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Commissioners in a Montana county remove election oversight from fellow Republican

Commissioners in a Montana county remove election oversight from fellow Republican

A Montana clerk and recorder who expressed doubt about the integrity of the election process during her 2022 campaign lost her election oversight duties on Tuesday in a vote by county commissioners, reflecting some of the turmoil nationwide since con
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Manitoba ends pause on new gambling operations, focuses on public alcohol sales

Manitoba ends pause on new gambling operations, focuses on public alcohol sales

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking at expanding the gambling industry for the first time in years, and offering more alcohol through government-run retail stores.
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Plaintiffs in a Georgia redistricting case are asking a judge to reject new Republican-proposed maps

Plaintiffs in a Georgia redistricting case are asking a judge to reject new Republican-proposed maps

ATLANTA (AP) — The people who sued to overturn Georgia's congressional and state legislative districts on Tuesday attacked plans that Republican state lawmakers claim cure illegal dilution of Black votes while preserving GOP power , calling them a “m
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How the presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT testified to Congress on antisemitism

How the presidents of Harvard, Penn and MIT testified to Congress on antisemitism

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Over five hours at a congressional hearing, lawmakers pressed the presidents of Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania and MIT on the topic of antisemitism.
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Zelenskyy pleads for Ukraine aid at Capitol and White House, says to U.S.: Our fight is yours

Zelenskyy pleads for Ukraine aid at Capitol and White House, says to U.S.: Our fight is yours

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told America his country was fighting for “our freedom and yours” as he made an impassioned plea Tuesday for Congress to approve more assistance to fight Russia’s invasion.
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Congressional candidate’s voter outreach tool is latest AI experiment ahead of 2024 elections

A phone-banking tool powered entirely by artificial intelligence is getting its first real-world test in a Pennsylvania Democrat’s congressional campaign.
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Canada breaks with long-standing Israel stance at UN in voting for Gaza ceasefire

Canada breaks with long-standing Israel stance at UN in voting for Gaza ceasefire

OTTAWA — Canada voted in favour of a non-binding resolution at the United Nations on Tuesday that calls for "an immediate humanitarian ceasefire" between Israel and Hamas, in a move that broke with years of Canadian policy and shocked Jewish groups.
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Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says 'no way'

Donald Trump’s lawyers again ask for early verdict in civil fraud trial, judge says 'no way'

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers rested his defense Tuesday and sought anew to immediately end the New York civil fraud trial that threatens the former president’s real estate empire. The judge said “there’s no way I’m going to grant that.
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Third Marineland beluga that moved to U.S. aquarium dies

Third Marineland beluga that moved to U.S. aquarium dies

A third beluga from Marineland has died at a U.S. aquarium after arriving there two years ago.
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Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball

Florida fines high school for allowing transgender student to play girls volleyball

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's state athletic board fined a high school and put it on probation Tuesday after a transgender student played on the girls volleyball team, a violation of a controversial law enacted by Gov.
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