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Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades.
Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

Trump's reciprocal tariffs will overturn decades of trade policy

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is taking a blowtorch to the rules that have governed world trade for decades.
Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

Anger, chaos and confusion take hold as federal workers face mass layoffs

NEW YORK (AP) — Workers across the country responded with anger and confusion Friday as they grappled with the Trump administration 's aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employee
'The flag flies for all.' Facing threats, Canada sees renewed sense of pride in flag

'The flag flies for all.' Facing threats, Canada sees renewed sense of pride in flag

FREDERICTON — Graydon Miles was driving down Highway 7 in Ontario last year when he saw an upside down Maple Leaf flying from a pickup truck, along with one flag directing an obscenity at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and another supporting Donald Tr
Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal

Alberta cabinet minister calls for health minister to be removed amid scandal

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Adriana LaGrange is facing a renewed call to step down over allegations of high-level corruption in health contracts -- but this time the call is coming from one of her own cabinet colleagues.
The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs

The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs

Federal workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump and his administration’s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees
The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs

The Latest: Federal workers face mass layoffs

Federal workers all over the country responded with anger and confusion Friday toward President Donald Trump and his administration’s aggressive effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce by ordering agencies to lay off probationary employees
HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

HHS is losing thousands of workers under Trump administration probationary job cuts

Department of Health and Human Services officials expected most of the agency's roughly 5,200 probationary employees to be fired Friday under the Trump administration’s move to get rid of nearly all probationary employees , according to an audio reco
Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it

Can suspending a cage-free egg law solve the soaring price problem? Nevada takes a crack at it

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Back when egg prices remained securely under $2 a dozen in 2021, Nevada joined several other states concerned about animal welfare in requiring cage-free eggs .
New York doctor is fined in Texas, charged in Louisiana over abortion pills in tests of shield laws

New York doctor is fined in Texas, charged in Louisiana over abortion pills in tests of shield laws

DALLAS (AP) — A New York doctor's alleged decision to send abortion pills to patients in Texas and Louisiana has pitted the Empire State's shield law against the two conservative states' abortion bans, which are among the strictest in the country.