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Missouri Republicans advance Trump-backed plan to redraw US House districts
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Missouri's Republican-led House turned aside Democratic objections Tuesday and passed a plan backed by President Donald Trump to redraw the state's congressional districts s...
Sep 09, 2025

From wages to pickets, here are 5 things to know about B.C.'s public service strike
Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia has entered its second week. Here are five things you need to know about the dispute. WHAT'S BEHIND THE JOB ACTION? The BC General Emplo...
Sep 09, 2025

Georgia judge to toss landmark racketeering charges against 'Cop City' protesters
ATLANTA (AP) - A Georgia judge on Tuesday said he will toss the racketeering charges against all 61 defendants accused of a yearslong conspiracy to halt the construction of a police and firefighter tr...
Sep 09, 2025

Vancouver-based Teck Resources and Anglo American announce $70 billion tie-up
In what's shaping up to be the world's biggest mining deal of the past decade, Teck Resources Ltd. has agreed to a tie-up with London-headquartered Anglo American PLC to create a copper-focused giant ...
Sep 09, 2025

Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12 years old and younger, were forcibly given contraception by Danish health authorities in cases that d...
Sep 09, 2025

Michigan judge tosses case against 15 accused fake electors for President Donald Trump in 2020
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - A Michigan judge dismissed criminal charges Tuesday against a group of people who were accused of attempting to falsely certifying President Donald Trump as the winner of the 202...
Sep 09, 2025

AP analysis: Presidents are taking longer to approve disaster aid. For some, the wait is agonizing
TYLERTOWN, Miss. (AP) - As an ominous storm approached Buddy Anthony's new home, he took shelter in his Ford F-250 pickup parked under a nearby carport. Seconds later, a tornado tore apart the one-sto...
Sep 09, 2025

At least 60 people were killed in an overnight rebel attack in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) - At least 60 people have been killed in an overnight attack by Islamic-State-affiliated rebel group in eastern Congo, an official said. The attack was carried by the Allied Democrati...
Sep 09, 2025

Thailand's former PM Thaksin Shinawatra to serve one-year prison term for previous convictions
BANGKOK (AP) - Thailand's Supreme Court said former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra must serve a one-year prison term for previous convictions on graft and abuse of power charges, after investigatin...
Sep 08, 2025

Workers' daily commute to Mexico City ends in tragedy in fatal train-bus collision
ATLACOMULCO, Mexico (AP) - The freight train's horn rang out shortly before it cleaved in two a double-decker bus carrying domestic and construction workers to Mexico's capital on Monday morning, leav...
Sep 08, 2025