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Who is Anthony Rota, the Speaker of the House of Commons who is stepping down?
OTTAWA – Anthony Rota has been jokingly dragged to the Speaker’s chair by the prime…
Missouri’s GOP attorney general sues school for closed-door debate on transgender bathroom use
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican attorney general on Tuesday sued a school district for…
Quebec nurses union says job postings requiring bilingualism are discriminatory
MONTREAL – A nurses union on Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula says job postings by the local…
Dozens dead in gas station explosion as Nagorno-Karabakh residents flee to Armenia
YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — An explosion at a crowded gas station in Azerbaijan’s Nagorno-Karabakh region…
2 dead, 4 hurt in helicopter crash near Prince George, B.C.: safety board
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – Two people are dead and four more are injured after a…
Herschel Walker’s wife is selling the Atlanta house listed as Republican’s residence in Senate run
ATLANTA (AP) — Herschel Walker’s wife is seeking to sell the Atlanta house that the…
AI advances signal massive technological shift but the tech still has biases: Google
TORONTO – An artificial intelligence researcher at Google says fixing fairness in the technology “isn’t…
Gary Sinise to receive honorary AARP Purpose Prize Award
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Gary Sinise will receive an honorary AARP Award for his work…
Israel strikes militant sites in Gaza as unrest continues, no casualties
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes hit several targets in the Gaza Strip…
Families of those killed by fentanyl gather at DEA as US undergoes deadliest overdose crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrea Thomas had never heard of fentanyl when her daughter died after…
JPMorgan to pay $75 million on claims that it enabled Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operations
NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase agreed Tuesday to pay $75 million to the U.S.…
California, a liberal bastion, may give Donald Trump an unlikely boost in 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Few corners of the U.S. may be less hospitable to Donald…
As climate change and high costs plague Alaska’s fisheries, fewer young people take up the trade
KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — Lane Bolich first came to work in Alaska for the freedom…
More students gain eligibility for free school meals under expanded US program
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of additional students in schools serving low-income communities will be eligible…
UN says cholera and dengue outbreaks have been reported in eastern Sudan as conflict grinds on
CAIRO (AP) — Outbreaks of cholera and dengue fever have been reported in eastern Sudan,…
Researchers have verified 1,329 hunger deaths in Ethiopia’s Tigray region since the cease-fire there
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Researchers say they have verified 1,329 deaths from hunger in Ethiopia’s…
Neve Campbell on her ballet past, Karen Kain and the need for change in dance world
TORONTO – Dancer-turned-actress Neve Campbell says she hopes her documentary about the National Ballet of…
First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in…
Six young activists devote years to climate fight with 32 governments. Now comes their day in court
COSTA DA CAPARICA, Portugal (AP) — Sofia Oliveira was 12 years old when catastrophic wildfires…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire LAHAINA, Hawaii…
Cost of living: Pepsi and Coca-Cola absent in meeting with federal industry minister
Canada’s industry minister made a point of calling out Pepsi and Coca-Cola for not sending…
Worker killed at temporary Vegas Strip auto race grandstand construction site identified
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A worker who died during the weekend of an injury received…
Federal minister criticizes Manitoba Tory ad that cites rejection of landfill search
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservatives came under fire Monday for taking out a newspaper ad…
Oregon’s top court asked to decide if GOP senators who boycotted Legislature can be reelected
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals on Monday asked the state’s highest…