Politics

Joly promotes friendship with South Korea as Canada seeks closer ties

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA — Canada is vying to be the "best of friends" with South Korea, Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Tuesday after launching closer talks on economic security with her counterparts in Seoul.

May 16, 2023 8:01 AM Read more >

Unsuccessful Republican candidate in Arizona attorney general race pushes for new trial

PHOENIX (AP) — The Republican candidate who lost last year's election for Arizona attorney general returns to court Tuesday to request a new trial in his efforts to overturn the results of the November contest.

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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Pennsylvania as a special election decides statehouse control

Voters in suburban Philadelphia are set to decide party control of Pennsylvania's state House of Representatives on Tuesday with their pick to replace a Democrat who resigned.

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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Kentucky as Republicans choose a nominee for governor

Kentucky Republicans will choose a nominee Tuesday to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear in one of the most watched elections of the year.

May 16, 2023 5:18 AM Read more >

Pence allies launching super PAC to back former vice president's expected 2024 candidacy

NEW YORK (AP) — Allies of former Vice President Mike Pence are launching a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination.

May 16, 2023 4:56 AM Read more >

Special prosecutor ends Trump-Russia investigation, saying FBI acted hastily

WASHINGTON (AP) — A special prosecutor found that the FBI rushed into its investigation of ties between Russia and Donald Trump's 2016 campaign and relied too much on raw and unconfirmed intelligence as he concluded a four-year probe that fell far sh

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Ontario, Bell won't say how much money they made from inmate phone calls

TORONTO — Neither Bell Canada nor the Ontario government will say how much money they made from a jail phone system that charged what lawyers describe as "exorbitant" rates for inmate calls over eight years.

May 16, 2023 2:00 AM Read more >

San Francisco DA releases video of Walgreens security guard fatally shooting alleged shoplifter

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco's district attorney Monday released surveillance video showing the fatal shooting of a suspected shoplifter by an on-duty Walgreens security guard, along with other footage and documents that she said support her de

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Why a drug decriminalization crisis looms for Washington state lawmakers

SEATTLE (AP) — After voting down a bill last month to keep drug possession illegal and boost services for people struggling with addiction, Washington lawmakers are entering a special legislative session to find a compromise before a temporary law ke

May 15, 2023 10:19 PM Read more >

Georgia prosecutor fights back against Trump attempt to remove her from election probe

ATLANTA (AP) — The Georgia prosecutor who's investigating whether Donald Trump and his allies broke any laws as they tried to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state fought back Monday against the former president's attempt to remove her from th

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