Murray Wood: Local radio is strong. Corporate ownership, not so much
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Trump’s immigration rhetoric makes inroads with some Democrats. That could be a concern for Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) - The video shared by Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and China. Shots of ...
Mar 31, 2024
States move to shore up voting rights protections after courts erode federal safeguards
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - An appeals court ruling that weakened a key part of the Voting Rights Act is spurring lawmakers in several states to enact state-level protections to plug gaps that the ruling o...
Mar 31, 2024
Why Trump's alarmist message on immigration may be resonating beyond his base
WASHINGTON (AP) - The video shared by former President Donald Trump features horror movie music and footage of migrants purportedly entering the U.S. from countries including Cameroon, Afghanistan and...
Mar 31, 2024
New $20 minimum wage for fast food workers in California set to start Monday
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - Most fast food workers in California will be paid at least $20 an hour beginning Monday when a new law is scheduled to kick in giving more financial security to an historicall...
Mar 31, 2024
Democrats hope Biden could get a boost from down-ballot races under Wisconsin's new legislative map
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin's presidential primary Tuesday clears the way for a general election campaign that Democrats see as an opportunity unlike any in recent state history. New legislative di...
Mar 31, 2024
Nunavut celebrates 25th anniversary with optimism but also housing concerns
IQALUIT, Nunavut - P.J. Akeeagok was a teenager in a tiny hamlet on the tip of Ellesmere Island, watching with anticipation when Nunavut was officially born. Twenty-five years later, he is the premier...
Mar 31, 2024
Ukrainians with Canadian visas face agonizing decisions about the future
OTTAWA - It was 4:40 in the morning when bombs started to drop on Lilyia Dvornichenko's hometown of Kharkiv in Ukraine, just an hour from the Russian border. Her jaw is set and her tone is matter-of-f...
Mar 31, 2024
Former US Rep. William Delahunt of Massachusetts has died at age 82
Longtime U.S. Rep. William D. Delahunt of Massachusetts, a Democratic stalwart who postponed his own retirement from Washington to help pass former President Barack Obama's legislative agenda, has die...
Mar 31, 2024
The Trump camp and the White House clash over Biden's recognition of 'Transgender Day of Visibility'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is facing criticism from Donald Trump's campaign and religious conservatives for proclaiming March 31 - which corresponds with Easter Sunday this year - as "Trans...
Mar 30, 2024
Biden wins the North Dakota Democratic primary
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - President Joe Biden has won North Dakota's Democratic presidential primary. The state party on Saturday announced the results of the mostly mail-in primary. The party began circu...
Mar 30, 2024
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