EXPLAINER: How the latest Trump-Russia filing generated buzz
WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest filing from special counsel John Durham in his investigation into the origins of the Trump-Russia probe has been seized on by the conservative media and Donald Trump himself as vindication of the former president's oft-repe...
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 more in fake GOP electors scheme
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the U.S. Capitol insurrection subpoenaed six more people Tuesday, including former Trump campaign members and state lawmakers, as it further expands its review into efforts to falsely declare Donald T...
Russian invasion threat to Ukraine imminent, says Joly, amid diplomacy, cyberattacks
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister says the threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine remains high as cyberattacks undermined earlier optimism Tuesday that the Kremlin might be drawing down its military forces. "The latest information I have is ...
LA human trafficking operation rescues more than 80 victims
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles law enforcement announced Tuesday the rescue of more than 80 human trafficking and sexual exploitation victims, including children, during a weeklong operation that also netted hundreds of arrests.
Convoy protesters pursue new funding, including own crypto token, as feds swoop in
OTTAWA — Figures behind the protests blockading Parliament Hill and various border crossings are championing new ways to finance their movement — including through their own crypto token — as Ottawa invokes sweeping powers to crack down on their cash
Utah’s GOP-led death penalty repeal measure falls vote short
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A push to repeal the death penalty in Utah has been narrowly rejected, but an emotional hearing this week laid bare divisions among conservatives that have taken shape in Republican-led statehouses.
US approves new headlights that won’t blind oncoming drivers
DETROIT (AP) — Anyone who has ever been temporarily blinded by high-beam headlights from an oncoming car will be happy to hear this. U.S. highway safety regulators
Alaska tribal court jurisdiction would expand under US bill
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A provision of a U.S. Senate bill would expand tribal court jurisdiction for up to 30 Alaska tribes as part of a pilot program aimed at addressing high rates of violence.
Ethiopia lifts state of emergency early, citing easing war
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Lawmakers in Ethiopia voted Tuesday to end the country's three-month state of emergency early as mediation efforts to end a deadly war in the north continue in the Horn of Africa nation.
One more COVID-19-related death, hospitalizations on decline in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — There are 101 people in New Brunswick's hospitals as a result of COVID-19 — a drop of 11 from Monday. Eleven people are in intensive care and seven people are on ventilators. Health officials are reporting one more COVID-19-related
