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County officials vow to fight NYC mayor's migrant bus plan

NEW YORK (AP) — The Republican leaders of two suburban counties have declared states of emergency in an effort to block a plan by New York City's Democratic mayor to use their communities to house hundreds of international migrants seeking asylum in
Biden calls for 'fair deal' for striking Hollywood writers

Biden calls for 'fair deal' for striking Hollywood writers

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called for a “fair deal” for Hollywood's striking writers on Monday as he hosted a White House screening of the the upcoming streaming series “American Born Chinese” to mark Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and P
Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events

Disney updates lawsuit against DeSantis to add new events

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Monday amended its free speech lawsuit against Gov.
Thousands march in silence in Serbia after mass shootings

Thousands march in silence in Serbia after mass shootings

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Thousands marched in silence on Monday in Serbia in a major outpouring of grief and anger against the populist government and how it reacted after two mass shootings last week that left 17 people dead and 21 wounded, many of t
Ukraine, Sudan conflicts fuel alarming surge in tuberculosis

Ukraine, Sudan conflicts fuel alarming surge in tuberculosis

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Top U.N.
Alberta premier says media-question restrictions won't apply to wildfire crisis

Alberta premier says media-question restrictions won't apply to wildfire crisis

EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith is abandoning her media-question restriction policy during the wildfire crisis in order to ensure Albertans receive accurate information.
'Challenging time': Alberta wildfire evacuees to get financial aid, military to help

'Challenging time': Alberta wildfire evacuees to get financial aid, military to help

EDMONTON — The Alberta government promised financial aid Monday to people forced from their homes by wildfires that continue to threaten many areas of the province.
Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end

Chaos? Kumbaya? How the debt limit standoff might end

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just how does this debt limit standoff end? Plenty of scenarios are being publicly and privately gamed out, but no one knows for sure. The possibilities range from kumbaya to economic chaos with plenty of possibilities in between.

Alabama sets execution as state resumes lethal injections

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The Alabama Supreme Court has authorized the execution of an inmate this summer as the state attempts to resume lethal injection s following a series of troubled executions.
Alberta premier apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers

Alberta premier apologizes for comments linking COVID vaccinated to Nazi followers

EDMONTON — United Conservative Leader Danielle Smith apologized Monday after a 2021 video surfaced of her saying she wouldn’t wear a Remembrance Day poppy while comparing those who got the COVID-19 vaccine to followers of Adolf Hitler in Nazi Germany