Politics

Basketball legend Rivers, longtime Globetrotter, dies at 73

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his native Savannah, died Saturday at age 73.

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When states limit care, some trans people do it themselves

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.

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A powerhouse US doctor slain in Sudan, 'killed for nothing'

WASHINGTON (AP) — Bound to Sudan by ailing parents and his devotion to treating the poor there, American doctor Bushra Ibnauf Sulieman kept working as long as he could after fighting engulfed Sudan’s capital .

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Biden, Marcos set to meet as tensions grow with China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to host President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. of the Philippines for White House talks Monday as concerns grow about the Chinese navy's harassment of Philippine vessels in the South China Sea.

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Known for laughs, DC dinner spotlights risks to journalism

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House Correspondents' Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as President Joe Biden acknowledged the several American journalists under siege in autho

Apr 30, 2023 10:50 AM Read more >

Quebec's minimum wage set to go up to $15.25 beginning Monday

MONTREAL — Quebec's minimum wage will rise by one dollar to $15.25 as of Monday. The Quebec government says it is trying to improve the purchasing power of low-income earners and encourage participation in the labour market.

Apr 30, 2023 9:56 AM Read more >

What GOP's plan for Medicaid work requirements would mean

WASHINGTON (AP) — More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans that would require people to work in exchange for health care coverage through Medicaid.

Apr 30, 2023 9:23 AM Read more >

UCP, NDP paint dystopian portraits of rivals ahead of expected election writ drop

EDMONTON — The writ is expected to drop Monday in Alberta for an election campaign that effectively began weeks ago with both Danielle Smith’s United Conservatives and Rachel Notley’s New Democrats warning of the dystopian future should their opponen

Apr 30, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

'A beacon of protection': Girl's death sparks training for judges in Ontario

TORONTO — Jennifer Kagan wipes away a single tear as she composes herself once again to discuss her daughter's legacy. Her four-year-old, Keira Kagan, was found dead next to her father's body at the base of a cliff in a Milton, Ont.

Apr 30, 2023 8:00 AM Read more >

GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure.

Apr 30, 2023 5:41 AM Read more >