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Northern China blanketed with floating sand and dust
BEIJING (AP) — Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust…
Trump answers questions for 7 hours in NY fraud lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump answered questions for nearly seven hours Thursday…
Mini hydro company raises $18M to generate power in canals
A startup business that places small turbines in irrigation canals to generate electricity has raised…
High-capacity magazine supplier sued in FedEx mass shooting
The son of a man killed in a 2021 mass shooting at an Indianapolis FedEx…
Why a 21-year-old has been arrested in document leak probe
WASHINGTON – U.S. authorities have arrested a 21-year-old information technology specialist called Jack Teixeira in…
Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors, adults
COLUMBIA. Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s attorney general announced new restrictions Thursday on gender-affirming care for…
Hovland leads RBC Heritage; Masters champ Rahm struggles
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Viktor Hovland’s round of 7-under 64 at the rain-delayed…
Post-Parkland, Florida OKs easier path for death penalty
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida will soon no longer require unanimous jury recommendations for judges…
Police: After shootings, man threatened California Capitol
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A man suspected of making “credible threats” against California’s Capitol after…
Experts doubt Mexico’s pledge to protect endangered porpoise
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Environment Department promised to do more to protect the endangered…
Texas county roiled by book ban considered closing libraries
Leaders in a rural Texas county held a special meeting Thursday but drew back from…
DOJ to ask Supreme Court to put abortion pill limits on hold
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to…
Newly active Texas sinkhole unearths forgotten fears in some
DAISETTA, Texas (AP) — When the massive sinkhole first appeared in Daisetta in May 2008,…
Judge who sentenced Parkland shooter removed from other case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The judge who oversaw the sentencing of the Parkland massacre gunman…
Thousands to lose aid under Iowa bill backed by lawmakers
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Thousands of Iowa residents would be expected to lose Medicaid…
Why Sen. Feinstein’s absence is a big problem for Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s monthslong absence from the Senate to recover in California…
B.C. seasonal forecast suggests long cool spring, flood risk in high snowpack regions
VICTORIA – A long, cool and wet spring is in the forecast for British Columbia,…
Iowa man pleads guilty in Arizona election threats case
PHOENIX (AP) — An Iowa man pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening two Arizona officials in…
Peruvian politician convicted in 1988 murder of reporter
LIMA, Peru (AP) — A Peruvian judge convicted retired army general and conservative politician Daniel…
Trudeau Foundation donor heads group under Chinese Communist Party ‘total leadership’
A businessman whose reported donations to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation led to the resignation…
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients
RICHMOND, B.C. – The federal health minister says regulations governing medical practice may have to…
Violence on transit has increased post-pandemic, police and union officials say
Violence on public transit and in city spaces across Canada has increased since the COVID-19…
Florida man sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man was sentenced Thursday to eight months in federal prison…
Minneapolis to pay $8.9M over Chauvin’s actions before Floyd
The city of Minneapolis agreed Thursday to pay nearly $9 million to settle lawsuits filed…