Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell working from home after testing positive for COVID-19
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has tested positive for COVID-19 and is experiencing related symptoms.
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Former top Baltimore prosecutor applies for presidential pardon
BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s former top prosecutor Marilyn Mosby has applied for a presidential pardon ahead of sentencing on her recent perjury and mortgage fraud convictions, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programs
The federal government should put a pin in approving new sites that supply safe opioids, Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote in a letter to the prime minister, while also calling for a review of the Health Canada-approved sites across the country.
Trump and Johnson spread unfounded fears by urging non-citizen voting ban
Donald Trump and Mike Johnson are pushing for federal legislation to ban non-citizen voting, which could end up disenfranchising eligible citizens. The effort also underscores how Trump and allies are already seeding doubts about this fall’s election.
Body shaming, IQ insults and cross talk: House committee meeting devolves into chaos amid personal insults
WASHINGTON — Criticism of a member's "fake eyelashes" and another's intelligence. A question about discussing a member's "bleach blonde, bad built butch body."
Ontario warns Toronto Public Health to drop drug decriminalization application
Ontario has warned Toronto Public Health’s top doctor to drop the city’s drug decriminalization application or prepare for the province to “explore all options” available.
Judge grants detransitioner's lawsuit against doctors to proceed in court: 'Sufficient' allegations
Detransitioner Prisha Mosley and her lawyers won a significant legal victory earlier this month for her case against "gender-affirming" health providers.
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds 2021 voting restrictions that state judge found unconstitutional
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld four voting restrictions passed by Republican lawmakers in 2021 that were struck down by a state judge as unconstitutional.