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Texas jury clears most 'Trump Train’ drivers in civil trial over 2020 Biden-Harris bus encounter

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A federal jury in Texas on Monday cleared a group of former President Donald Trump supporters and found one driver liable in a civil trial over a so-called “Trump Train” that surrounded a Biden-Harris campaign bus on a busy highw

Man pleads guilty to Michigan killing that stoked anti-immigrant campaign rhetoric

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — A Mexican national who is in the U.S. illegally pleaded guilty Monday to killing his girlfriend and dumping her body along a Michigan freeway.
Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds being tested in Ontario court

Controversial law designed to free up hospital beds being tested in Ontario court

TORONTO — A new Charter challenge that got underway Monday will test the constitutionality of a controversial Ontario law that allows hospitals to place discharged patients into long-term care homes not of their choosing or face a $400-per-day charge
Quebec anglophones have right to health services in English, updated directive says

Quebec anglophones have right to health services in English, updated directive says

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has clarified that anglophones have the right to receive health and social services in English in a new directive meant to allay concerns the province was trying to restrict access to health care in languages other th
Crime, disorder take centre stage in B.C. election, but statistics tell complex story

Crime, disorder take centre stage in B.C. election, but statistics tell complex story

David Screech doesn't mince words when asked about street disorder and crime around his business in downtown Victoria.

Mark Robinson vows to rebuild his staff for North Carolina governor as Republican group backs away

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The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?

The Fed sees its inflation fight as a success. Will the public eventually agree?

WASHINGTON (AP) — With its larger-than-usual half-point cut to its key interest rate last week, the Federal Reserve underscored its belief that it's all but conquered inflation after three long years. The public at large? Not so much.
New Brunswick election: Green Party promises 'guaranteed livable income'

New Brunswick election: Green Party promises 'guaranteed livable income'

FREDERICTON — The Green Party in New Brunswick is promising to end "deep poverty" by providing a guaranteed income to impoverished residents if elected to govern the province on Oct. 21.
Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state

Trump will attend Al Smith charity dinner that Harris is skipping to campaign in battleground state

Donald Trump confirmed Monday that he would be the sole featured speaker at this year's Al Smith charity dinner in New York, typically a good-humored and bipartisan political event that Vice President Kamala Harris said she is skipping in favor of ba
FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know about the report

FBI finds violent crime declined in 2023. Here's what to know about the report

WASHINGTON (AP) — Violent crime in the U.S. dropped in 2023, according to FBI statistics that show a continued trend downward after a coronavirus pandemic-era crime spike.