Politics

Takeaways from AP's reporting on inconsistencies in RFK Jr.'s record

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as a Democrat against President Joe Biden, tells many stories on the campaign trail about himself, his life's work and what he stands for that are the opposite of what his record actually shows.

Jul 31, 2023 8:35 AM Read more >

Youngster dies after tree falls at provincial campsite in B.C.'s Okanagan region

KELOWNA, B.C. — A child has been killed in British Columbia while visiting a provincial park in the Okanagan, south of Peachland. A statement from BC Parks says the child was at a campground at Okanagan Lake Provincial Park on Saturday.

Jul 31, 2023 7:41 AM Read more >

Biden goes west to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures , th

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New tentative deal is reached in B.C. port workers dispute

VANCOUVER — The two sides involved in a labour dispute affecting about 7,400 port workers in British Columbia say they've reached a new tentative deal.

Jul 30, 2023 11:53 PM Read more >

Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning

DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat.

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Record heat waves illuminate plight of poorest Americans who suffer without air conditioning

DENVER (AP) — As Denver neared triple-digit temperatures, Ben Gallegos sat shirtless on his porch swatting flies off his legs and spritzing himself with a misting fan to try to get through the heat.

Jul 30, 2023 4:58 PM Read more >

Denmark seeks to legally prevent burnings of Quran or other religious scriptures

HELSINKI (AP) — Denmark’s foreign minister said Sunday the government will seek to make it illegal to desecrate the Quran or other religious holy books in front of foreign embassies in the Nordic country.

Jul 30, 2023 2:27 PM Read more >

Donald Trump's defamation lawsuit against CNN over 'the Big Lie' dismissed in Florida

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit Donald Trump filed against CNN in which the former U.S.

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Facing legal peril, Trump calls on GOP to rally around him and focus on investigating Biden

NEW YORK (AP) — At a moment of growing legal peril, Donald Trump ramped up his calls for his GOP rivals to drop out of the 2024 presidential race as he threatened to go after Republican members of Congress who fail to focus on investigating Democrati

Jul 30, 2023 12:51 PM Read more >

Plaintiffs in voting rights case urge judges to toss Alabama's new congressional map

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Voting rights activists are returning to court to fight Alabama's redrawn congressional districts , saying state Republicans failed to follow federal court orders to create a district that is fair to Black voters.

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