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Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, 1st female mayor of city, won't seek 3rd term in 2025

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, 1st female mayor of city, won't seek 3rd term in 2025

MONTREAL — Mayor Valérie Plante, the first woman elected to Montreal's top job and whose vision for urban mobility helped make Montreal renowned for its many car-free streets, said Wednesday she won't seek re-election in the November 2025 municipal e
Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficulties

Pediatric group says doctors should regularly screen kids for reading difficulties

The Canadian Paediatric Society says doctors should regularly screen children for reading difficulties and dyslexia, calling low literacy a "serious public-health concern" that can increase the risk of other problems including anxiety, low self-estee
Harris hits a Philadelphia deli famous for being a political hotspot ahead of townhall

Harris hits a Philadelphia deli famous for being a political hotspot ahead of townhall

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday popped into Philadelphia's Famous 4th Street Deli — a longtime haven for elected officials where the politics is probably more famous than the pastrami and other lunchtime staples.
Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced

Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced

PASADENA, Calif.
South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert Smalls

South Carolina to build first monument to an African American. Meet Robert Smalls

BEAUFORT, S.C.
Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting

Wisconsin sees high turnout on the first day of in-person absentee voting

MADISON, Wis.
Iowa finds several dozen instances of noncitizens voting in a past election

Iowa finds several dozen instances of noncitizens voting in a past election

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Several dozen people who identified themselves as noncitizens voted in a past election or registered to vote despite being ineligible to do so, Iowa’s top election official said with just two weeks to go until 2024 ballots wil
Tim Walz, wife and son vote early in Minnesota

Tim Walz, wife and son vote early in Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, his wife, Gwen, and their son, Gus, went to a polling place in St. Paul on a crisp fall Wednesday morning to cast their ballots early.
Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced

Federal appeals panel says suspended lawyer Michael Avenatti should be resentenced

PASADENA, Calif.
Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin

Suspected drunken driver arrested after passing Harris' motorcade the wrong way in Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A suspected drunken driver heading the wrong way passed within feet of Vice President Kamala Harris' motorcade following a campaign stop this week in Wisconsin.