Politics

Biden signs $1.2 trillion funding package after Senate's early-morning passage ended shutdown threat

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills after Congress had passed the long overdue legislation just hours earlier, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown.

Mar 23, 2024 11:10 AM Read more >

One Tech Tip: How to get around Instagram's new limits on political content

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users' feeds, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you don't want to keep the limitations place

Mar 23, 2024 10:58 AM Read more >

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof.

Mar 23, 2024 10:27 AM Read more >

Arizona expects to be back at the center of election attacks. Its top officials are going on offense

PHOENIX (AP) — The room sits behind a chain-link fence, then black iron gates. Guards block the entrance, which requires a security badge to access. The glass surrounding it is shatterproof.

Mar 23, 2024 10:27 AM Read more >

Brian Mulroney's casket arrives at Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica for state funeral

MONTREAL — An RCMP honour guard carried the flag-draped casket of Canada's 18th prime minister into Notre-Dame Basilica on Saturday as the state funeral for Brian Mulroney got underway in Montreal.

Mar 23, 2024 9:07 AM Read more >

‘Pretty simple animals’: Alberta city hires trapper for free skunk removal

Slavko Babincak was getting strange looks while tooling around town one day and couldn't figure out why. "Finally two guys asked, 'Have you been sprayed by a skunk?' And I'm like, 'Maybe?'" Babincak recounted.

Mar 23, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

Brian Mulroney's state funeral: A closer look at the former prime minister's legacy

OTTAWA — Former prime minister Brian Mulroney died on Feb. 29, in Palm Beach, Fla., at the age of 84. He was first elected in 1984 following the largest majority mandate in Canada's history, and was re-elected in 1988.

Mar 23, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >

Senate passes $1.2 trillion funding package in early morning vote, ending threat of partial shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills in the early morning hours Saturday, a long overdue action nearly six months into the budget year that will push any threats of a government shutdown to the fall.

Mar 23, 2024 12:26 AM Read more >

Trial starts for Arizona border rancher charged with killing migrant on his property

PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona rancher went on trial Friday in the fatal shooting of a migrant on his property near Mexico, with his defense attorney maintaining his innocence as the national debate over border security heats up ahead of this year's presi

Mar 22, 2024 6:21 PM Read more >

Republican Mike Boudreaux advances to special election to complete term of ousted Speaker McCarthy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux is advancing to a May election in California to decide who will complete the remainder of the term of deposed former U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, which runs through January.

Mar 22, 2024 6:01 PM Read more >