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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's presidential and state primaries

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in Pennsylvania's presidential and state primaries

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump will go before voters Tuesday in Pennsylvania’s presidential primaries, a prelude to the November general election, when the commonwealth is expected to once again play a critica
Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits

Ottawa to force banks to call carbon rebate a carbon rebate in direct deposits

OTTAWA — Canadian banks that refuse to identify the carbon rebate by name when doing direct deposits are forcing the government to change the law to make them do it, says Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault.
House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

House leaders toil to advance Ukraine and Israel aid. But threats to oust speaker grow

WASHINGTON (AP) — House congressional leaders were toiling Thursday on a delicate, bipartisan push toward weekend votes to approve a $95 billion package of foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, as well as several other national security policie

Arizona Republican drops reelection effort after accusation he forged signatures

PHOENIX (AP) — A leader of the conservative group Turning Point Action resigned from the organization Thursday and dropped his bid for reelection to the Arizona House of Representatives after he was accused of forging signatures on his nominating pet

Pennsylvania House Dems propose new expulsion rules after remote voting by lawmaker facing a warrant

HARRISBURG, Pa.
Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

Officer says B.C. hostage was lying on top of captor before police gunfire erupted

BURNABY, B.C. — The first police officer to enter a room where a woman was being held hostage told a B.C. coroner's inquest that he saw her lying on a bed on top of her captor, who was holding a knife to her throat with a gun in his other hand. Cpl.

Nevada Supreme Court rulings hand setbacks to gun-right defenders and anti-abortion activists

RENO, Nev.
Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East

Iraq's prime minister heads to Michigan to meet Arab Americans at a tense time for the Middle East

LANSING, Mich.
Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side

Hillary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai producing. An election coming. ‘Suffs’ has timing on its side

NEW YORK (AP) — Shaina Taub was in the audience at “Suffs,” her buzzy and timely new musical about women’s suffrage, when she spied something that delighted her.
Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot

Coalition to submit 900,000 signatures to put tough-on-crime initiative on California ballot

SACRAMENTO, Calif.