Rapid COVID-19 tests available at B.C. pharmacies for people aged 18 and up
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says COVID-19 rapid tests are now available at participating pharmacies for people aged 18 and over. The Health Ministry says one kit containing five rapid antigen tests is available for people with a B.C. pe...
High court nominee says she’d skip Harvard race case
WASHINGTON (AP) — Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson said Wednesday that if confirmed to the Supreme Court she'd sit out an affirmative action lawsuit over Harvard's admission policies because she is a member of the school's board.
Congresswoman: US rep charged with lying to feds is ‘honest’
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Democratic congresswoman from California testified Wednesday that a Republican colleague from Nebraska who is charged with lying to the FBI over
Former Boeing test pilot found not guilty of deceiving FAA
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A former Boeing Co. test pilot was acquitted Wednesday on felony charges of deceiving federal regulators about a key flight-control system that played a role in two deadly crashes involving 737 Max jets.
‘You are worthy’: Sen. Booker draws tears at Jackson hearing
Sen. Cory Booker cut through a tense third day of hearings on the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on Wednesday with a speech on racial progress that drew tears from the nominee and held the rapt attention
New York City to let unvaccinated athletes play home games
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City's mayor will announce Thursday that he’s exempting athletes and performers from the city’s vaccine mandate for private workers, a move that will allow Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving to play home games and
Sacramento teachers strike as Minneapolis walkout continues
Thousands of teachers and other school workers in Sacramento walked off the job Wednesday as the California capital became the second big U.S. school district this month to see a work stoppage over pay and staffing shortages as a teachers
Oklahoma House OKs ban on transgender girls in sports
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma House passed a bill Wednesday to prevent transgender girls from playing on female sports teams at Oklahoma schools. The bill passed
Newtown families: Alex Jones fails to show up for deposition
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Infowars host Alex Jones failed to show up and testify under oath at a deposition Wednesday in a lawsuit filed by relatives of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, leading the families' lawyer to
‘She became our voice’: Albright hailed by world leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — As she pressed the Clinton administration into action against Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic over war crimes in the Balkans, Madeleine Albright would harken back to her own childhood as a refugee from war-torn Europe.
