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Advocates accuse New York City of using migrants as 'props' in bid for federal money

Advocates accuse New York City of using migrants as 'props' in bid for federal money

NEW YORK (AP) — For days now, newly arrived international immigrants have waited night and day outside New York City's Roosevelt Hotel, sleeping shoulder-to-shoulder on the sidewalk in hopes of a bed in the city's shelter system.
Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss's indictment

Pence fought an order to testify but now is a central figure in his former boss's indictment

NEW YORK (AP) — Mike Pence fought the Department of Justice in court to try to avoid testifying against his former boss.
Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say

Prosecutors may be aiming for quick Trump trial by not naming alleged conspirators, experts say

WASHINGTON (AP) — By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment this week of former President Donald Trump, federal prosecutors may be signaling their desire to expeditiously put the Republican presidential front-runner on t

Deep-red Arizona county rejects proposal to hand-count ballots in 2024 elections

PHOENIX (AP) — A northwestern Arizona county has rejected a proposal to hand-count ballots in the 2024 election cycle after the local elections director warned that it would cost more than $1.1 million and involve hiring hundreds of new workers.
Family, friends mourn B.C. firefighter Zak Muise killed while fighting wildfire

Family, friends mourn B.C. firefighter Zak Muise killed while fighting wildfire

VANCOUVER — Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the young firefighter killed in northeastern British Columbia, the fourth fatality in one of the deadliest fire seasons in recent memory.
Should Trump go to jail? The 2024 election could become a referendum on that question

Should Trump go to jail? The 2024 election could become a referendum on that question

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also decide if he’ll face time behind bars.
Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious

Trump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the special counsel’s 2020 election interference investigation as an attack on the former president’s right to free speech.
Quebec court sides with English school boards fighting education reform

Quebec court sides with English school boards fighting education reform

MONTREAL — Quebec English school boards celebrated what they called a "clear victory" on Wednesday, as a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that parts of a provincial law abolishing school boards violate English-language minority education rights.
Conservatives ran on similar media policy as Liberals, but now claim it's censorship

Conservatives ran on similar media policy as Liberals, but now claim it's censorship

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Liberal legislation aimed at social media platforms is ushering in censorship, despite his party running on similar policy in the last federal election.
Police 'engaged' as Ottawa says video contains threat against Indian diplomats

Police 'engaged' as Ottawa says video contains threat against Indian diplomats

Ottawa says law enforcement is "engaged" after a video circulating online appeared to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada.
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