Clarification to May 21 story on ‘anti-Alberta’ inquiry researcher
EDMONTON — The Canadian Press has clarified a May 21 story on “anti-Alberta” inquiry researcher Vivian Krause. An early version of the story did not include proper sourcing in headlines and the lead paragraph. The story said Krause had backed off
Sheriff: Claims against Missouri lawmaker not credible
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri sheriff said Friday that he didn’t find credible a report that a man who is now a state lawmaker had sex with a drunken 19-year-old while on duty as a police officer in 2015.
Australia says citizen is in arbitrary detention in China
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia considers the incarceration of a Chinese Australian writer who has been tried in Beijing for alleged espionage a case of arbitrary detention, the foreign minister said.
Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows: ABC’s “This Week” — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg; Thomas P. Bossert,
Country singer Paul Brandt won’t perform if Calgary Stampede goes ahead
CALGARY — The Calgary Stampede is expected to go ahead this summer, but the country music star initially pegged to headline the main stage won't be taking part. Paul Brandt says he won't be performing at the world-renowned rodeo and fair
11 Texas sheriff workers fired, 6 suspended in inmate death
HOUSTON (AP) — Eleven employees with a Texas sheriff’s office have been fired and six others suspended following the February death of an inmate who was hit multiple times in the head by detention officers, authorities announced Friday.
Postal Service looks to raise first-class stamp to 58 cents
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service wants to raise rates on first-class stamps from 55 cents to 58 cents as part of a host of price hikes and service changes designed to reduce debt for the beleaguered agency.
SEC says group illegally raised $2B in crypto offering
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators have accused a group of people of promoting a securities offering tied to digital currency that raised over $2 billion from retail investors without being properly registered.
Breyer ‘basically optimistic’ about US despite polarization
WASHINGTON (AP) — The country may be increasingly divided along partisan lines, but Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Friday that he remains optimistic that America's system of democracy will continue to work.
Woman arrested at US border with sloth, crocodile parts
HIGHGATE SPRINGS, Vt. (AP) — A Montreal woman has been arrested on charges of trying to cross the U.S. border into Canada with “numerous undeclared wildlife items," including a three-toed sloth, 18 crocodile skulls and heads and seven crocodile feet,