Politics

Businessman linked to Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment charged with lying to get $172M in loans

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas businessman at the center of the scandal that led to the historic impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton was charged Friday with making false statements to mortgage lenders to obtain $172 million in loans.

Jun 9, 2023 12:41 PM Read more >

Rights body criticizes Quebec for booting religious group from convention centre

Quebec's human rights commission has criticized the provincial government for blocking a religious gathering at a publicly owned convention centre after a cabinet minister said the event would have promoted anti-abortion views.

Jun 9, 2023 12:13 PM Read more >

Maine expansion of abortion laws, which would be among the country's broadest, passes committee

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A committee of the Maine Legislature signed off Friday on a proposal from Democratic Gov. Janet Mills that would give the state one of the least restrictive abortion laws in the country.

Jun 9, 2023 11:47 AM Read more >

Young black bear wanders Washington D.C. neighborhood, sparking a frenzy before being captured

WASHINGTON (AP) — A young black bear gave residents of a quiet northeast Washington neighborhood a start Friday morning when they woke to find a furry interloper wandering backyards and sniffing around garbage cans.

Jun 9, 2023 11:37 AM Read more >

Extremist rebels kill at least 15 civilians in eastern Congo, rights group says

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — At least 15 people were killed by extremist attacks in eastern Congo's North Kivu province, a rights group said Friday.

Jun 9, 2023 11:17 AM Read more >

11 UN peacekeepers accused of sexual exploitation, abuse in Central African Republic

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Eleven U.N. peacekeepers stationed in Central African Republic have been accused of sexual exploitation and abuse, the United Nations said Friday.

Jun 9, 2023 10:59 AM Read more >

International reinforcements arrive in Quebec as wildfires stabilize

MONTREAL — The arrival of firefighters from France and New Brunswick is expected to bolster efforts to contain and control the large number of fires burning across Quebec in what's expected to be a marathon wildfire season, officials said Friday.

Jun 9, 2023 10:50 AM Read more >

France hails 'hero with a backpack' who intervened in knife attack on very young children

LE PECQ, France (AP) — The attacker slashed at the 24-year-old Catholic pilgrim with the knife that he used to savagely stab one young child after another .

Jun 9, 2023 10:46 AM Read more >

Reparations campaigns get boost from new philanthropic funding

NEW YORK (AP) — The campaign to win reparations for Black Americans plans to bring broader support for smaller nonprofits advancing the cause, with a new philanthropic funding initiative announced Friday at the “Alight Align Arise” national conferenc

Jun 9, 2023 10:39 AM Read more >

Death toll in clashes between ethnic groups at UN displacement camp in South Sudan now more than 20

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — The death toll from clashes between displaced people inside a U.N. site in South Sudan has risen to more than 20, with more than 50 others wounded, the medical charity MSF said Friday.

Jun 9, 2023 10:37 AM Read more >