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Businesses scramble to contain fallout from Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

Businesses scramble to contain fallout from Trump's tariffs on Canada, China and Mexico

A Minnesota farmer worries about the price of fertilizer. A San Diego entrepreneur deals with an unexpected cost increase of remodeling a restaurant. A Midwestern sheet metal fabricator bemoans the prospect of higher aluminum prices.
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Democratic operatives accused of ballot tampering make first court appearances in Connecticut

Democratic operatives accused of ballot tampering make first court appearances in Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn.
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Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over 'Indian hospitals'

Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over 'Indian hospitals'

OTTAWA — A crowd of survivors of so-called "Indian hospitals" gathered on Parliament Hill Thursday to hear the federal government say what they've been waiting years to hear: We believe you.
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Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means

Trump has dropped a high-profile abortion case in Idaho. Here's what that means

A yearslong legal battle over the right to an emergency abortion in Idaho has been abruptly upended now that President Donald Trump has moved to drop the high-profile case .
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Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts

WASHINGTON (AP) — Rural cancer patients may miss out on cutting-edge treatments in Utah. Therapies for intellectual disorders could stall in Maryland.
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Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war

Why automakers' short reprieve from tariffs isn't enough to weather Trump's escalating trade war

DETROIT (AP) — President Donald Trump's short reprieve for U.S.
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Fired head of federal watchdog agency says he's ending his legal battle over his removal by Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — The fired head of a federal watchdog agency said Thursday that he's abandoning his legal battle against the Trump administration to get his job back, acknowledging he was likely facing a tough road before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in November election seek damages

Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in November election seek damages

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four Wisconsin voters whose ballots were not counted in the November presidential election initiated a class-action lawsuit Thursday seeking $175,000 in damages each.
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'We lost our way': Manitoba Tories sorry after rejecting landfill search for women

'We lost our way': Manitoba Tories sorry after rejecting landfill search for women

WINNIPEG — The interim leader of Manitoba's Progressive Conservatives apologized Wednesday to the families of two slain First Nations women after refusing to search a landfill for their remains and touting the decision in a provincial election campai
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Quebec to table budget March 25 with focus on infrastructure, tariffs

Quebec to table budget March 25 with focus on infrastructure, tariffs

MONTREAL — Quebec's finance minister will table the province's next budget on March 25, with a focus on shoring up businesses and workers amid the economic disruption of U.S. tariffs.
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