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Court rules absentee ballots with minor problems OK to count

MADISON, Wis.
Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs

Court injunction against law banning public drug use disappointing, say police chiefs

VANCOUVER — A recent court injunction against a law to restrict public drug use in British Columbia denies police a much-anticipated enforcement tool, says a top law enforcement official. Officers are disappointed with the B.C.

Elections head in Nevada's lone swing county resigns, underscoring election turnover in key state

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The rapid turnover among election officials in Nevada continued on Tuesday, when the top election official in Nevada’s lone swing county abruptly announced her resignation less than a month before early voting commences for the Feb.
Lawsuit aims to keep Pennsylvania congressman off ballot over Constitution's insurrection clause

Lawsuit aims to keep Pennsylvania congressman off ballot over Constitution's insurrection clause

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A liberal activist asked a Pennsylvania court on Tuesday to bar U.S. Rep.

North Carolina presidential primary candidates have been finalized; a Trump challenge is on appeal

RALEIGH, N.C.
Experts eye interest rate in 2024 as assessed property values stabilize in B.C.

Experts eye interest rate in 2024 as assessed property values stabilize in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The latest housing assessment figures in British Columbia show residential property markets softening across the province, but analysts say it may not bode well for affordability in the coming year.
Montreal soup kitchen may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877

Montreal soup kitchen may have to stop feeding homeless for first time since 1877

MONTREAL — For the first time since 1877, Montrealers without housing may soon be unable to get a hot meal at an Old Montreal soup kitchen.
Thompson and Guest to run for reelection in Mississippi, both confirm as qualifying period opens

Thompson and Guest to run for reelection in Mississippi, both confirm as qualifying period opens

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Two influential members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi — Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson and Republican Rep.
Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza

Ottawa to accept 1,000 applications from Canadians' relatives seeking way out of Gaza

OTTAWA — The National Council of Canadian Muslims is calling on the federal government to remove a cap on the number of Palestinians who can seek refuge with their Canadian extended family members from the violence in the Gaza Strip.
Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say

Gunman breaks into Colorado Supreme Court building; intrusion unrelated to Trump case, police say

DENVER (AP) — A man leaving the scene of a car wreck Tuesday shot his way into the Colorado Supreme Court building and inflicted “extensive damage” to the building before being arrested by police, authorities said, adding the incident seems unrelated