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Nebraska’s Legislature and executive branches stake competing claims on state agency oversight
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Barely six months into his term as Nebraska’s attorney general last…
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators say they feel vilified after protest cancels PM event
OTTAWA – Organizers of a pro-Palestinian protest that disrupted a weekend reception featuring Prime Minister…
New Mexico governor signs bill that bans some guns at polls and extends waiting period to 7 days
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Some guns will be banned at voting locations and the waiting…
France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee abortion as a constitutional right
PARIS (AP) — French lawmakers on Monday overwhelmingly approved a bill to enshrine abortion rights…
Four provinces confirm measles cases with Montreal deemed Canada’s epicentre
Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia —…
Transit of migrants through the Darien Gap resumes as Colombian boat companies end work stoppage
BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Migrants bound for the U.S. are once again crossing the Darien…
As France guarantees the right to abortion, other European countries look to expand access
PARIS (AP) — As France becomes the only country to explicitly guarantee the right to…
Quebec health officials report 10 cases of measles in Montreal area, confirm community spread
Montreal has become the epicentre of measles cases in Canada, and the disease is spreading…
B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel
VANCOUVER – The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an…
Liberal-dominated committee nixes Tory push for hearings on lab security lapses
OTTAWA – A Liberal-dominated House committee declined Monday to vote on a Conservative request to…
Federal Court judge scraps Ottawa’s green light for CN Rail hub in Ontario
A Federal Court decision has nixed Ottawa’s approval of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the…
Latest attempt to chip away at ‘Obamacare’ questions preventive health care
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Whether health insurance plans affecting an estimated 150 million Americans must…
Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira pleaded guilty on Monday to…
Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base
FREDERICTON – Maine’s state legislature has called for a new investigation into the use of…
Quebec to offer ‘X’ gender option for health cards, driver’s licences
MONTREAL – Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able…
Small business reporting requirement found unconstitutional by Alabama federal judge
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a blow to the Biden administration’s effort to increase corporate transparency,…
Father buries 6-year-old child at sea after a migrant boat went adrift for days, Cyprus police say
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say a Syrian man admitted to burying one of…
Man killed by Connecticut state trooper was having mental health problems, witnesses testify
In the days before he was killed by a Connecticut state trooper, Mubarak Soulemane’s mental…
Teen suspect in stabbing of Jewish man in Zurich expressed solidarity with Islamic State group
GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police say the 15-year-old suspect in the stabbing of an Orthodox…
First over-the-counter birth control pill in US begins shipping to stores
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first over-the-counter birth control pill will be available in U.S. stores…
Trillions of gallons leak from aging drinking water systems, further stressing shrinking US cities
Trillions of gallons are lost from aging drinking water systems across the U.S., underscoring an…
Strikes along Israel-Lebanon border kill 4 people as US envoy visits Beirut to press a cease-fire
BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed three paramedics from the militant…
Survivors say opportunities were missed that could have prevented Maine’s worst-ever mass shooting
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — An emotional mother described freezing when she heard gunfire and then…
Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There’s still time to grab a spot
NEW YORK (AP) — Where will you be watching the April 8 total solar eclipse?…