Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward, federal judges ruled Wednesday.
A panel of the U.S. Eighth District Court of Appeals panel, however, otherwise agreed with a lower court’s 2022 ruling that entirely, finding that federal rules prohibit a sovereign foreign entity from being sued in American courts. The state alleged that China’s officials were to blame for the pandemic
Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition says it’s time to dump once and for all the remaining bottles of imported Turkish children’s fever medicine, given new reports state the liquid clogs hospital feeding tubes and can put newborns at risk of severe illness.
NDP health critic Luanne Metz says Premier Danielle Smith’s government should check with health specialists to see if the medicine can safely be put to use somewhere else in the world but says regardless it’s time to end the experiment in Alberta.
“We really should
Houston Texans owner is fighting son’s claims that she’s incapacitated and needs guardian
HOUSTON (AP) — The owner of the is fighting efforts by one of her sons to have her declared incapacitated and have a guardian appointed for her, according to court records.
The news of infighting among the family comes as the Texans, who won the AFC South this season, get ready to host the Cleveland Browns on Saturday in their first playoff appearance since the 2019 season.
Robert Cary McNair Jr. filed his application for appointment of a guardian for Janice McNair, 87, in November with
Cocopah Indigenous leader killed in northern Mexico border state
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Authorities in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora said Wednesday that a local Cucapah Indigenous leader, Aronia Wilson, has been found dead.
Known in Mexico as Cucapahs, members of the also live across the border in Arizona, near Yuma.
Sonora state prosecutors said they are questioning a person of interest in the death of Wilson, and that initial investigations point to motives related to her immediate circle of friends, family or acquaintances.
Prosecutors said they had ruled out Wilson’s “political or
New Mexico Legislature confronts gun violence, braces for future with less oil wealth
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s Legislature convenes Tuesday for a rapid-fire 30-day session amid a multibillion-dollar financial surplus and concerns about violent crime, homelessness and childhood wellbeing in an election year for House and Senate legislators.
Lawmakers are searching for new ways to invest a bonanza in state income from oil and gas production — while also planning for an eventual decline in petroleum production.
Legislators and Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham also are floating ambitious proposals designed to
Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos targeted for recall for not supporting Trump
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Backers of former President Donald Trump filed a petition Wednesday seeking to recall Wisconsin Republican from office, citing Vos’ opposition to Trump and his not moving forward with the state’s top elections official.
The effort faces a high bar for success, but it points to continued anger among in battleground Wisconsin over his loss in the 2020 election and how Vos responded to it.
Trump narrowly won Wisconsin in 2016 but by a similar margin of about 21
Conservatives call for ethics probe into Justin Trudeau’s free Jamaican holiday stay
OTTAWA — The Prime Minister’s Office is denying allegations it misled the ethics commissioner, after the federal Conservatives called for an investigation into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s vacation in Jamaica.
The Conservatives want the conflict of interest and ethics commissioner to look into how PMO staff handled the detail that Trudeau stayed for free.
Press secretary Mohammad Hussain said in a statement Wednesday evening that “as per standard practice, the Office of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner was consulted prior to the travel to ensure that the rules were
Blood tests offered in New Mexico amid query into ‘forever chemical’ contamination at military bases
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Hundreds of residents and personnel stationed at a U.S. Air Force base in eastern New Mexico will be able to have their blood tested as state officials expand their investigation into contamination from a group of compounds known as
The New Mexico Environment Department announced Tuesday that it is searching for a contractor that can conduct the tests in the spring. The idea is to host two events where up to 500 adult volunteers living within a few miles of Cannon Air Force Base
Looking for a cheeseburger in paradise? You could soon find one along Jimmy Buffett Highway
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Looking to waste away with a cheeseburger in paradise? You could soon do so while driving down Jimmy Buffett Highway with a Margaritaville license plate.
Buffett, the iconic Florida singer who died last year, wrote songs that drove tourists to the Florida Keys looking for sun, sand and relaxation.
Now the Florida Legislature wants to return the favor. A state Senate committee on Wednesday unanimously approved two bills to honor Buffett after watching a short video tribute to him.
“Margaritaville is just what
Canadian class action against Apple has opt out deadline today
Canadians have until later today to opt out of a class-action lawsuit that could see Apple pay up to $14 million collectively to some iPhone users.
The class action filed in 2018 against defendants Apple Inc. and Apple Canada Inc. accuses the tech giant of having performance mitigation features in its iOS software and defects in some iPhones.
In documents filed in a B.C. court, the plaintiffs claim the defects caused some phones to prematurely age, degrade or shut down unexpectedly and sparked performance