Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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New York appeals judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay his April 15 hush money trial
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court judge on Monday rejected Donald Trump's bid to delay his April 15 hush money criminal trial while he mounts a last-minute fight to move the case out of Manhatt...
Apr 08, 2024
Disney allowed to pause its federal lawsuit against Florida governor as part of settlement deal
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - An appellate court on Monday granted Disney's request for a two-month pause in a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees to Walt Disney World's govern...
Apr 08, 2024
New Jersey officials drop appeal of judge's order to redraw Democratic primary ballot
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - New Jersey county clerks have withdrawn their appeals to a federal court ruling requiring them to redraw primary election ballots that some argued favored candidates backed by the ...
Apr 08, 2024
Biden could miss the deadline for the November ballot in Ohio, the state's election office says
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - President Joe Biden could be left off the ballot in Ohio this fall unless the state's Republican-dominated legislature creates an exception to the ballot deadline or the Democratic...
Apr 08, 2024
Biden administration announces $6.6 billion to ensure leading-edge microchips are built in the US
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - The Biden administration pledged on Monday to provide up to $6.6 billion so that a Taiwanese semiconductor giant can expand the facilities it is already building in Arizona and...
Apr 08, 2024
Trump declines to endorse a national abortion ban. He says limits should be left to the states
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump said Monday he believes abortion limits should be left to the states, outlining his position in a video in which he declined to endorse a national ban aft...
Apr 07, 2024
Latino voters are coveted by both major parties. They also are a target for election misinformation
PHOENIX (AP) - As ranchera music filled the Phoenix recording studio at Radio Campesina, a station personality spoke in Spanish into the microphone. "Friends of Campesina, in these elections, truth an...
Apr 07, 2024
Biden promotes 'life-changing' student loan relief in Wisconsin as he rallies younger voters
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - President Joe Biden said Monday that more than 30 million borrowers would see "life-changing" relief from his new plan to ease their student loan debt burdens, a fresh attempt by ...
Apr 07, 2024
In call with Blinken, father of killed aid worker urges tougher US stance on Israel in Gaza
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - When America's top diplomat called with condolences over the killing of John Flickinger's son in the Israeli airstrikes on a World Central Kitchen aid convoy in Gaza, Flic...
Apr 07, 2024
Man arrested for setting fire at Sen. Bernie Sanders' office; motive remains unclear
BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A man was charged Sunday with setting a fire outside the Vermont office of U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, federal prosecutors said. Shant Soghomonian, 35, who was previously of North...
Apr 07, 2024
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Sarah Mills: Whose standards do we use when we measure offence?
Sarah Mills says we all have different standards when it comes to what offends us. But when standards don't align, who's...
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The Evan Bray Show - Friday, Sept. 19
Evan talks with Premier Moe about his trip to China and the current state of canola tariffs, Ray Wilgenbusch about the M...