Politics

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday said she has been diagnosed with skin cancer and is scheduled to undergo a removal procedure this week.

QUÉBEC — Quebec wants to curb excessive tipping as part of new legislation the government says will help people save money.

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's state House speaker says lawmakers in 2025 will consider new policies to foster student mental health, detect guns and encourage people to safely store guns after a school shooting killed four at a high school northeast of At

VANCOUVER — When Canada's spy chief wrote a secret letter to the public safety minister last December — the week after a report emerged that two young women in the service had been sexually assaulted by a senior colleague — it came with a warning.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Thursday bringing back tough criminal penalties targeting large-scale stealing schemes and smash-and-grab robberies that have fueled voter frustration across the state.

Utah voters won’t decide this November on a proposal to amend the state constitution that would let state lawmakers rewrite voter-approved ballot measures but the question will remain on ballots with just weeks to go until the election, a judge ruled

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — You can now do more than just vote in this fall's Congressional elections: You can bet on them, too.

A proposal to amend Utah’s constitution to let state lawmakers rewrite voter-approved ballot measures will not be decided in the November election but the question will remain on ballots since it’s so close to the election, a judge ruled Thursday.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — The father of an Ohio boy killed last year when a Haitian immigrant hit the school bus is imploring Donald Trump and other politicians to stop invoking his son's name in the debate about immigration.

QUÉBEC — Quebec legislature member Youri Chassin announced Thursday he's leaving the Coalition Avenir Québec to sit as an Independent, becoming the second member of government to quit in a little more than one week.