Arizona will require voters to prove citizenship, residency
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's Republican governor on Wednesday signed a bill requiring voters to prove their citizenship to vote in a presidential election, drawing fierce opposition from voting rights advocates who say it risks affecting some 200,000 peopl...
Tenn. lawmakers push for collegiate transgender athlete ban
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee would ban transgender athletes from participating in female college sports under legislation gaining traction inside the state's GOP-controlled General Assembly. The measure
Mississippi could become final state with equal pay law
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi could become the final state to enact a law requiring equal pay for equal work by women and men, after the Republican-controlled state House and Senate passed the final version of a bill Wednesday.
Police chief: More officers needed to fully reopen Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police told lawmakers Wednesday it was his recommendation to move forward with a phased-in reopening of the U.S. Capitol as his agency works to overcome attrition after the January 6 insurrection
Long-awaited victims’ rights for military coming into effect in June
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces says long-awaited rights for the victims of military-related crimes will come into effect in June, though other reforms to fix shortcomings in Canada’s court-martial system appear to be a long way off. Parliament appr...
B.C.’s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through action
VICTORIA — British Columbia introduced an Indigenous reconciliation plan Wednesday that sets goals toward implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. During a ceremony at the legislature before the bill ...
Congress hears sirens wail as Ukraine legislators visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — As members of the Ukrainian parliament were pleading for aid on Capitol Hill, an air raid siren blared from one of their cell phones — a wrenching alert from the war-torn country back home.
Ottawa announces closure of Atlantic mackerel, bait fisheries to restore stocks
HALIFAX — Fishers on the East Coast are expressing their disappointment with Ottawa after the federal Fisheries Department closed the Atlantic mackerel and commercial bait fisheries, citing concerns that dwindling stocks have entered a “critical zone.”...
DFO announces closures of Atlantic mackerel, bait fisheries to restore stocks
HALIFAX — The Fisheries Department has announced the closure of the Atlantic mackerel and commercial bait fisherieson the East Coast, citing concerns that dwindling stocks have entered a “critical zone.” The department said in a release today it was ta...
Russia’s ruble rebound raises questions of sanctions’ impact
WASHINGTON (AP) — The ruble is no longer rubble. The Russian ruble by Wednesday had bounced back from the fall it took after the U.S. and
