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South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

South Dakota is on track to spend $2 billion on prisons in the next decade

SIOUX FALLS, S.D.
Trump attends UFC championship fight in New Jersey, taking a break from Musk feud for cage fights

Trump attends UFC championship fight in New Jersey, taking a break from Musk feud for cage fights

NEWARK, N.J.
Cooler weather and light rain helping some provinces in battle against wildfires

Cooler weather and light rain helping some provinces in battle against wildfires

PRINCE ALBERT — The Saskatchewan government is boosting support it's giving to wildfire evacuees, while officials say light rain and cooler temperatures this weekend could help keep some of the province's larger fires in check.
Trump says Elon Musk could face 'serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates

Trump says Elon Musk could face 'serious consequences' if he backs Democratic candidates

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.
2026 races loom at Georgia Republican convention as Trump loyalty dominates

2026 races loom at Georgia Republican convention as Trump loyalty dominates

DALTON, Ga. (AP) — Steve Bannon took the stage Friday night at the Georgia Republican Convention to say it’s too early to be talking about 2026. “Don’t even think about the midterms,” the Republican strategist told activists. “Not right now.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight

Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the US, charged with human smuggling as attorneys vow ongoing fight

To hear the Trump administration tell it , Kilmar Abrego Garcia smuggled thousands of people across the country who were living in the U.S. illegally, including members of the violent MS-13 gang, long before his mistaken deportation to El Salvador.
Canada focusing on peace, energy security and new partnerships at G7 meeting: Carney

Canada focusing on peace, energy security and new partnerships at G7 meeting: Carney

OTTAWA — Canada has unveiled its priorities for the G7 leaders' summit just one week before it gets underway in Alberta as the government defends its decision to invite India to the summit.
A US territory's colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship

A US territory's colonial history emerges in state disputes over voting and citizenship

WHITTIER, Alaska (AP) — Squeezed between glacier-packed mountains and Alaska's Prince William Sound, the cruise-ship stop of Whittier is isolated enough that it's reachable by just a single road, through a long, one-lane tunnel that vehicles share wi
Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally

Kilmar Abrego Garcia returned to the US, charged with transporting people in the country illegally

WASHINGTON (AP) — Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose mistaken deportation to El Salvador became a political flashpoint in the Trump administration's stepped-up immigration enforcement , was returned to the United States on Friday to face criminal charges re
Trump's tariffs could pay for his tax cuts -- but it likely wouldn't be much of a bargain

Trump's tariffs could pay for his tax cuts -- but it likely wouldn't be much of a bargain

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tax cuts in President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act would likely gouge a hole in the federal budget. The president has a patch handy, though: his sweeping import taxes — tariffs.
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