Tribes, environmental groups ask US court to block $10B energy transmission project in Arizona
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge is being asked to issue a stop-work order on a $10 billion transmission line being built through a remote southeastern Arizona valley to carry wind-generated electricity to customers as far away as California.
A 32-page lawsuit filed on Jan. 17 in U.S. District Court in Tucson, Arizona, accuses the U.S. Interior Department and Bureau of Land Management of refusing for nearly 15 years to recognize “
West Fraser Timber permanently closing Fraser Lake, B.C., sawmill
VANCOUVER — West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. says it’s permanently closing its sawmill in Fraser Lake, B.C., after an orderly wind-down.
The Vancouver-based company says it’s unable to access economically viable fibre in the region.
West Fraser says the closure will affect about 175 employees, and it will mitigate the impact by providing work opportunities at its other operations.
The closure will reduce the company’s Canadian lumber capacity by around 160 million board feet.
Families sue Kentucky gun shop that sold AR-15 used in 2023 bank shooting that killed 5
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky gun shop that sold an AR-15 to a man who used it to kill five co-workers and wrote in his journal is facing a lawsuit filed Monday from survivors and families of the victims.
The civil suit filed in Louisville alleges River City Firearms should have been more suspicious of the sale and noticed red flags when Connor Sturgeon bought the gun six days before the April 10 shooting. Sturgeon walked into Old National Bank and who were having a morning meeting
Illinois authorities say they are looking for a man after ‘multiple’ shootings in Chicago suburbs
CHICAGO (AP) — A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago fatally shot himself after a confrontation with law enforcement officials in Texas, police said.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, said on Facebook that at about 8:30 p.m. Monday 23-year-old Romeo Nance was located by U.S. Marshals near Natalia, Texas, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southwest of San Antonio, and that Nance shot himself after a confrontation.
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Nebraska lawmakers should hit ‘reset’ button to avoid last year’s rancor, legislative speaker says
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Almost a year after Nebraska lawmakers drew national attention for a bitter feud that saw left-leaning senators filibuster nearly every bill, the speaker of the Legislature vowed Monday to do more to avoid another quagmire this session.
Speaker of the Legislature Sen. John Arch said he will still follow the timetable that allows several hours of debate over three rounds of voting, but if he determines a filibuster is “exceedingly obstructive,” he’ll allow a vote to end it sooner.
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Criminals are extorting money from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Cancun, as they have done in Acapulco
Criminal gangs are trying to extort ‘protection’ payments from taxi drivers in Mexico’s Caribbean coast resort of Cancun, prosecutors said Monday.
It is a problem that has long beset the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco, where the killing of drivers and the torching of taxis has become commonplace, but it was long believed that Cancun would not face such levels of violence and extortion.
On Monday, prosecutors detained five men who had been demanding about $12 per week from 200 unionized taxi drivers to allow them
Ottawa skaters take advantage of Rideau Canal’s partial opening while they can
OTTAWA — Heavy snow blanketed some of the views, and the ice was in rough shape, but that didn’t stop skaters from gliding down the partially opened Rideau Canal Skateway on Monday.
About a kilometre-long section of canal opened a day earlier to the relief of many Ottawa residents who worried it would remain closed for the second winter in a row, following an unusually warm December.
The National Capital Commission says it plans to open more sections of the 7.8-kilometre rink as ice conditions become safer
Appeals court reverses judge’s ruling, orders appointment of independent examiner in FTX bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ordered the appointment of an independent examiner in the bankruptcy case of FTX amid concerns about widespread fraud preceding the collapse of the multibillion-dollar cryptocurrency exchange.
A three-judge panel in Philadelphia issued the ruling Friday in an appeal filed by the U.S. bankruptcy trustee, who serves as a government watchdog in Chapter 11 reorganizations. Lawyers for the trustee had argued that FTX’s financial affairs and business operations, including allegations of unprecedented fraud leading
Georgia lawmakers advance bill to revive disciplinary commission for state prosecutors
ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans in the Georgia House of Representatives on Monday advanced a bill that would revive a new state commission to .
Some Georgia Republicans want the new commission to discipline Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis for winning and 18 others.
Though Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp last year creating the new commission, it was unable to begin operating after the state Supreme Court in November governing its conduct. Justices said they had “grave doubts” about their ability to regulate the duties of district attorneys beyond the practice of
County legislators override executive, ensuring a vote for potential KC stadium funding
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Legislators in Jackson County, Missouri, voted Monday to override the veto of Jackson County Executive Frank White and place the renewal of a sales tax on the April ballot to help fund a new ballpark for the Kansas City Royals.
The tax of three-eighth of a cent, which is used under the current lease agreement for stadium upkeep at the Truman Sports Complex, also would help pay for future renovations to Arrowhead Stadium for the Kansas City Chiefs.
As recently as last week