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Biden tells Idalia's Florida victims 'your nation has your back.' DeSantis rejects meeting with him

Biden tells Idalia's Florida victims 'your nation has your back.' DeSantis rejects meeting with him

LIVE OAK, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday saw from the sky Hurricane Idalia's impact across a swath of Florida before he set out on a walking tour of a city recovering from the storm. Notably absent was Gov.
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Fifty properties on evacuation order in three B.C. wildfire zones dropped to alert

Fifty properties on evacuation order in three B.C. wildfire zones dropped to alert

VICTORIA — Evacuation orders for a total of 50 properties in West Kelowna and two other British Columbia wildfire areas were lifted Saturday and downgraded to alert status.
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An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents' messaging is on parental rights

An Ohio ballot measure seeks to protect abortion access. Opponents' messaging is on parental rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The wording of a proposed constitutional amendment on Ohio's fall ballot to ensure abortion rights seems straightforward: It would enshrine the right “to make and carry out one's own reproductive decisions.
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DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

DeSantis' redistricting map in Florida is unconstitutional and must be redrawn, judge says

A Florida redistricting plan pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis violates the state constitution and is prohibited from being used for any future U.S.
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2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia

2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia

HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side

Texas AG Ken Paxton's impeachment trial is in the hands of Republicans who have been by his side

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Billionaires, burner phones, alleged bribes: The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to oust not only one of their own, but a firebrand who has helped drive the
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CSIS disinformation campaign leans on Soviet imagery, as Ottawa tracks 'grey media'

CSIS disinformation campaign leans on Soviet imagery, as Ottawa tracks 'grey media'

OTTAWA — Canada's spy agency is leaning on Soviet imagery to help prime the public against disinformation but experts say Moscow is more likely to use images that make readers think the messaging is coming from North American sources.
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Canada's envoy to Ukraine says Canadian support will outlast Russian invasion

Canada's envoy to Ukraine says Canadian support will outlast Russian invasion

OTTAWA — Canada's new ambassador to Ukraine had an eerie sense of déjà vu when she reached Kyiv last month.
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Coach who lost his job for praying on field kneels again in first game after years of legal battles

Coach who lost his job for praying on field kneels again in first game after years of legal battles

BREMERTON, Wash. (AP) — An assistant high school football coach in Washington state who lost his job during a controversy over his public post-game prayers was back on the field Friday after the U.S.
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City of Yellowknife says residents may return as early as Sept. 6

City of Yellowknife says residents may return as early as Sept. 6

YELLOWKNIFE — The City of Yellowknife and a nearby First Nation said Friday that wildfire evacuees may be able to return as soon as Sept. 6.
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