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2 Florida men guilty of participating in Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Florida men were convicted Wednesday of storming the U.S. Capitol during the January 2021 insurrection.
EPA 'neighbor' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants

EPA 'neighbor' rule cuts downwind pollution by power plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new “good neighbor” rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency will restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution they can’t control.
Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after 20-month fight

Garcetti confirmed as India ambassador after 20-month fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won confirmation Wednesday from a divided Senate as the nation’s next ambassador to India, more than a year and a half after he was first nominated by President Joe Biden and after weathering d
US and Russia ratchet up rhetoric over downing of drone

US and Russia ratchet up rhetoric over downing of drone

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia and the United States ratcheted up their confrontational rhetoric Wednesday over a U.S.
FBI raids home of ex-Maryland official as manhunt continues

FBI raids home of ex-Maryland official as manhunt continues

BALTIMORE (AP) — Two days after former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s ex-chief of staff failed to appear in court to stand trial on federal corruption charges, FBI agents raided his Florida home as the search continues for Roy McGrath.
DeSantis nabs presidential endorsement from GOP House member

DeSantis nabs presidential endorsement from GOP House member

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Chip Roy of Texas, an outspoken member of the far-right House Freedom Caucus, preemptively endorsed Florida Gov.
Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions

Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions

MADISON, Wis.
Here's how an AI tool may flag parents with disabilities

Here's how an AI tool may flag parents with disabilities

PITTSBURGH (AP) — For the two weeks that the Hackneys’ baby girl lay in a Pittsburgh hospital bed weak from dehydration, her parents rarely left her side, sometimes sleeping on the fold-out sofa in the room.
Saskatchewan to provide $200,000 to family doctors in rural and northern areas

Saskatchewan to provide $200,000 to family doctors in rural and northern areas

SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan government is to provide family doctors in rural and northern communities $200,000 over five years in an effort to address staffing shortages in those areas.
Toronto armoured vehicle company rejects Haiti's claim it hasn't lived up to its word

Toronto armoured vehicle company rejects Haiti's claim it hasn't lived up to its word

OTTAWA — Haiti's troubled government is accusing Canada of stalling in its promised delivery of armoured vehicles, and argues the delay is hindering a plan to clear violent gangs from Port-au-Prince.