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Tributes pour in for Monique Bégin, ‘trailblazer’ and former federal cabinet minister
OTTAWA – Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Bégin, a former…
A US Navy veteran got unexpected help while jailed in Iran. Once released, he repaid the favor
WASHINGTON (AP) — Michael White had only recently arrived in a grim Iranian jail when…
Let skeeters feed on you for science? Welcome to front lines of mosquito control
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It’s lunchtime at the Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District…
Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out next spring
NEW YORK (AP) — Former British Prime Minister Liz Truss has a book coming out…
Moroccan villagers mourn after earthquake brings destruction to their rural mountain home
MOULAY BRAHIM, Morocco (AP) — The ground shook with a force few had ever felt,…
B.C.’s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected
The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Powerful quake in Morocco kills more than 2,000 people and damages historic buildings in Marrakech…
Tory grassroots vote against surgical, pharmaceutical care for transgender kids
QUEBEC – A future Conservative government should prohibit “medicinal or surgical interventions” for gender-diverse and…
New Mexico governor issues order suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Friday issued an…
Group sues after New Mexico governor suspends right to carry guns in Albuquerque in public
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s emergency order suspending the right to carry firearms in…
Phoenix has set another heat record by hitting 110 degrees on 54 days this year
PHOENIX (AP) — How hot is it in Phoenix? In what has been the hottest…
Live Updates: Morocco struggles after rare, powerful earthquake kills and injures scores of people
ALGIERS, Algeria – Follow live updates of a deadly, powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing…
Israeli army kills 16-year-old Palestinian in West Bank, claiming youths threw explosives
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli security forces on Saturday killed a 16-year-old Palestinian in a confrontation…
G20 agreement reflects sharp differences over Ukraine and the rising clout of the Global South
NEW DELHI (AP) — The Group of 20 top world economies added the African Union…
From leaf crisps to pudding, India’s ‘super food’ millet finds its way onto the G20 dinner menu
When the leaders of the Group of 20 arrived in host country India, they were…
Updated COVID shots are coming. They’re part of a trio of vaccines to block fall viruses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Updated COVID-19 vaccines are coming soon, just in time to pair them…
Gov. Kristi Noem endorses Trump as he visits South Dakota
WASHINGTON (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem endorsed former President Donald Trump at a…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Powerful earthquake strikes Morocco, killing hundreds and damaging historic buildings RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A…
UBC Okanagan ordered to pay $50,000 in sexual assault discrimination case
VANCOUVER – University of British Columbia Okanagan has been ordered to pay a former student…
California lawmakers vote to limit when local election officials can count ballots by hand
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Friday voted to limit when local governments can…
B.C.’s health minister warns high emergency medical care demand may be ‘new normal’
SURREY, B.C. – British Columbia’s health minister said the province’s emergency rooms are seeing unusually…
Phoenix is on the cusp of a new heat record after a 53rd day reaching at least 110 degrees this year
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix is on the cusp of yet another heat record this summer…
No charges against Maine authorities for death of handcuffed man who was hit in head with flashlight
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine’s attorney general concluded there was no criminal conduct when four…
Kaiser to pay $49 million to California for illegally dumping private medical records, medical waste
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kaiser Permanente has agreed to pay $49 million as part of…