Politics

Quebec government has only recouped about one-third of pandemic-era fines so far

MONTREAL — More than two years after Quebec lifted most of its COVID-era public health measures, the province has only recouped a little over one-third of the $68 million it issued in pandemic-related fines.

Jul 30, 2024 10:31 AM Read more >

Harris and Trump launch new advertisements for presidential election sprint

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump released new television advertisements on Tuesday as part of a multimillion dollar battle to gain the upper hand in this year’s reshaped campaign.

Jul 30, 2024 9:55 AM Read more >

Kamala Harris energizes South Asian voters, a growing force in key swing states

JOHNS CREEK, Ga. (AP) — A drive out to Atlanta's sprawling suburbs passes the cultural centers, schools and houses of worship that opened as this became the nation's sixth-largest metropolitan area .

Jul 30, 2024 9:28 AM Read more >

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Arizona's state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — Arizona is already expected to play a critical role in the White House race as it did in 2020, but Tuesday’s state primaries will set the stage for competitive contests that could determine control of the closely divided U.S.

Jul 30, 2024 9:07 AM Read more >

White House says no need to restrict 'open-source' artificial intelligence - at least for now

The White House is coming out in favor of “open-source” artificial intelligence technology, arguing in a report Tuesday that there's no need right now for restrictions on companies making key components of their powerful AI systems widely available.

Jul 30, 2024 7:31 AM Read more >

Trump says he 'probably' will debate Harris but can 'make a case for not.' Her team says he's scared

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump seems to be backing away from his earlier commitment to debate Vice President Kamala Harris , questioning the value of a meetup and saying he “probably” will debate but he “can also make a case for not doing it” — prompti

Jul 30, 2024 7:25 AM Read more >

The top prosecutor where George Floyd was murdered is facing backlash. But she has vowed to endure

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Voters in Minnesota’s largest county elected Mary Moriarty as their top prosecutor after she promised to deliver change in a community where George Floyd was murdered and a nationwide reckoning on racism in the criminal justice sys

Jul 29, 2024 10:09 PM Read more >

How Harris and Trump differ on artificial intelligence policy

Two days after President Joe Biden signed a sweeping executive order on artificial intelligence last year, Vice President Kamala Harris brought the wonky document to a global AI summit, telling an international audience what set the U.S.

Jul 29, 2024 10:01 PM Read more >

'White Dudes for Harris' is the latest in a series of Zoom gatherings backing the vice president

WASHINGTON (AP) — On a “White Dudes for Harris” virtual call, it was probably fitting that “The Dude” dropped in.

Jul 29, 2024 9:21 PM Read more >

Third BC United MLA set to go to B.C.'s Conservatives

RICHMOND, B.C. — BC United Leader Kevin Falcon is losing a third member of the legislature to the Conservative Party of British Columbia.

Jul 29, 2024 8:31 PM Read more >