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Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

Emails show DeSantis administration blindsided county officials with plans for 'Alligator Alcatraz'

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov.
Prodded by lawsuits, North Carolina seeks to tighten voter ID records for roughly 200,000 people

Prodded by lawsuits, North Carolina seeks to tighten voter ID records for roughly 200,000 people

RALEIGH, N.C.
US Justice Department wants no prison time for ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid

US Justice Department wants no prison time for ex-officer convicted in Breonna Taylor raid

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The U.S.
Candidate in federal Alberta byelection stops door-knocking due to death threats

Candidate in federal Alberta byelection stops door-knocking due to death threats

EDMONTON — An Independent candidate running in a rural Alberta byelection says she has stopped door-knocking because of death threats. Sarah Spanier, 33, of Castor, Alta.
Manitoba says close to 13,000 out in renewed round of wildfire evacuations

Manitoba says close to 13,000 out in renewed round of wildfire evacuations

WINNIPEG — Close to 13,000 people in Manitoba were out of their homes Thursday due to wildfires, but hundreds were finding space in hotels rather than in congregate shelters, the province said.
Bank of Canada, Crown corporations set to align with Liberal cost-cutting plans

Bank of Canada, Crown corporations set to align with Liberal cost-cutting plans

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada and most other federal Crown corporations will be looking to trim their budgets over the coming years alongside a wider government effort to cut costs.
Arizona Democrats oust embattled chair amid party turmoil

Arizona Democrats oust embattled chair amid party turmoil

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Democrats ousted their embattled chairman six months into a tumultuous tenure that prompted top elected officials and national fundraising committees to sideline the state party ahead of the midterms.
Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand 'fantastic news'

Oilfield service group says relief from counter-tariffs on U.S. sand 'fantastic news'

CALGARY — Canadian oil and gas drillers that import vast amounts of sand from the United States are getting relief from counter-tariffs that could have added heavy costs to industry.
Nova Scotia premier threatens to overrule Halifax city council on downtown bike lane

Nova Scotia premier threatens to overrule Halifax city council on downtown bike lane

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston is threatening to overrule Halifax city council's efforts to create a new bike lane — drawing criticism he's unnecessarily meddling in municipal matters.
'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues

'Fear is the tool of a tyrant', fired federal prosecutor Maurene Comey tells colleagues

WASHINGTON (AP) — Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey who as a federal prosecutor in Manhattan worked on cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein , said in a note to colleagues that “fear is the tool of a tyrant
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