House 1/6 panel wants to hear from McCarthy after new audio

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the Capitol is redoubling its efforts to have GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy appear for an interview amid new revelations concerning his private conversations about the

Millions must cut water use in drought-stricken California

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California's gigantic water supplier took the unprecedented step Tuesday of requiring about 6 million people to cut their outdoor watering to one day a week as drought continues to plague the state.

Newark resident: Power plant ‘Not just, not right, not fair’

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Residents of a pollution-choked neighborhood in New Jersey's largest city said Tuesday they are tired of their community being used as a dumping ground for projects that foul their air yet exclude them from the economic

Shelly Glover almost won Manitoba PC leadership race despite raising much less money

WINNIPEG — The race to become Manitoba Progressive Conservative party leader and premier was not close when it came to fundraising. Shelly Glover finished just behind Heather Stefanson in the leadership race last October with 49 per cent of the vote

LA sheriff investigates how reporter obtained leaked video

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles County sheriff on Tuesday disputed allegations he orchestrated a cover-up of an incident where a deputy knelt on a handcuffed inmate’s head and said a Los Angeles Times reporter who used leaked

Governor clears way for cannabis research center to open

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Gov. Andy Beshear cleared the way Tuesday for a cannabis research center to open as he reviews whether he has the executive authority to singlehandedly legalize medical marijuana in Kentucky.

Judge ponders crisis in NYC jail system, 2nd-largest in US

NEW YORK (AP) — Meaningful changes could be implemented within days at the troubled Rikers Island jail complex, the head of New York City’s jails told a federal judge Tuesday.

Canada’s hydrogen plans ‘feasible’ despite auditor concerns, says minister

EDMONTON — The federal natural resources minister said Tuesday that concerns from the auditor general’s office about government plans to move to a more hydrogen-powered economy don’t mean the goals aren’t achievable. But Jonathan Wilkinson acknowledged...

House passes bill to study new Asian Pacific American museum

WASHINGTON (AP) — Efforts to create a national Asian Pacific American museum in Washington, D.C., pushed ahead Tuesday with House passage of legislation that would create a commission to study the issue.

Oklahoma governor signs ban on nonbinary birth certificates

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt signed a bill Tuesday explicitly prohibiting the use of nonbinary gender markers on state birth certificates, a ban experts say is the first of its kind in the nation.