Connecticut lawmakers, in night of normalcy, wrap up session
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers closed out the 2022 legislative session Wednesday night after passing juvenile crime reforms, limits on marijuana advertising and making Juneteenth a state holiday, while also expressing gratitude that thing...
Late US Sen. Orrin Hatch honored at Utah Capitol
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A procession of family, friends and colleagues gathered to honor late U.S. Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, who is lying in state in Salt Lake City on Wednesday.
Advocates worry other rights at risk if court overturns Roe
WASHINGTON (AP) — Little doubt remains about what the Supreme Court plans to do with Roe v. Wade. But uncertainty abounds about ripple effects as the court nears a final opinion expected to overturn the landmark 1973 case that created
What’s next in the investigation of the Supreme Court leak?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chief Justice John Roberts, in ordering an investigation into an “egregious breach of trust” in the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion, tasked a relatively unknown court official to carry out what could be
Alberta allows physicians, other health-care workers to prescribe Paxlovid for COVID
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it is making a pill to treat COVID-19 more accessible by allowing doctors and other health-care workers to prescribe the drug. Health Minister Jason Copping says positive COVID-19 rapid tests will also be accepte...
Procedural ruling kills medical marijuana bill in SC House
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A seven-year fight to pass a medical marijuana bill may have abruptly ended Wednesday in South Carolina when a House leader ruled the proposal contains an unconstitutional tax increase and cannot be considered further.
Not ‘fuddle-duddle:’ Conservatives accuse Trudeau of swearing in Parliament
OTTAWA — Much has been made of the political legacy Justin Trudeau has to live up to as he follows in the footsteps of his father, a former prime minister. On Wednesday, he invoked one of Pierre Elliott Trudeau's most memorable
Michigan waives repayment of $431M more unemployment checks
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Over 55,000 more claimants won’t have to pay back unemployment overpayments totaling $431 million from the Michigan unemployment agency during the COVID-19 pandemic, the state announced Wednesday.
S. Carolina nears transgender sports ban after Senate vote
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would ban transgender students from playing girls’ or women’s sports in public schools and colleges, likely clearing the way for the state to join a dozen others
Hateful rhetoric driven by extremism becoming ‘normalized,’ CSIS director warns
OTTAWA — The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream. Speaking at the University of British Columbia, Canadian Security Intellig...
