Democratic, GOP bargainers reach budget deal, 4 months late
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats and Republicans finally agreed on a framework for overall defense and domestic spending for this year, top lawmakers said Wednesday, opening the door to work on bills detailing how the government will spend well above $1
GOP undoes veto of Kansas map hurting Democrat; courts next
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Republican legislators in Kansas on Wednesday overrode the Democratic governor's veto of a redistricting plan that politically hurts the state's only Democrat in Congress, likely plunging Kansas into a national legal brawl amid the ...
New Brunswick to ease some COVID-19 public health restrictions after Feb. 18
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick announced Wednesday it will ease many COVID-19 restrictions next week, increasing gathering limits and allowing businesses to return to full capacity. Premier Blaine Higgs said the changes will take effect at 11:59 p.m. on F...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney apologizes for comparing COVID-19 to AIDS
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he's sorry for comparing what he calls the stigma of being unvaccinated for COVID-19 to the plight of HIV-AIDS patients in the 1980s. "In my news conference yesterday I made an inappropriate analogy to
Cyprus: Migrant repatriations are key to easing overcrowding
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The repatriations of migrants who have had their asylum applications rejected is essential to easing overcrowding and reducing violence at a migrant reception camp, Cyprus' interior minister said Wednesday.
Capitol rioter draped in Confederate flag pleads guilty
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man who was draped in a Confederate flag when he stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Wednesday to joining the attack as a mob disrupted Congress from certifying Joe
Kentucky bill would create crime for intimidating officials
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky House committee advanced a bill Wednesday to create a misdemeanor crime for intimidating sports officials that would cover youth leagues to college venues.
Relief, caution and dismay around Alberta’s COVID-19 plan after lack of consultation
Alberta schools, municipalities and businesses are expressing dismay, relief and confusion as they scramble to adapt to the province lifting COVID-19 public health rules with what they say was no consultation and little advance notice. "In the same way...
Louisiana Senate candidate burns Confederate flag in new ad
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Louisiana candidate for the U.S. Senate burns a Confederate flag in his latest video ad, released Wednesday. Gary Chambers, a Baton Rouge
No money for drug pipes: Feds douse social media firestorm
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dousing a social media firestorm, the Biden administration said Wednesday that a grant program to counter harm from illicit drugs will not pay for safer pipes to smoke crack or meth.
