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1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump's proposed HUD time limit

1.4M of the nation's poorest renters risk losing their homes with Trump's proposed HUD time limit

WOODINVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Havalah Hopkins rarely says no to the chain restaurant catering gigs that send her out to Seattle-area events — from church potlucks to office lunches and graduation parties.
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Alvarado, Kentucky's first Hispanic state legislator, echoes Trump in launching a congressional bid

Alvarado, Kentucky's first Hispanic state legislator, echoes Trump in launching a congressional bid

Republican Ralph Alvarado, who made history as Kentucky's first Hispanic state legislator but then left to become Tennessee's top public health leader , reentered Bluegrass State politics on Thursday by announcing his bid for an open congressional se
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Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

Justice Department fires Maurene Comey, prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a federal prosecutor in Manhattan who worked on the cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein , three people familiar wit
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'Bratty children': Alberta's Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall

'Bratty children': Alberta's Smith faces criticism, anger at Edmonton panel town hall

EDMONTON — After receiving a warm welcome and widespread support just 24 hours earlier, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith faced a more vocally critical and frustrated crowd as she and her hand-picked panel members assembled in Edmonton for the second of
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Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell

Republican senators caution Trump against firing Fed chair Jerome Powell

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is gaining some key backing on Capitol Hill from GOP senators who fear the repercussions if President Donald Trump follows through with threats to try and remove the politically independent centra
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The Latest: Justice Department fires prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

The Latest: Justice Department fires prosecutor on Epstein case and daughter of ex-FBI director

The Justice Department has fired Maurene Comey, the daughter of former FBI director James Comey and a prosecutor in the federal cases against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Jeffrey Epstein, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Wed
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Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts

Federal lawsuit seeks to stop ICE agents from arresting people at immigration courts

A group of immigrants and legal advocates filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday that seeks to stop Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from arresting migrants who appear at immigration courts for previously scheduled hearings and placing th
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The Latest: Trump flip-flops over whether he’ll fire the Fed’s Powell

The Latest: Trump flip-flops over whether he’ll fire the Fed’s Powell

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that it was “highly unlikely” he would fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell “unless he has to leave for fraud.
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Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says

Government, First Nations had been preparing to move problem bear, B.C. minister says

A suitable bear trap had arrived on British Columbia's Texada Island on Tuesday, meant to hold a grizzly that had caused a ruckus among the island's residents. It came too late, B.C.
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Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

Unionized Canada Post workers to vote on deal starting July 21

OTTAWA — Unionized Canada Post workers will get a chance to vote directly on the employer's offers for a new collective agreement starting on Monday. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will run the vote between July 21 and Aug. 1.
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