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Lutherans in Walz's Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season

Lutherans in Walz's Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season

KENYON, Minnesota (AP) — Serving coffee after Sunday worship outside Holden Lutheran Church, Jeff Davidson said he remains anchored in the congregation his Norwegian ancestors helped found in 1857 among cornfields because it’s “very full of very supp
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Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside from sounding off on social media, golf was on the agenda.
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Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshipping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole. This Sunday, they needed that uplifting balm more than ever.
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B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management

B.C. municipal leaders gather to talk infrastructure, addiction, emergency management

VANCOUVER — The president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities says communities have billions of dollars worth of infrastructure that will need replacing in the next decade and the province needs to step in with new funding to help.
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Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists' scope to include more minor ailments

Ontario considers further expanding pharmacists' scope to include more minor ailments

TORONTO — Ontario is proposing to further expand pharmacists' scope of practice by adding to the list of minor ailments they can assess, allowing them to administer more vaccines and order some lab tests.
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Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

Trump was on the links taking a breather from the campaign. Then the Secret Service saw a rifle

WASHINGTON (AP) — Sunday was to be a day of relative rest for Donald Trump, a rare breather this deep into a presidential campaign. Aside from sounding off on social media, golf was on the agenda.
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Apparent attempt on Trump's life raises questions about how it could have happened again

Apparent attempt on Trump's life raises questions about how it could have happened again

NEW YORK (AP) — An apparent attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump as he played golf in Florida has rocked a presidential campaign already marred by violence and raised questions about how such a thing could have happened for the second
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. becomes a frequent campaigner for Donald Trump

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Three weeks after dropping his independent presidential campaign, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority

Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority

ATLANTA (AP) — Trying to defend their narrow Senate majority with a challenging slate of contests on Republican-leaning turf, Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10 states.
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Is 'Judge Judy' on the Supreme Court? Lack of civics knowledge leads to colleges filling the gap

Is 'Judge Judy' on the Supreme Court? Lack of civics knowledge leads to colleges filling the gap

BLUFFTON, South Carolina (AP) — On the first day of his American National Government class, Prof. Kevin Dopf asks how many of his students are United States citizens. Every hand shoots up. “So, how did all you people become citizens?” he asks.
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