Nuclear chief: Russia’s Chernobyl seizure risked accident
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — Thirty-six years after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Tuesday that Russian troops risked causing an accident with their “very, very dangerous” seizure of the Chernob...
South Dakota Senate approves 2-day impeachment trial for AG
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Senate on Tuesday approved the rules for an impeachment trial of the state's attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash, laying out a two-day proceeding in June that
California inmate overdoses plummet under drug program
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The spiraling number of overdose deaths and hospitalizations among California prison inmates fell dramatically during the first two years of a program that uses prescribed drugs to treat more incarcerated addicts than any such...
Trial opens for ex-NYPD officer charged in Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (AP) — Body camera video captured a "rage-filled" retired police officer attacking one of the outnumbered police officers trying to hold off a mob of rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, a federal prosecutor told jurors Tuesday.
Incandescent light bulbs being phased out to save energy
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools and businesses billions of dollars a year.
Ontario NDP vows to reverse election finance changes to boost govt integrity
Ontario's New Democrats say they'll scrap changes to election finance rules and reform lobbyist registration as part of a broader effort to boost government integrity if elected in June. NDP Leader Andrea Horwath says that if her party forms government...
City of Vancouver ignored gentrification while pushing neoliberal policies of market development for “livability”, study finds
The City of Vancouver ignored gentrification and displacement of working-class and low-income families as the city hall pursued neoliberal policies of market development under the “livability” narrative, a new study shows. In their detailed analysis of 37 planning documents and
Kansas lawmaker’s remarks about trans colleague cause furor
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — LGBTQ rights advocates called Tuesday for a Kansas state lawmaker to be formally censured after she publicly said she didn't want to share the women's restrooms at the Statehouse with a transgender colleague.
Justice minister invokes cabinet secrecy around use of Emergencies Act
OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked cabinet confidentiality in his appearance before a special committee tasked with investigating the government’s use of the Emergencies Act. Lametti was asked pointed questions Tuesday evening ...
Harris positive for COVID-19, Biden not a ‘close contact’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, the White House announced, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus even as the U.S. eases restrictions in a bid to return to pre-pandemic normal...
