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'No happy paintings': Dozens of art works by Canadian war artist at Calgary exhibit
CALGARY - There's a darkness in the work of venerated Canadian war artist Bill MacDonnell, who has spent three decades travelling the world as a self-described silent witness. MacDonnell's paintings d...
Nov 06, 2024
Silenced transgender state lawmaker Zooey Zephyr wins reelection in Montana
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Montana state Rep. Zooey Zephyr won reelection in a race that will allow the transgender lawmaker to return to the House floor nearly two years after she was silenced and sanction...
Nov 06, 2024
Arizona voters guarantee the right to abortion in the state constitution
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona voters have approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion access up to fetal viability, typically after 21 weeks - a major win for advocates of the measure in the pr...
Nov 06, 2024
Republican Dave Sunday wins Pennsylvania’s attorney general race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvanians on Tuesday picked York County District Attorney Dave Sunday, a Republican, to serve as the state's next prosecutor. Sunday, a Navy veteran, emphasized his prosecu...
Nov 06, 2024
Democratic Michigan Rep. Hilary Scholten wins a second term to US House
DETROIT (AP) - Between redistricting and incumbents forgoing reelection, four congressional seats in Michigan were key targets as the parties vied for control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Rep...
Nov 06, 2024
Troubled by illegal border crossings, Arizona voters approve state-level immigration enforcement
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona voters have approved letting local police arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the state from Mexico, an authority that would encroach on the federal government's pow...
Nov 06, 2024
First-term Democrat tries to hold on in Washington state district won by Trump in 2020
SEATTLE (AP) - Among the nation's most closely watched races is a rematch in southwestern Washington's 3rd Congressional District, where first-term Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is defending...
Nov 06, 2024
What to know about Nevada's key ballot measures, including abortion rights and the voting process
LAS VEGAS (AP) - It's been more than three decades since Nevada voters overwhelmingly approved a law allowing abortions until 24 weeks of pregnancy. Now they must decide if they want to make it a cons...
Nov 06, 2024
Hughes, Boeser help Canucks rout the Ducks 5-1
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Brock Boeser, Danton Heinen and Kiefer Sherwood had a goal and an assist apiece, and captain Quinn Hughes recorded his 300th NHL career assist in the Vancouver Canucks' 5-1 vict...
Nov 06, 2024
South Dakota decides on abortion rights and marijuana, rejects election, tax proposals
South Dakota will decide Tuesday whether to add protections for abortion rights to the state constitution and potentially overturn the state's abortion ban. The abortion rights measure was in a crowde...
Nov 06, 2024