TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The board that oversees Florida’s 12 public universities voted Wednesday to ban using state or federal dollars for diversity programs or activities, aligning with by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The state Board of Governors approved the regulation in a voice vote. The DeSantis-backed law is part of a broader Republican push nationwide to target programs in higher education. It also prohibits tax money from being used to fund “political or social activism,” although student fees can pay for that

Transit advocacy group TTCRiders bestowed the honour of slowest bus routes in the city on Wednesday, and commuters who depend on the routes say it’s not a surprise.

The 29 Dufferin bus placed first among the group. It travels from Wilson Station south to the Dufferin Gate Loop at Dufferin Street, just north of the Gardiner Expressway.

“I’ve been living in this area for so long and I just find that it’s a very inconsistent bus route,” said one rider who takes the 29

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida children under the age of 16 would be banned from popular social media platforms regardless of parent approval under a bill passed by the House on Wednesday, a measure that is the top priority for the chamber’s speaker.

The bill doesn’t list which platforms would be affected, but it targets any social media site that tracks user activity, allows children to upload material and interact with others and uses addictive features designed to cause excessive or compulsive use. The bill would

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Residents of Alaska’s capital were digging out Wednesday after back-to-back winter storms brought the city’s snowfall totals for the month to near-record levels, leaving some parked cars buried with just side-view mirrors or windshield wipers poking out of the white stuff.

So far this month, 69.2 inches (175 centimeters) of snow have been recorded at the Juneau airport. The record for January was set in 2009 at

Toronto-area furniture retailer Bad Boy Furniture Warehouse Ltd. is officially bankrupt.

In November, the company filed a notice of intention under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, saying it aimed to restructure its business.

Later the same month, an Ontario court gave Bad Boy permission to begin liquidation sales.

It also gave the retailer until Jan. 23 to file its restructuring proposal.

But according to a new document on the website of bankruptcy trustee KSV Advisory, Bad Boy failed to file a cash-flow statement or proposal

JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Seven family members who were in a Chicago suburb were the mother, brother, three sisters, aunt and uncle of the suspect, who later fatally shot himself during a confrontation with police in Texas, authorities said Wednesday.

Joliet police said via Facebook that the victims killed by 23-year-old Romeo Nance in two homes Sunday were Tamaeka Nance, 47, his mother; brother Joshua Nance, 31; sister Alexandria Nance, 20; two younger sisters,

McALLEN, Texas (AP) — A clash between Texas and the Biden administration showed no signs of easing Wednesday as federal officials renewed demands for the state to give Border Patrol agents access to a riverfront park that is a popular corridor for migrants illegally entering the U.S.

Texas has installed in the park and says more is being added after for Border Patrol agents to cut or remove the sharp metal barrier. The fencing has become one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s most visible measures to deter migrants in the

MONTREAL — The president and co-founder of real estate firm Sutton-Québec is facing arson and conspiracy charges linked to fires allegedly started in buildings housing other brokers.

Court documents indicate Christophe Folla and two other suspects are accused of arson for allegedly damaging buildings by fire or explosion between 2017 and 2022 in St-Sauveur and Ste-Thérèse, both in the Laurentians region north of Montreal.

The addresses of two of the damaged buildings cited in the charge sheet

JERUSALEM (AP) — A 72-year-old Israeli woman held captive by Hamas militants for nearly 50 days told an Israeli TV channel Wednesday that she was held at length in a dark, humid tunnel where she met a Hamas leader and helped pass the time with an informal lecture series by her knowledgeable fellow hostages.

Adina Moshe was taken captive from Kibbutz Nir Oz, a hard-hit communal farming village, on Oct. 7. She was freed in late November that saw roughly 100 hostages