rights in the U.N. General Assembly on Friday after making the minimum payment on its U.N. dues and lashed out at the United States for maintaining sanctions that have prevented it from
Chicago police officer charged in Capitol insurrection
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago police officer charged with breaching the U.S. Capitol and entering a senator's office during the Jan. 6 insurrection texted photos of himself inside the building while wearing a police department sweatshirt after telling someo...
US will revisit Trump-era decision for Alaska rainforest
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The federal government announced plans Friday to “repeal or replace” a decision by the Trump administration last fall to lift restrictions on logging and road building in a southeast Alaska rainforest that provides habitat for wol...
Newfoundland and Labrador NDP MP Jack Harris says he won’t run next federal election
ST JOHN'S, Antigua And Barbuda — Atlantic Canada's lone New Democrat MP, Jack Harris, says he won't run in the next federal election. Harris made the announcement in a statement today in which he thanked NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and said
Doctors urge delay in next lockdown easing in England
LONDON (AP) — Britain's main doctors' union has joined calls for the next planned lockdown easing in England to be delayed, as figures Friday showed new COVID-19 cases across the U.K. running at their highest level since late February.
B.C. to launch compulsory skilled trades certification system
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is launching a compulsory skilled trades certification system that it says will strengthen economic recovery by addressing labour shortages and supporting higher-paying, more stable jobs. Premier John Horgan t...
Myrtle Beach, SC hotel consultants face visa fraud charges
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — Several hospitality companies in one of South Carolina's most popular beach towns are accused of scamming dozens of foreign workers on work visas about their pay and living conditions, according to an indictment released this
Governor signs law giving Nevada 1st presidential primary
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Democratic Gov. Steve Sisolak on Friday signed a law that would make Nevada the first state to vote in the 2024 presidential primary contests, bumping Iowa and New Hampshire from their leadoff spots.
Richard Branson marks opening of Virgin hotel in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Billionaire businessman and investor Richard Branson marked the opening Thursday of the new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, promoting weekend events that kicked off with a show headlined by Christina Aguilera.