Politics

Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S.

Jan 8, 2025 1:22 PM Read more >

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.

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Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group's records dispute with state attorney general

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a long-running public records case pitting the state’s top law enforcement officer against a national watchdog group that is digging into his ties with the Republican Atto

Jan 8, 2025 12:22 PM Read more >

Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

PARIS (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland.

Jan 8, 2025 12:07 PM Read more >

Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program

MOOSOMIN, Sask. — An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off.

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Feds' suit claims Pennsylvania city's 'at-large' election system is biased against Hispanic voters

The U.S.

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Kansas' top elections official is running for governor after pushing back on conspiracy theories

TOPEKA, Kan.

Jan 8, 2025 11:15 AM Read more >

Biden casts doubt on his fitness to serve another four years days before term ends

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden , in a new interview days before he leaves office, cast doubt on his fitness to serve another four years even as he maintained that he could have won election to a second term.

Jan 8, 2025 11:07 AM Read more >

Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan.

Jan 8, 2025 10:37 AM Read more >

Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

PARIS (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland.

Jan 8, 2025 10:24 AM Read more >