New Hampshire House refuses to either further restrict or protect abortion rights
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Republican-led but closely divided New Hampshire House rejected three abortion bills Thursday, refusing to either further restrict or protect reproductive rights.
Current state law prohibits abortion after 24 weeks of pregnancy except when the mother’s health or life is in danger or there is a fatal fetal anomaly. The House voted 193-184 Thursday in favor of asking voters to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution as well. But the vote fell short of
World junior hockey players’ sex assault case to be before London court on Monday
The sexual assault case of five players from Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team is set to be before a London, Ont., court on Monday.
A court document shows Dillon Dube, Cal Foote, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Michael McLeod are each charged with one count of sexual assault.
The document shows McLeod is also facing an additional charge of sexual assault for “being a party to the offence.”
It says the charges relate to an alleged sexual assault on a person identified only
Peel police officer fires less-lethal firearm at man in crisis, SIU investigating
Ontario’s police watchdog has invoked its mandate and is investigating after an officer in Peel Region fired a less-lethal weapon at a man in crisis in Mississauga.
Authorities notified the public of an investigation in the Port Street and Elizabeth Street area in Port Credit just after 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
A police spokesperson later said that a man had been taken to a local hospital to receive care.
On Thursday, the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) was assigned to the case after it was
South African election officials visit prisons trying to register record numbers of inmates to vote
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — South African election officials have visited prisons across the country as part of an ambitious project to register at least 100,000 inmates to vote in .
The country’s constitution guarantees every adult citizen the right to vote — meaning there are no restrictions on prisoners taking part in elections, a stark contrast to most other African nations. The date for the vote has not yet been announced, but it’s expected to be held between May and August.
The
Arkansas police chief arrested and charged with kidnapping
EUDORA, Ark. (AP) — The police chief in Eudora, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with kidnapping.
The felony kidnapping charge stems from Police Chief Michael Pitts’ actions in October 2023, Arkansas State Police said in a statement.
“Chief Pitts denies the allegations and we intend to defend the case vigorously,” his attorney, Russell Wood, told The Associated Press on Thursday.
Pitts was fired from his job earlier this week, Wood said, adding intends to plead not guilty to
Ontario to add 400 new primary care providers to deal with staffing shortage
Ontario is investing $110 million in an effort to connect more than 300,000 people to primary care teams, Health Minister Sylvia Jones said Thursday.
The new money will go toward the province’s attempts to get everyone in Ontario a primary care provider, she said.
“We are not going to stop until everyone that wants to have a primary care provider can connect to one,” Jones said at a news conference in Peterborough, Ont.
Jones said $90 million will
Analysis shows destruction and possible buffer zone along Gaza Strip’s border with Israel
JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite photos show new demolition along a 1-kilometer-wide path on the with Israel, according an analysis by The Associated Press and expert reports. The destruction comes as Israel has said it wants to establish a buffer zone there, over international objections, further tearing away at land the Palestinians want for a state.
The demolition along the path represents only a from the Israel-Hamas war seen in Gaza that one assessment suggests has damaged or destroyed half of all the buildings within the coastal enclave
Former Atlantic City politician charged with election fraud involving absentee ballots
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A former Atlantic City councilman who went to prison for bribery and a sex blackmail case is facing charges again.
Craig Callaway, 64, is a sought-after political organizer and operative in and around Atlantic City, known for his ability to deliver large blocks of absentee ballots to election officials that often sway the outcome of elections. But he was arrested Thursday and charged with election fraud involving the misuse of absentee ballots — something of which his political foes had long
Guatemala’s new president to ask for society’s help in face of opposition from entrenched powers
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — President Bernardo Arévalo said Thursday that with his political party suspended, little support in congress and an attorney general in hot pursuit, he will appeal to the Guatemalan people to help him overcome the entrenched old guard and achieve the change he campaigned on.
“We are clear that in the current context, we depend on society and convincing them that together we begin to row,” Arévalo told The Associated Press in an interview two weeks after . “We can’t depend
Top UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel
RIYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a Palestinian state after without waiting for the outcome of what could be yearslong talks between Israel and the Palestinians on a two-state solution.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron, speaking to The Associated Press during a visit Thursday to Lebanon intended to tamp down , said no recognition could come while Hamas remained in Gaza, but that it could take place while Israeli negotiations with Palestinian leaders were continuing.
U.K. recognition of