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Japan, US, S. Korea discuss sharing of N. Korea missile data

Japan, US, S. Korea discuss sharing of N. Korea missile data

TOKYO (AP) — Japan, the United States and South Korea are negotiating an agreement on sharing real-time data on North Korean missile launches, as cooperation among the three nations becomes increasingly important amid growing nuclear and missile thre
Biden: US-Mexico border will be 'chaotic for a while'

Biden: US-Mexico border will be 'chaotic for a while'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden predicted Tuesday that the U.S.-Mexico border would be “chaotic for a while" when pandemic-related restrictions end , as 550 active-duty troops began arriving and migrants weighed whether or when to cross.
China working to get Canadians 'at each other's throats': interference researcher

China working to get Canadians 'at each other's throats': interference researcher

OTTAWA — The managing director of a non-profit that tracks Chinese attempts to influence democracies around the world says Beijing wants to sow discord in western countries.
Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and wildfires

Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and wildfires

VICTORIA — A spell of unseasonably warm weather in the forecast for many parts of British Columbia is raising concerns for further flooding and wildfires. John Innes, a professor in the faculty of forestry at the University of B.C.
California to pay $24M for man's death in police custody

California to pay $24M for man's death in police custody

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California will pay a $24 million civil rights settlement to the family of a man who died in police custody after screaming “I can't breathe” as multiple officers restrained him while trying to take a blood sample, lawyers said Tue
Opposition says B.C. NDP 'blame shifting' on housing; non-profit sees no wrongdoing

Opposition says B.C. NDP 'blame shifting' on housing; non-profit sees no wrongdoing

VICTORIA — A British Columbia housing provider that featured in a report citing risks to public funds and criticisms of its management says it's not giving up on its leaders, despite Premier David Eby's suggestion that change at the top should be an
Trans minors protected from parents under Washington law

Trans minors protected from parents under Washington law

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday.
Riverbank erosion prompts Wisconsin band to ask for emergency shutdown of Line 5

Riverbank erosion prompts Wisconsin band to ask for emergency shutdown of Line 5

WASHINGTON — Heavy spring flooding has made Line 5 an "imminent threat" to Lake Superior and a key Indigenous watershed, lawyers argued Tuesday in an emergency motion to shut down the controversial cross-border pipeline.
Crump: Abuse victims set to sue Baltimore Archdiocese

Crump: Abuse victims set to sue Baltimore Archdiocese

BALTIMORE (AP) — After Maryland lawmakers recently eliminated the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits amid heightened scrutiny of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced plans Tuesday to bring a series
Canada keeps close-mouthed but a close eye on standoff over U.S. debt limit

Canada keeps close-mouthed but a close eye on standoff over U.S. debt limit

WASHINGTON — Canada's federal government was watching closely and saying little Tuesday as a high-stakes race against the clock got underway in earnest at the White House, with the health of the global economy hanging in the balance.