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GOP report on 2022 election struggles doesn't mention Trump

GOP report on 2022 election struggles doesn't mention Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A draft of a report examining the Republican Party’s struggles in last year’s midterm elections says the results show that voters aren’t interested in “relitigating previous elections” and that failing to heed those warnings could har
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Gender gap persists at arguments

SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Gender gap persists at arguments

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court wrapped up its arguments Wednesday with a case in which two of the three lawyers who took part are women.
Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

Jerry Springer, politician turned TV ringmaster, dies at 79

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audien
North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor

North Dakota sends transgender pronoun bill to governor

Public school teachers in North Dakota would be allowed to ignore the pronouns their transgender students use, under a bill that state Senate lawmakers passed Thursday with a veto-proof majority.
Eglinton LRT delays frustrating but project shouldn't be rushed: Ford

Eglinton LRT delays frustrating but project shouldn't be rushed: Ford

TORONTO — The delays behind a light rail transit line in midtown Toronto that's years behind schedule are frustrating, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday, but he doesn't want it rushed lest it become another Ottawa LRT.
Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator's mining bill

Environmentalists denounce Nevada U.S. senator's mining bill

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The Nevada Democrat who’s the heir apparent to the late Sen.
Newfoundland and Labrador blames Ottawa for ferry price hikes to mainland Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador blames Ottawa for ferry price hikes to mainland Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's energy minister says a move by Marine Atlantic to hike ferry ticket costs to mainland Canada "falls squarely on the shoulders of the federal government.
New Brunswick government has 'no intention' of changing Saint John River name

New Brunswick government has 'no intention' of changing Saint John River name

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government says it does not intend to change the name of the Saint John River back to its original Indigenous name.
Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate

Latest push to revive Equal Rights Amendment fails in Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, dealing yet another blow to supporters who have pushed for more than five decades to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination
Pakistani lawmakers back PM in confidence vote in Parliament

Pakistani lawmakers back PM in confidence vote in Parliament

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Lawmakers from Pakistan's ruling party overwhelmingly backed Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif's government in a confidence vote in Parliament on Thursday — a show of hands intended to halt speculations that he was losing support amid a
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