LA sheriff sends deputies to assess Venice homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sheriff of Los Angeles County dispatched deputies Tuesday to Venice Beach to assess the homelessness problem, a day after he called out city officials for failing to adequately address the growing number of people sleeping
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 8, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 352,502 new vaccinations administered for a total of 26,843,033 doses given. Nationwide, 3,184,367 people or 8.4 ...
Rural Arizona residents wait as wildfire spreads uncontained
PHOENIX (AP) — Firefighters in Arizona were fighting Tuesday to gain a foothold into a massive wildfire, one of two that has forced thousands of evacuations in rural towns and closed almost every major highway out of the area.
‘Symbols of trauma’: B.C. First Nation calls on Ottawa to remove day-school buildings
VERNON, B.C. — The chief and council of a First Nation in British Columbia are calling on the federal government to remove three former day school structures they say are symbols of trauma and pain. In a letter to Prime Minister
Brazil top court to rule on country as Copa America host
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's top court scheduled an emergency session for Thursday to decide whether or not the Copa America will be allowed to kick off three days later.
B.C. records 165 cases of COVID-19 as officials encourage more 2nd doses of vaccine
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say it's encouraging to see a steady increase in the number of people who are protected with a COVID-19 vaccine as cases decline. However, of the nearly 3.7 million doses of vaccine that have
Well-known Kentucky prosecutor faces wire fraud charges
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky prosecutor who twice ran for statewide office was indicted on wire fraud charges stemming from an alleged scheme that funneled more than $365,000 from a delinquent tax fund into personal accounts, federal prosecutors sa...
Judge rules against Ontario third-party campaign finance rules
TORONTO — An Ontario judge has struck down a limit on third-party ad spending introduced by Premier Doug Ford’s government, declaring recent changes to the law unconstitutional. A group of education unions had argued the changes to the Election Finance...
Texas governor says power grid fixed; experts cite problems
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Despite experts who say Texas' power grid remains vulnerable, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott declared Tuesday that new reforms “fix all of the flaws” that caused February's deadly winter blackout that left more than 4 million people
Florida’s largest county OKs plan after spike in gun deaths
MIAMI (AP) — Florida's largest county is moving forward after a recent spike in shootings with a nearly $8 million plan to reduce gun violence, seeking to focus on jobs for troubled teens and added funding for law enforcement.