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Florida's new DeSantis-backed laws address immigration, guns and more

Florida's new DeSantis-backed laws address immigration, guns and more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Employers who hire immigrants in the country illegally will face tough punishments and gun owners will have more freedoms when more than 200 new Florida laws take effect Saturday, many of which Gov.
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No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case, Supreme Court rules

No need for 'double punishment' in mandatory sentence case, Supreme Court rules

OTTAWA — A woman who was barred from driving for almost two years while awaiting sentencing would face "a kind of double punishment" if she were now handed an additional, mandatory one-year prohibition, Canada's top court has ruled.
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Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements

Georgia launches Medicaid expansion in closely watched test of work requirements

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia is offering a new bargain to some adults without health insurance beginning Saturday: Go to work or school and the state will cover you.
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Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data

Want a more accurate number of Canada's homeless population? Try counting health data

HALIFAX — A new method for counting homeless people is offering a clearer look at the magnitude of the social issue, with preliminary results indicating the country's homeless population could be three times higher than current estimates.
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After Republicans expelled him, campaign for Tennessee Democratic Rep. Pearson says he raised $860K

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Rep.
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South African president cleared of wrongdoing in scandal over $580,000 in cash stolen from his farm

South African president cleared of wrongdoing in scandal over $580,000 in cash stolen from his farm

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa was cleared of wrongdoing Friday by a public watchdog over a scandal involving the theft of more than half a million dollars in U.S.
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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen had been a huge Facebook fan. Now he's threatening to ban it

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen had been a huge Facebook fan. Now he's threatening to ban it

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s long-serving, tough-talking leader, Hun Sen, on Friday said he is considering banning Facebook in his country, largely because he is fed up with the abuse he receives on it from his political enemies abroad.
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Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new UN push to find loved ones

Families of tens of thousands missing in Syria draw some hope from new UN push to find loved ones

IDLIB, Syria (AP) — In her small apartment in opposition-held Idlib in northwest Syria, Umm Mohammed is depressed and lethargic. But when her phone rings or someone knocks on the door she becomes suddenly alert.
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Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Greta Thunberg and others to address the war's effect on ecology

Ukraine's Zelenskyy meets Greta Thunberg and others to address the war's effect on ecology

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met Thursday with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg and prominent European figures who are forming a working group to address ecological damage from the 16-month-old Russian inv
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Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling leaves colleges looking for new ways to promote diversity

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity.
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