Politics

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who pleaded guilty to making a threatening phone call to a member of Congress was sentenced in federal court to three years of probation on Thursday.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — An order blocking the enforcement of a Texas law requiring vendors to evaluate and rate the sexual content of books they sell, or have sold, to schools has been upheld by a federal appeals court. The 5th U.S.

MONTREAL — The governments of Canada and Quebec are committing a combined $6.2 million to renovate Montreal's Centaur Theatre, an English-language community institution in the city's historic district. Officials say the funding package — $2.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — As a child growing up in Canada's northernmost community, P. J. Akeeagok wanted to be a water truck driver.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge overseeing the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump on Thursday rejected his lawyers' bid to hold special counsel Jack Smith's team in contempt for actions prosecutors took after the judge put the c

HALIFAX — A former political adviser fired by the Nova Scotia premier’s office last fall over a post on her social media that was characterized as antisemitic is suing for wrongful dismissal.

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican attempt to impeach Wisconsin's nonpartisan top elections official is nothing more than “a big show for the cameras” and will be ignored, the Assembly's GOP majority leader said Thursday.

REGINA — The union representing Saskatchewan teachers says it plans to hold another one-day strike next week.

ST. PAUL, Minn.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top No Labels leader said Thursday that Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley “would deserve serious consideration” for the group's nomination if it decides to run a third-party candidate for president.