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Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings

Bye-bye blue flame? NY to require gas-free new buildings

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is banning natural gas stoves and furnaces in most new buildings, a policy that's part of a national movement aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The law negotiated by Gov.
Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

Utah judge delays implementing statewide abortion clinic ban

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A state court on Tuesday blocked Utah’s first-in-the-nation ban on abortion clinics from taking effect Wednesday in a ruling in which the judge called the Republican-controlled Legislature’s objective in enacting the ban “nebulo
Nearly half of B.C.'s ministries have been affected by fraud, mostly theft: auditor

Nearly half of B.C.'s ministries have been affected by fraud, mostly theft: auditor

VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's auditor general says almost half of the government's ministries were affected by some type of fraud between 2021 and 2022, most commonly theft.
'Corruption toll': Federal jury convicts 4 at bribery trial

'Corruption toll': Federal jury convicts 4 at bribery trial

CHICAGO (AP) — Federal jurors on Tuesday convicted all four defendants of bribery conspiracy at their trial in Chicago that provided an inside look at pay-to-play politics in Illinois that prosecutors said involved the state’s largest electric utilit
Vancouver city council plans pilot project to test car-free Gastown for pedestrians

Vancouver city council plans pilot project to test car-free Gastown for pedestrians

Vancouver is planning to eliminate weekend car traffic from the main thoroughfare of its historic Gastown neighbourhood as early as this summer, a city councillor announced Tuesday.
Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump

Woman testifies that she too was sexually attacked by Trump

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman testified Tuesday that Donald Trump molested her with what seemed like “40 zillion hands" on an airline flight in the late 1970s — years before writer E.
Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

Biden sending 1,500 troops for Mexico border migrant surge

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration will send 1,500 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border starting next week, ahead of an expected migrant surge following the end of coronavirus pandemic-era restrictions.
Cities say shelters full, budgets hit by immigration uptick

Cities say shelters full, budgets hit by immigration uptick

CHICAGO (AP) — U.S.
Officials move inmate stuck on US death row for years

Officials move inmate stuck on US death row for years

CHICAGO (AP) — Prison officials this week moved a former drug dealer convicted of killing a 16-year-old Texas girl off federal death row to serve a life sentence in another prison amid criticism he should have been moved years ago after a judge deeme
Florida man charged with throwing explosive at Capitol riot

Florida man charged with throwing explosive at Capitol riot

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man accused of setting off an explosive and injuring several police officers during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 , was arrested Tuesday, officials said.