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Tennessee attorney general says seeking clinic's transgender patient records part of fraud probe

Tennessee attorney general says seeking clinic's transgender patient records part of fraud probe

NASHVILLE, Tenn.
PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV

PGA Tour will appear before a Senate panel investigating its deal with Saudi backers of LIV

WASHINGTON (AP) — The PGA Tour said Wednesday that it would appear next month before a Senate subcommittee whose leader asked executives from the tour, Saudi golf interests and LIV Golf to testify as Congress investigates the business deal that upend
Plea for video as police say two killers of Sikh temple leader escaped through park

Plea for video as police say two killers of Sikh temple leader escaped through park

SURREY, B.C. — Homicide investigators in Surrey, B.C., said the killers of a Sikh temple leader likely escaped in a vehicle that had been waiting for at least an hour a few blocks away from the crime scene. Sgt.
After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns

After GOP walkout, Oregon passes amended bills on abortion, trans care and guns

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers on Wednesday officially passed amended versions of the two bills — relating to guns, and abortion and gender-affirming care, respectively — that were at the center of a six-week Republican walkout.
Risk of cannabis addiction higher for young men, people with anxiety: StatCan survey

Risk of cannabis addiction higher for young men, people with anxiety: StatCan survey

Nearly five per cent of cannabis users are at risk of developing an addiction to the drug, a new study from Statistics Canada says.
Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhaul liquor law

Wisconsin Assembly passes sweeping bill to overhaul liquor law

MADISON, Wis.
Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia's primary election

Ousted incumbents, key matchups set: Takeaways from Virginia's primary election

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A historic number of state lawmakers were ousted in this week's Virginia primary, which featured about four dozen legislative races that set the parties' slate of candidates for what will be a hard-fought general election.
Canada Bread fined $50M for bread price fixing, Competition Bureau turns to grocers

Canada Bread fined $50M for bread price fixing, Competition Bureau turns to grocers

Bakery giant Canada Bread Co. has been fined $50 million after pleading guilty to its role in a criminal price-fixing scheme that inflated the price of bread in Canada for years.
Ottawa releases action plan to implement UNDRIP, despite calls for more consultation

Ottawa releases action plan to implement UNDRIP, despite calls for more consultation

OTTAWA — The federal government released its action plan on Wednesday to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
West Virginia governor can't use Senate bid as excuse to not disclose finances, judge says

West Virginia governor can't use Senate bid as excuse to not disclose finances, judge says

DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware has ordered West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to provide information about his finances to attorneys for a Pennsylvania coal exporter who have sued to collect $1.