ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan’s president fired the country’s chief prosecutor for failing to properly fulfill his duties, the official daily reported Wednesday.

President Serdar Berdymukhamedov announced the dismissal during Tuesday’s meeting of the State Security Council that reviewed the performance of the Central Asian country’s military and law enforcement structures.

Berdymukhamedov announced that he was firing Prosecutor General Serdar Myalikguliyev for “the failure to properly fulfill his duties and the low level of organization of the prosecutor’s office work,” according

Amazon MGM Studios says it’s setting up a production hub in Toronto as part of a multi-year plan to expand its Canadian footprint.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mayor Olivia Chow were among those to attend a ribbon-cutting event at Pinewood Studios along the city’s waterfront.

The multi-year agreement involves plans by the U.S. film and television production company to take over five new state-of-the-art sound stages and office space, totalling nearly 15,000

BALTIMORE (AP) — Officials said Wednesday that the Baltimore Police Department has completed its first step toward fulfilling a series of court-ordered reforms, including changes to how it transports people in custody, which was what initially landed the department under federal oversight following the 2015 death of Freddie Gray.

Gray died from spinal injuries after officers loaded the handcuffed man into a police van and transported him without a seatbelt. His death ignited widespread calls for police reform in Baltimore and led the U.S. Department of

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — on Wednesday put on hold a decision on former President Donald Trump’s ballot status to allow time for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on .

Trump’s lawyers appealed in state court when Secretary of State Shenna Bellows from the presidential primary ballot but then asked the judge to pause proceedings to allow the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the Colorado case, which could render the lawsuit moot.

Superior Court Judge Michaela Murphy concluded she lacked authority to stay the

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina Supreme Court justice ended on Wednesday because she said the judicial panel scrutinizing her public comments about the courts, colleagues and race has dismissed a complaint against her.

An attorney for Associate Justice Anita Earls, one of two registered Democrats and the only Black jurist on the seven-member court, filed paperwork to end the lawsuit against the state Judicial Standards Commission and its members.

The commission was investigating comments Earls made in an interview with a legal affairs news website

The Toronto Raptors have traded forward Pascal Siakam to the Indiana Pacers guard Bruce Brown, forward Jordan Nwora and three first-round picks. Toronto also received guard Kira Lewis from New Orleans, with a second-round pick going from the Pacers to the Pelicans as part of the three-team deal.

The deal was confirmed by Toronto less than an hour after the Raptors stunned the visit Miami Heat 121-97 at Scotiabank Arena.

The deal was first reported by ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, who said

NEW YORK (AP) — The , with Currently, the fee for overdrawing a bank account averages more than $26.

If a bank temporarily lends a consumer money when their account has reached a zero balance, the consumer is typically responsible for paying back both the overdrawn amount and an additional fee, which can be more than the original amount charged. In one example often cited by opponents of the fees, a $3 cup of coffee can end up costing someone $30.

Here’s what to

MONTREAL — The family of a Cree elder who recently spent four days in a Montreal hospital hallway said Wednesday they hope sharing his experience might spur change for the treatment of patients in Quebec emergency rooms.

Matthew Mukash was transported to Montreal General Hospital from his home in the northern Quebec village of Whapmagoostui on Jan. 7 after health problems he had been dealing with since August got considerably worse, notably weight loss and mobility problems.

Mukash, 72, a former grand chief of the Grand Council of Crees in Quebec, received

Current and former Toronto Zoo employees dating back to 1989 had some personal information stolen in an ongoing cyber attack .

The stolen information includes past earnings, social insurance numbers, birthdates, telephone numbers and home addresses. The Toronto Zoo said it does not believe the compromised personal data comprises personal banking details as it does not store that info on its servers.

The Toronto Zoo said it will offer all current, former and retired staff dating back to 1989 with a complimentary two-year credit monitoring service