Kentucky governor vetoes proposed 15-week abortion ban
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear vetoed a Republican-priority measure on Friday that would ban abortions in Kentucky after 15 weeks of pregnancy and regulate the dispensing of abortion pills.
Jackson’s speech highlights US race struggles, progress
“In my family, it took just one generation to go from segregation to the Supreme Court of the United States.” With those words, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
Alberta releases recovery plans for two threatened caribou herds
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has released recovery plans for two herds of threatened caribou in the province's north that it says will bring the amount of usable habitat on their ranges up to the level required by a deal
Canada’s premiers disappointed in lack of federal funds for struggling health systems
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers say they're disappointed the federal government didn't put forward a sustainable plan to financially shore up the country's ailing health systems in its newly tabled budget. Premiers have been calling for the health minister...
Automakers say federal budget not doing enough to hit new electric vehicle targets
OTTAWA — The Canadian auto industry says federal budget programs for electric vehicles and charging stations aren't enough to reach the government's ambitious new sales targets. Those targets, unveiled last week with the new national emissions reductio...
WVa trial expert: Drug makers downplayed risks in marketing
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Lawyers for the state of West Virginia concluded the first week of a trial against three major opioid makers Friday by outlining how pharmaceutical companies rebranded the highly addictive drugs decades ago to expand their pres...
State Department: WH gift records for Trump, Pence missing
WASHINGTON (AP) — The State Department says it is unable to compile a complete and accurate accounting of gifts presented to former President Donald Trump and other U.S. officials by foreign governments during Trump's final year in office, citing missi...
Kenney foe Brian Jean says some concerns resolved over upcoming leadership vote
EDMONTON — A high-profile critic of the looming United Conservative Party review of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he’s satisfied most of those registered to cast ballots pass muster. Brian Jean, a member of Kenney’s UCP caucus, expressed concern l...
Holocaust denial — and downplaying the Nazis’ murder of Jews — to be outlawed
OTTAWA — Holocaust denial is to be outlawed in Canada, in a further effort to stamp out rising antisemitism. The federal government is set to make it a criminal offence to make a statement denying the Holocaust took place or
Judge rules for Trump Organization in NYC golf course fight
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s company can keep running a public golf course in the Bronx, a judge ruled Friday, saying New York City offered a baseless rationale for canceling the Trump Organization's contract after the insurrection
