Experts call for clearer boarding regulations to relieve housing pressure
When the Portland Memorial Bowling Club put out a call for housing for its newest chef, regular customer…
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away during shutdown fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The…
Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva still not sworn into Congress
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect…
US troops face a missed paycheck during government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Heather Campbell lost her job working for a food bank over the summer because of…
Frustrated lawmakers say lack of trust is obstacle to ending shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A president looking to seize power beyond the executive branch. A Congress controlled by Republican…
China spying case collapsed because government wouldn’t label Beijing a threat, UK prosecutor says
LONDON (AP) — The trial of two British men accused of spying for Beijing collapsed because the U.K.…
Federal government shutdown enters sixth day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the…
Georgia’s prime minister says protesters want to topple his government and vows a further crackdown
TBILISI, Georgia — TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia’s Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze on Sunday accused the opposition of…
Victoria’s record crime wave sees the premier and police chief steering different ships
Victoria is in the midst of a record-breaking crime wave. The premier’s attempts to limit the damage seem…
New Mexico governor signs bills to counter federal cuts
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed a package of bills Friday aimed…
North Carolina law signed after Ukrainian refugee’s death on Charlotte train
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Democratic governor signed into law on Friday a criminal justice measure that…
Trump cuts nearly $8B in clean energy projects in targeted states
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is cancelling $7.6 billion in grants that supported hundreds of clean energy…