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Man accused in baseball bat attack of congressional staffers now facing federal charges

Man accused in baseball bat attack of congressional staffers now facing federal charges

FALLS CHURCH. Va. (AP) — A northern Virginia man charged with assaulting two congressional staffers in their Virginia office with a baseball bat is now facing federal charges as well. The U.S.
EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic coal ash dumped in landfills, ponds near power plants

EPA rule would force clean-up of toxic coal ash dumped in landfills, ponds near power plants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is strengthening a rule aimed at controlling and cleaning up toxic waste from coal-fired power plants.
Enbridge punches back on Line 5 challenge: 'Nothing but counterfactual speculation'

Enbridge punches back on Line 5 challenge: 'Nothing but counterfactual speculation'

WASHINGTON — Michigan joined the Line 5 legal fray unfolding just across state lines Wednesday as lawyers for Enbridge Inc. and an Indigenous band prepared to square off over whether the controversial cross-border pipeline should be shut down.
Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow

Criminal cases for killing eagles decline as wind turbine dangers grow

ROLLING HILLS, Wyo. (AP) — Criminal cases brought by U.S.

Former Bosnia wartime prison camp guard who settled in US facing federal charges

A former guard at a notorious prison camp in Bosnia-Herzegovina who used a fabricated story to obtain refugee status in the U.S. and settled in the Boston suburbs has been arrested on fraud and other charges, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
Saskatchewan running coal power later than 2030 would be illegal: Guilbeault

Saskatchewan running coal power later than 2030 would be illegal: Guilbeault

OTTAWA — It would be against the law for Saskatchewan to run its coal-fired power plants after 2030 unless the greenhouse-gas emissions from those plants are captured, federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday.
New work requirements for federal aid? GOP pushes proposals in debt talks

New work requirements for federal aid? GOP pushes proposals in debt talks

WASHINGTON (AP) — Work requirements for federal aid programs have emerged as a sticking point in ongoing negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling , and President Joe Biden has signaled openness to a possible compromise even as many in his
Alberta UCP candidate says sorry for comparing transgender students to feces in food

Alberta UCP candidate says sorry for comparing transgender students to feces in food

EDMONTON — A United Conservative Party candidate who compared transgender children in schools to having feces in food is apologizing while staying on to run in the Alberta election.
No end in sight to heated standoff in Newfoundland and Labrador's crab fishery

No end in sight to heated standoff in Newfoundland and Labrador's crab fishery

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The union representing fishers in Newfoundland and Labrador says a bitter standoff in the province's valuable crab fishery is no closer to a resolution six weeks into the fight.
Ford 'disappointed' in feds' handling of rocky Stellantis deal for EV battery plant

Ford 'disappointed' in feds' handling of rocky Stellantis deal for EV battery plant

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is responding to federal calls for the province to help fund commitments Canada made to automaker Stellantis by saying he is "disappointed" with how Ottawa has handled the issue.