Natural resources minister says U.S. ‘unwilling’ to negotiate on softwood lumber
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan says Canada is trying to reach a new deal with the United States over softwood lumber, but it's the Americans who are "not willing to reach an agreement." O'Regan was pressed during a parliamentary
Senate confirms geneticist Lander as Biden science adviser
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed geneticist Eric Lander to be President Joe Biden's chief science adviser, one of the last unfilled Cabinet posts in the Biden administration.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau commits $25M for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank
OTTAWA — Canada will provide $25 million to Palestinian civilians affected by a recent conflict with the Israelis in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. Trudeau said in a news release that the funding will
Two Oklahoma tribes consider tribal citizenship for Freedmen
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Choctaw and Muscogee nations in Oklahoma are considering changes to their constitutions that would allow descendants of Freedmen, Black people once enslaved by tribal citizens, to become tribal citizens.
Lawyers: Biden in office makes 2020 protest suit unnecessary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawsuits filed by protesters who were forcefully removed from a park near the White House before a photo op by former President Donald Trump should be dismissed because the new administration is not likely to repeat the
Court rules against using race, sex to allocate federal aid
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a conservative legal group that sought to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from giving priority status for COVID-19 relief to restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities.
Farm laborer convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Iowa runner
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A farm laborer was found guilty Friday in the abduction and killing of an Iowa college student who vanished while out for a run in 2018 and will face life behind bars for a crime
Feds: Ex-FBI agent defraud woman with ‘secret probation’
DALLAS (AP) — A former FBI agent has been charged with fraud for allegedly conning a Texas woman out $800,000 by convincing her for years that she was on “secret probation.” The retired agent at one point told the woman
Bill protecting Alaska Native cemetery advances to governor
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A bill that protects the graves of Unangax people in southeast Alaska awaits a signature from
Pressure for Senate rules change after GOP blocks 1/6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans blocked a bill Friday to establish a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, pressure mounted on Democrats to end the practice of requiring 60 votes to move legislation through the Senate if they