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Democrat Michael Thurmond launches 2026 run for Georgia governor
ATLANTA (AP) — Democrat Michael Thurmond on Wednesday announced his 2026 bid for Georgia governor, seeking to add the state's top office to the long list of positions he has held.
Aug 6, 2025 8:39 AM
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Protections of the Voting Rights Act are under threat as the law marks its 60th anniversary
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wednesday is the 60th anniversary of the day President Lyndon Johnson made his way to the U.S. Capitol and, with Martin Luther King Jr. standing behind him, signed the Voting Rights Act into law.
Aug 6, 2025 6:56 AM
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Prime Minister Mark Carney announces support measures for softwood lumber industry
KELOWNA — The federal government is setting up a safety net of loans, product-development grants and market diversification plans for Canada’s softwood lumber industry in an effort to shield it from the worst of American duties and fees.
Aug 6, 2025 6:27 AM
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Justice Department releases new list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions
The Justice Department identified some three dozen states, cities and counties as so-called sanctuary jurisdictions on Tuesday, two months after the federal government quietly removed a much longer list that included many localities that support the
Aug 6, 2025 6:26 AM
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Things to know about the Voting Rights Act and the cases that could unravel it
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was follow-up legislation to the Civil Rights Act passed a year earlier.
Aug 6, 2025 6:11 AM
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The Voting Rights Act is turning 60. Civil rights marchers recall a hard-won struggle
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Facing a sea of state troopers, Charles Mauldin was near the front line of voting rights marchers who strode across the now-infamous Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 7, 1965.
Aug 6, 2025 6:02 AM
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Supreme Court of Canada weighs appeal application from Via Rail terror case
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide Thursday whether to hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group.
Aug 6, 2025 2:00 AM
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Mary Sheffield to face Solomon Kinloch in November election for Detroit mayor
DETROIT (AP) — The race for Detroit’s next mayor is set to pit a longtime City Council member against a popular pastor, after council President Mary Sheffield and megachurch leader Solomon Kinloch were the top two vote-getters in Tuesday’s nonpartisa
Aug 5, 2025 11:03 PM
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Why dozens of Democrats left Texas and how Republicans are trying to punish them
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A walkout by Texas House Democrats is stalling redrawn political maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 elections to bolster Republican chances of keeping its U.S. House majority. Since leaving the state on Aug.
Aug 5, 2025 9:52 PM
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Nine hospitalized, dozens sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
Nine people have been hospitalized, and dozens of salmonella cases have been reported after an outbreak of infections linked to certain brands of pistachios and pistachio-containing products.
Aug 5, 2025 9:43 PM
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