Skip to content

Politics

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.
Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

Ex-police officer and Proud Boys member gets 14 months in prison for joining Capitol attack

WASHINGTON (AP) — A former police officer who stormed the U.S. Capitol with fellow members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Wednesday to 14 months in prison for joining the Jan.
Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues

Virginia elections signal no major shift in voter sentiment in a state watched closely for clues

RICHMOND, Va.
Biden is a great-grandfather

Biden is a great-grandfather

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child, a boy, with husband Peter Neal at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

Helene relief, vetoes will be challenges for new North Carolina House speaker

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House elected a new speaker for the first time in 10 years on Wednesday, choosing a young lieutenant to now-U.S. Rep.
Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs

Ford pitches Trump on grand energy plan in effort to avoid tariffs

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is pitching U.S.
Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

Jimmy Carter's life intersected with slavery's legacy. His record on Civil Rights is complicated

ATLANTA (AP) — Young Jimmy Carter and his friends were walking across a pasture after a day’s farm labor during the Great Depression. As they came to a gate, his companions stood aside and let Carter enter first.

Ohio Supreme Court hears arguments in watchdog group's records dispute with state attorney general

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a long-running public records case pitting the state’s top law enforcement officer against a national watchdog group that is digging into his ties with the Republican Atto
Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

Blinken says Trump's push for US to take control of Greenland is 'not going to happen'

PARIS (AP) — Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is advising the world “not to waste a lot of time” on what President-elect Donald Trump has been saying about Greenland.
Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program

Saskatchewan town sees flurry of construction with $30K housing cheque program

MOOSOMIN, Sask. — An official with a town in southeastern Saskatchewan says its plan to offer $30,000 cheques to anyone building homes in the community is paying off.