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California GOP mayor announces US House campaign, setting up another competitive congressional race
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Another competitive U.S. House fight is shaping up in California's Central Valley farm belt, where Republican Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln announced Tuesday he will try to oust Demo...
Jul 18, 2023
Port strike back on
VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week.The International Longshore a...
Jul 18, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. port workers union rejects deal, strike back on, say employers
VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week. The BC Maritime Employers As...
Jul 18, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. port workers union rejects deal, strike back on, say employers
VANCOUVER - Employers say union leaders representing British Columbia's port workers have rejected a mediator's tentative agreement that had ended strike action last week. The BC Maritime Employers As...
Jul 18, 2023
Texas heat wave has inmates' families worried about lack of air conditioning in state's prisons
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A heat wave that has consistently pushed temperatures well above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) across much of Texas this summer had family members of inmates on Tues...
Jul 18, 2023
Virginia finalizes guidance on transgender students, including rolling back some accomodations
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration said Tuesday that it has finalized new policies on the treatment of transgender students, guidance that will direct school districts to roll b...
Jul 18, 2023
Coroner identifies two victims killed by man who later died in police shootout in Louisiana
HARVEY, La. (AP) - Louisiana authorities have identified the former shipyard worker who was killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies Monday, and the two ex-coworkers the man had gunned down hours ...
Jul 18, 2023
Baltimore squeegee worker on trial for murder acted in self-defense in motorist's death, lawyer says
BALTIMORE (AP) - A Baltimore teenager acted in self-defense when he shot and killed a baseball bat-wielding driver who approached youths washing windshields at a busy downtown intersection last summer...
Jul 18, 2023
Pearl Harbor sailor laid to rest in home state of Maine more than 80 years later
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - A naval aviator killed during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was laid to rest more than 80 years later in his home state on Tuesday. Ensign Stanley W. Allen receive...
Jul 18, 2023
Veteran receiver Lawler back with Bombers and ready to make up for lost time
WINNIPEG - Kenny Lawler is planning to make up for six weeks of lost time. The veteran American wide receiver will finally suit up for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers this season when they take on the Edmon...
Jul 18, 2023