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Ohio elections chief taps advocates to find inactive voters  CityNews CalgaryCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's elections chief is enlisting the help of community and social *service* groups to find voters who are at risk of being removed from the ...

No retrial for man freed after serving 40 years for murder  CityNews CalgaryWILSON, N.C. — A North Carolina man who was once on death row for a shopkeeper's slaying won't be retried in the case that put him behind bars for more ...

Staff: Stapleton used state truck to telework, not commute  CityNews CalgaryHELENA, Mont. — The chief of staff for Montana's secretary of state told lawmakers Corey Stapleton used a state vehicle to travel to his family home in Billings to ...

Bond set for mom charged in child and animal abuse case  CityNews CalgaryAZTEC, N.M. — A judge has ruled that a New Mexico couple can be released on bond as they await trial in an abuse case marked by allegations of child ...

Is your office prepared for a workplace shooting?  Marketplace.orgOne person is shot at work every day. Marketplace examines what this means for employers and employees, from training and preparation, to how to manage in ...

Opioid-related ER visits decline in Massachusetts  CityNews CalgaryBOSTON — A state panel says the number of emergency department visits by people with opioid-related issues dropped by nearly 6% in Massachusetts from ...

Man reunited with lost class ring more than 50 years later  CityNews CalgaryDOTHAN, Ala. — A man has been reunited with the Auburn University class ring he lost most than 50 years ago. The Dothan Eagle reports 74-year-old Victor ...

NewsAlert: Vice-Admiral Mark Norman to retire  CityNews CalgaryOTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is retiring from the Canadian Forces. The former second-in-command of the ...

Lawsuit calls Arkansas "ag-gag" law unconstitutional  CityNews CalgaryLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a state law that farm organizations have used to shield ...

Impending Illinois Expansion of Sex Harassment, Equal Pay, and Leave Requirements  JD SupraIllinois Governor Pritzker is expected to sign several amendatory bills into law expanding employer obligations with regards to eliminating/avoiding workplace ...

Guatemalan authorities raid electoral offices amid recount  CityNews CalgaryMEXICO CITY — Guatemala's Attorney General's Office says it has searched the offices of the country's election commission following supposed inconsistencies ...

Russia hails return European body amid objections  CityNews CalgaryMOSCOW — Russian officials are hailing the decision by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to ratify credentials of the country's delegation, ...

Season's 1st tropical storm forms in Eastern Pacific  CityNews CalgaryMEXICO CITY — The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season has formed off the coast of Mexico. But the U.S. National Hurricane Center says ...

Florida police officer wounded during training exercise  CityNews CalgaryDORAL, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida police officer has been shot and wounded during a training exercise. Doral police spokesman Rey Valdes says the ...

Worries over tourism with Lake Ontario at near record levels  CityNews CalgarySYRACUSE, N.Y. — Lake Ontario levels are projected to stay high through 2019, regardless of rainfall, raising concerns about summer tourism along New ...

Police: Ex-USC gynecologist arrested in sexual assault case  CityNews CalgaryLos Angeles police say a former University of Southern California campus gynecologist has been arrested in connection with the sexual assaults of 16 patients.

Documents show NSA again improperly collected call records  CityNews CalgaryWASHINGTON — Newly released documents show the National Security Agency improperly collected phone records four months after it said it had fixed ...

Memo questions Dunleavy authority to call Wasilla session  CityNews CalgaryJUNEAU, Alaska — A memo from the Alaska Legislature's top legal adviser says a governor does not have the constitutional power to compel the Legislature to ...

Agency removes mould from soon-to-open migrant detention site  CityNews CalgaryHOUSTON — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says it's clearing mould from a South Texas facility that will soon house up to 1,300 migrant ...

Five proposed women’s rights laws  Colorado Springs IndependentLaws that protect women's rights, whether in the workplace, in the home, or (most contentiously) when it comes to their own bodies, are always controversial.