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Human smuggling attempt thwarted in Fort Erie, Ont., near U.S. border: authorities

Human smuggling attempt thwarted in Fort Erie, Ont., near U.S. border: authorities

Canadian authorities say they've intercepted a human smuggling attempt in Ontario's Niagara region as part of a larger border security effort.
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South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt

South Carolina treasurer calls questions of his role in $1.8 billion accounting error a witch hunt

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis said Wednesday that calls for him to resign over an accounting error that left the state trying to figure out what happened to a $1.8 billion fund amounted to a witch hunt.
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Trump's EPA nominee stays vague on plans as senators press him on climate views

Lee Zeldin said Americans deserve a clean environment “without suffocating the economy” during his Senate confirmation hearing Thursday to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, a department likely to play a central role in President-elect Donald
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Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses

Trump's orders take aim at critical race theory and antisemitism on college campuses

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is ordering U.S. schools to stop teaching what he views as “critical race theory” and other material dealing with race and sexuality or risk losing their federal money.
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All six Liberal leadership candidates now registered with Elections Canada

All six Liberal leadership candidates now registered with Elections Canada

OTTAWA — The six candidates running for Liberal leadership have now all registered with Elections Canada, which monitors their fundraising activities as political leadership contestants under the law.
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What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government

What is the Office of Personnel Management? Trump is relying on this agency to reshape government

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's new tool for reshaping the federal government is a relatively obscure agency, the Office of Personnel Management.
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Arizona's governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court

Arizona's governor appoints first Latina and Black justice to state Supreme Court

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs appointed Maria Elena Cruz to the Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday, making the state appellate judge from rural Yuma County the first Latina and first Black person chosen for the state’s high court.
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Prosecutors seek dismissal of campaign finance case against ex-Nebraska congressman Fortenberry

Prosecutors seek dismissal of campaign finance case against ex-Nebraska congressman Fortenberry

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to dismiss their case against a former Nebraska congressman charged with lying to authorities about a foreign billionaire’s illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign.
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Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis

Trump makes moves to expand his power, sparking chaos and a possible constitutional crisis

Just a little over a week into his second term, President Donald Trump took steps to maximize his power, sparking chaos and what critics contend is a constitutional crisis as he challenges the separation of powers that have defined American governmen
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Trump White House rescinds order freezing federal grants after widespread confusion

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded an order freezing spending on federal grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country, according to two people fa
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