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Key benchmarks in President Donald Trump’s budget
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump sent Congress his recommended budget for the coming fiscal year.…
A gunshot and a child is dead: Should anyone be punished?
DURHAM, N.C. – Amy Pittman learned on her first day in jail to bottle up…
New WHO chief: Planned US funding cuts not a ‘closed issue’
GENEVA – The new head of the World Health Organization doesn’t believe the Trump administration’s…
Many states have laws intended to keep kids away from guns
Many states have adopted laws that make it a crime for adult gun owners to…
Advocates: Federal role crucial for iconic waterway cleanups
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Trump administration makes a straightforward case for slashing $427 million…
Trump’s budget means deep cuts for health care safety net
WASHINGTON – Candidate Donald Trump promised better and more affordable health care, but as president…
A third of older Latinos have tapped into retirement savings
CHICAGO – Suddenly jobless and with small children to support, Jose Victor Camargo without hesitation…
Accidental shootings involving kids often go unpunished
DURHAM, N.C. – Amy Pittman learned on her first day in jail to bottle up…
States rejecting bills intended to keep guns away from kids
In state after state, proposals that would create or toughen laws intended to keep kids…
N.S. political leaders focus on health care in election’s final days
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Tories and NDP have pinpointed health care as the Liberals’ Achilles…
Suicide of First Nations youth shows kids in care must be heard: advocate
CALGARY – Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the suicide of a 15-year-old indigenous boy…
Bank earnings begin with BMO Q2 net income up 28%, but U.S. operations dip
TORONTO – The Bank of Montreal saw second-quarter profits from its U.S. personal and commercial…
Vermont governor vetoes marijuana bill, wants changes made
MONTPELIER, Vt. – Republican Gov. Phil Scott on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have…
13 Conservative leadership contenders sought to make their mark in the race
OTTAWA – In a brightly lit room off a busy highway in Toronto, about a…
On the Syrian border, Haley confronts civil war’s reality
President Donald Trump’s U.N. envoy set foot Wednesday in the no-man’s-land between Syria and Turkey,…
Mentally ill languish in Texas jails despite funding hike
AUSTIN, Texas – Though a judge deemed her mentally unfit to stand trial fourteen months…
South Dakota jury finds consultant not guilty in pot case
FLANDREAU, S.D. – A South Dakota jury on Wednesday cleared a consultant of drug charges…
The Latest: US lawmaker says UK bomb showed ‘sophistication’
LONDON – The Latest on the bombing at a pop concert in Manchester that left…
House approves bill seeking to upend EPA pesticide rule
WASHINGTON – The House on Wednesday passed a Republican-backed measure reversing an Environmental Protection Agency…
The Latest: Trump to hold Iowa rally next week
BRUSSELS – The Latest on President Donald Trump’s first trip abroad (all times local): 7:30…
The Latest: GOP hopeful charged with misdemeanour assault
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Latest on assault allegations against Republican congressional candidate Greg Gianforte (all…
GOP candidate charged with misdemeanour assault of reporter
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Republican candidate for Montana’s sole congressional seat was charged with misdemeanour…
Dominican Republic under fire as deportations of pregnant and breastfeeding women to Haiti rise
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United Nations and human rights activists are warning…
Writers Guild overwhelmingly ratifies new 3-year contract
LOS ANGELES – Members of the Writers Guild of America have overwhelmingly approved a new…