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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the Texas primary runoffs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two prominent Texas Republicans are looking to settle political scores within their own party in the primary runoff elections on Tuesday, when voters will decide nearly three dozen unresolved races from the state’s March 5 primary.
Competition Bureau probes alleged anticompetitive conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys owners

Competition Bureau probes alleged anticompetitive conduct by Loblaws, Sobeys owners

VANCOUVER AND TORONTO — Canada's Competition Bureau has launched investigations into the parent companies of grocery chains Loblaws and Sobeys for alleged anticompetitive conduct, court documents reveal, with Sobeys' owner calling the inquiry "unlawf
Remains of unknown Newfoundland soldier who fought in France coming home this weekend

Remains of unknown Newfoundland soldier who fought in France coming home this weekend

HALIFAX — The remains of an unknown Newfoundland soldier who died in France during the First World War are expected to arrive Saturday in St. John’s, N.L., where preparations are being made for a solemn reburial ceremony on July 1.
Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses

Biden selected as nominee in Idaho Democratic caucuses

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Democrats on Thursday selected Joe Biden as their their nominee for the White House, giving the president more delegates after he already clinched his party’s 2024 nomination .
Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial

Trump swaps bluster for silence, and possibly sleep, in his hush money trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump isn’t known for letting slights pass.
Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

Political consultant behind fake Biden robocalls faces $6 million fine and criminal charges

CONCORD, N.H.
Manitoba parties line up candidates for June 18 byelection in former premier's seat

Manitoba parties line up candidates for June 18 byelection in former premier's seat

WINNIPEG — Manitoba's main political parties have now all lined up candidates for a byelection set for June 18 in the Tuxedo constituency in Winnipeg. The seat has been vacant since former premier Heather Stefanson resigned last month.
Alberta government reins in bill that would give it authority over municipalities

Alberta government reins in bill that would give it authority over municipalities

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is clawing back parts of a bill that would have given Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet the power to unilaterally fire mayors and councillors.
Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district

Supreme Court finds no bias against Black voters in a South Carolina congressional district

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court 's conservative majority on Thursday preserved a Republican-held South Carolina congressional district, rejecting a lower-court ruling that said the district discriminated against Black voters.
Manhattan DA's office won't be punished for document dump that delayed start of Trump criminal trial

Manhattan DA's office won't be punished for document dump that delayed start of Trump criminal trial

NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors won't be penalized for a last-minute document dump that caused former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial to start later than scheduled, a judge ruled Thursday. Judge Juan M.
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