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Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles

Voters with disabilities often overlooked in voting battles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Patti Chang walked into her polling place in Chicago earlier this year, anxious about how poll workers would treat her, especially as a voter who is blind.
Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble

Donald Trump isn't first ex-president to face legal trouble

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump has made history so many times. The first president without government or military experience. The first to be impeached twice . The first to aggressively challenge the certification of his successor .
Going back to the moon: 'This is Canada on the world stage, doing big things'

Going back to the moon: 'This is Canada on the world stage, doing big things'

WASHINGTON — Ask Marc Garneau if he'd go back to space and the first Canadian to ever make the trip doesn't hesitate: "In a wink.
Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

Pandemic pounds push 10,000 U.S. Army soldiers into obesity

After gaining 30 pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Daniel Murillo is finally getting back into fighting shape.
RCMP hopes to gain recruits with 150th anniversary, as N.S. inquiry casts new shadow

RCMP hopes to gain recruits with 150th anniversary, as N.S. inquiry casts new shadow

OTTAWA — The RCMP is hoping to boost recruitment numbers in marking its upcoming 150th anniversary — even as the national force's structure and practices come under damning new scrutiny.
Smith replaces candidate who isn't running with candidate who'd said she wouldn't run

Smith replaces candidate who isn't running with candidate who'd said she wouldn't run

CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has appointed a replacement candidate for a cabinet minister who says she won't be running in this spring's election, and the replacement is also a minister who previously said that she, too, wouldn't be runni
After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law

After Nashville, Congress confronts limits of new gun law

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nine months ago, President Joe Biden signed a sweeping bipartisan gun law, the most significant legislative response to gun violence in decades. “Lives will be saved,” he said at the White House.
Arizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions

Arizona governor must appear in court on pause of executions

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs has been ordered to appear in court Thursday in her efforts to halt pending executions.
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest

Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Kyiv court ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest Saturday after Ukraine's top security agency said he was suspected of justifying Russian aggression, a criminal offense.
Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

Harris peeks at peppers on farm with climate change in mind

LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday traveled down a dirt road to tour a farm outside Zambia's capital that’s using new techniques and technology to boost its vegetable crop as she highlighted ways to secure food supplies in
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