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Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot

Maine House votes down GOP effort to impeach election official who removed Trump from ballot

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Democrats who control the Maine Legislature on Tuesday rejected a Republican effort to impeach the state's top election official for her decision to remove former President Donald Trump from the state ballot over his role in the
Sweden will send 'reduced battalion' to join Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia

Sweden will send 'reduced battalion' to join Canadian-led NATO force in Latvia

OTTAWA — Sweden's prime minister says his country plans to join a Canadian-led NATO brigade force in Latvia. In a speech Monday to a national security conference, Ulf Kristersson said his government intends to contribute a reduced battalion.
RCMP fails to submit plan on how it will respond to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry

RCMP fails to submit plan on how it will respond to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry

HALIFAX — The RCMP have failed to meet a self-imposed deadline to detail how they plan to implement recommendations from the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments

Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtani.
US Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence's older brother, won't seek reelection

US Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana, former VP Mike Pence's older brother, won't seek reelection

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. Rep. Greg Pence of Indiana said Tuesday he will not seek reelection this year to a fourth term, becoming the latest House member to announce that they won't run for reelection.
How an animated character named Marlon could help Trump win Iowa's caucuses

How an animated character named Marlon could help Trump win Iowa's caucuses

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (AP) — Well before Donald Trump takes the stage, a waiting audience of hundreds of supporters sits captivated as dramatic music begins to swell throughout the room. On projector screens, a rotating Planet Earth appears.
Biden condemns white supremacy in a campaign speech at a church where Black people were killed

Biden condemns white supremacy in a campaign speech at a church where Black people were killed

CHARLESTON, S.C.
Iranian student, denied permit to study in Canada, disputes security danger label

Iranian student, denied permit to study in Canada, disputes security danger label

OTTAWA — An Iranian man is challenging the federal government's decision to deny him a permit to study at a Montreal university because he is considered a danger to the security of Canada.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams says story of firing a gun at school, recounted in his book, never happened

NYC Mayor Eric Adams says story of firing a gun at school, recounted in his book, never happened

Even for Eric Adams, whose hardscrabble upbringing featured heavily in his rise to become mayor of New York City, the tale of his near-miss school shooting was harrowing.
Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting

Students rally at the Iowa Capitol days after Perry school shooting

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — This year's Iowa legislative session kicked off Monday with student protestors filling the Capitol rotunda to call for stricter gun laws just days after a school shooting in Perry, Iowa , that left one 11-year-old boy dead and