Elevate your local knowledge
Sign up for the iNFOnews newsletter today!
Health
Biden visiting battleground states and expanding staff as his campaign tries to seize the offensive
ROSE VALLEY, Pennsylvania (AP) — Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President…
A lonely radio nerd. A poet. Vladimir Putin’s crackdown sweeps up ordinary Russians
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A lonely man jailed for criticizing the government on his ham…
Who are the Russian dissidents still serving time after Alexei Navalny died behind bars?
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to secure his fifth term…
Kenyan activists are on a mission to end gender-based violence as attacks on women surge
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Njeri Migwi’s phone buzzes incessantly. Phone calls and messages keep coming…
UN chief: Legal equality for women could take 300 years as backlash rises against women’s rights
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Legal equality for women could take centuries as the fight for…
How the US military is scrambling to build a floating dock for urgently needed aid to Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union…
Congress passes first package of spending bills just hours before shutdown deadline for key agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday approved a $460 billion package of spending bills…
Alabama clinic resumes IVF treatments under new law shielding providers from liability
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — At least one clinic in Alabama has resumed in vitro fertilization…
Program that allows 30,000 migrants from 4 countries into the US each month upheld by judge
HOUSTON (AP) — The Biden administration can keep operating a program that allows a limited…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EST
It’s not just Israeli bombs that have killed children in Gaza. Now some are dying…
Trump meets with Hungary’s leader, Viktor Orbán, continuing his embrace of autocrats
Former President Donald Trump met Friday with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, as the likely…
B.C. RCMP announce seizure of millions of dollars worth of contraband cigarettes
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia say they’ve seized more than 27 tonnes of…
How Black women coined the ‘say her name’ rallying cry before Biden’s State of the Union address
Marjorie Taylor Greene wore a T-shirt to Thursday night’s State of the Union address that…
B.C. class action alleges menstruation cycle tracking app breached users’ privacy
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says a class-action lawsuit can move forward…
California school district changes gender-identity policy after being sued by state
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district sued by the state has updated…
Eby downplays Danielle Smith’s concerns about diversion of B.C. safe-supply drugs
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby is downplaying concerns raised by his Alberta counterpart…
Lead-tainted cinnamon has been recalled. Here’s what you should know
Several U.S. discount retailers recalled packages of ground cinnamon after federal health officials warned that…
With DeSantis back from Iowa, Florida passes $117B budget on final day of 2024 session
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers often save the most important issue for the final day…
Voters backed abortion rights. Yet Kansas could make doctors ask patients why they want abortions
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas moved closer Thursday to requiring abortion providers to ask patients…
Manitoba government urged to keep promise to search landfill for women’s remains
WINNIPEG – The families of two slain First Nations women continued to press the Manitoba…
UN Security Council urges Sudan’s warring parties to halt hostilities during holy month of Ramadan
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council urged Sudan’s warring parties on Friday to…
Canada resuming funding to UN aid agency for Palestinians in Gaza Strip
OTTAWA – Canada has decided to resume funding to the controversial United Nations agency that…
Obesity drug Wegovy is approved to cut heart attack and stroke risk in overweight patients
The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, which has helped millions of Americans shed pounds, can now…
France enshrines abortion as a constitutional right as the world marks International Women’s Day
PARIS (AP) — France inscribed the guaranteed right to abortion in its constitution Friday, in…