Oligarchs drop defamation lawsuit over Trump-Russia dossier

WASHINGTON (AP) — Three Russian oligarchs who said their reputations were smeared by a dossier of opposition research examining Donald Trump's ties to Russia have agreed to dismiss their defamation lawsuit, according to a notice filed in federal court ...

Beaver Lake Cree Nation to prove anew it needs funding for suit against feds, Alberta

OTTAWA — An Alberta First Nation fighting what it calls overdevelopment of its traditional territory has been given a second chance to convince the courts that governments should advance money for its legal bills so it can spend the revenues

Landfill cleanup slowed after more nuclear waste found

BRIDGETON, Mo. (AP) — Nuclear waste buried in a Missouri landfill that sits near an underground smolder is more extensive than first believed, and is part of the reason the $205 million Superfund project that began nearly four years ago

US education secretary to Florida LGBTQ kids: Got your back

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In another clash between President Joe Biden’s administration and Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona spoke with LGBTQ students to say the federal government supports them even if the g...

Nova Scotia to keep school mask mandate in place until mid-April

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will keep its mask mandate in place for public schools as it drops the requirement for most other public spaces on Monday. Officials announced the change Friday, saying it’s in response to advice from a pediatric advisory

California governor floats $100M plan for tribes to buy land

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday proposed giving Native American tribes $100 million so they can purchase and preserve their ancestral lands. The

Feds: Guard lied in probe of gun found at NYC federal jail

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal correctional officer was arrested Friday for lying to investigators after a loaded gun was found in an inmate's cell at a federal jail in New York City — the same troubled lockup where financier

Colorado Senate hopeful ‘argumentative’ with police at party

DENVER (AP) — Gino Campana, a developer who is running for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Colorado, was warned by police that he risked being arrested for obstruction after he became argumentative with them about being cited for

General: Iran, Israel missile strikes put US troops at risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — The exchange of missile strikes by Iran and Israel in Iraq and Syria puts U.S. forces at risk, the top U.S. commander for the Middle East said Friday, just days after an Iranian missile barrage struck near

Montreal subway extension delayed until 2029 as cost estimate rises to $6.4 billion

MONTREAL — The long-planned extension of a Montreal subway line will open in 2029 and cost some $6.4 billion, government officials said Friday. It is the fifth time in the last 33 years that politicians have announced an extension of the

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