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DHS policy protects migrant workers in labor investigations

DHS policy protects migrant workers in labor investigations

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced a process by which migrant workers who witness or are victims of workplace labor violations can apply for protection from deportation, in a development applauded by labor and r
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New Arizona governor wants to undo school voucher expansion

New Arizona governor wants to undo school voucher expansion

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Arizona Gov.
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Feds finalize tighter regulations on gun stabilizing braces

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is finalizing tighter regulations on guns with accessories known as stabilizing braces, a gun-control action touted by President Joe Biden after the devices were used in mass shootings in recent years.
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Pardon ends Meek Mill's legal odyssey on drug, gun charges

Pardon ends Meek Mill's legal odyssey on drug, gun charges

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Rapper Meek Mill, who spent most of his adult life on probation following a teenage arrest, celebrated the latest twist in his legal case Friday after he was pardoned by Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf.
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Penalties for public servants who won't go back to office to be handled individually

Penalties for public servants who won't go back to office to be handled individually

OTTAWA — The federal government says repercussions for public servants who refuse to return to in-person work will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
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Biden and Kishida discuss Japan 'stepping up' security

Biden and Kishida discuss Japan 'stepping up' security

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida held wide-ranging talks at the White House on Friday as Japan looks to build security cooperation with allies in a time of provocative Chinese and North Korean military a
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Iowa official's wife charged with 52 counts of voter fraud

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — The wife of a northwestern Iowa county supervisor has been charged with 52 counts of voter fraud after she allegedly filled out and cast absentee ballots in her husband’s unsuccessful race for a Republican nomination to run fo
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Ontario to expand surgeries performed in private facilities, sources say

Ontario to expand surgeries performed in private facilities, sources say

TORONTO — Ontario is set to make sweeping changes to its health-care model by performing thousands of publicly funded surgeries in private clinics, but some medical professionals say it's unclear who will staff them without ravaging the already belea
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Yellen tells Congress US expected to hit debt limit Thursday

Yellen tells Congress US expected to hit debt limit Thursday

WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default.
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Panel: State shouldn't take over Georgia county's elections

Panel: State shouldn't take over Georgia county's elections

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s most populous county has a history of problems with its elections but has also shown considerable improvement, and the state should not step in to take over its elections, according to a report by a bipartisan review panel.
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