Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government sees little chance of resuming talks with President Donald Trump before the midterm elections after trade negotiations collapsed, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Canadian leader, who said he will prepare a domestic aid package to help businesses hurt by U.S. tariffs, is designing those...Read more

Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial could start deliberating by the middle of this week.

Because Clancy has already admitted to killing her children, the members of the jury aren’t deciding if she committed acts, but rather whether she is criminally responsible for her kids’ deaths.

Judge William Sullivan told both parties that he’...Read more

As Lindsay Clancy’s triple murder trial enters its fifth and potentially final week, witnesses for the prosecution’s rebuttal are set to take the stand.

Dr. Avram Mack, a psychiatrist called by the Commonwealth, will resume his testimony Monday morning.

Clancy has admitted to killing her kids Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, eight months, ...Read more

The legality of a Southern California sheriff’s seizure of about 650,000 ballots cast in last year’s redistricting election will be considered by the state Supreme Court on Monday, as oral arguments begin in two cases involving Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco.

Bianco, a Republican who at the time was running for governor, took control ...Read more

With initial primary election results still taking shape, four incumbent members of the Alaska House of Representatives are trailing their challengers.

Of the 50 state legislative seats up for election this year, early results indicate that all incumbent candidates will have the votes to advance to the November general election. Under Alaska's ...Read more

The Colorado Supreme Court has selected Justice William Hood to be the high court’s next chief justice.

Hood, who has been a member of the court since 2014, will replace Chief Justice Monica Márquez, whose term expires in August 2027.

“Justice Hood brings deep experience, steady judgment, and a genuine commitment to the people we serve,�...Read more

U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed over a range of issues where the written text of a potential deal was at odds with what the Canadian side believed it had agreed to, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s top U.S. envoy says.

Mark Wiseman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said in an interview Sunday that there was no one issue that led talks to ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Sunday increased the odds that both a tropical wave headed for the Atlantic and a system near Bermuda could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm.

As of the NHC’s 2 p.m. advisory, the system of more concern to Florida is a tropical wave expected to move into the eastern Atlantic from ...Read more

U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed over a range of issues where the written text of a potential deal was at odds with what the Canadian side believed it had agreed to, Prime Minister Mark Carney’s top U.S. envoy says.

Mark Wiseman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., said in an interview Sunday that there was no one issue that led talks to ...Read more

Two large fires at Homestead’s Everglades National Park have gotten the attention of the U.S. Wildland Fire Service’s firefighters.

One of the fires, the Chipmunk fire, was initially reported on Friday and is two miles away from Shark Valley. The fire was caused by lightning and is across an estimated 9,232 acres and was 30% contained, as ...Read more

For one weekend only, speed limits don’t apply to cars circling the National Mall in Washington as the Trump administration brings an IndyCar race through the capital, part of the president’s celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday.

President Donald Trump rode in his presidential motorcade around the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) track ...Read more

Ukraine offered Russia a truce on attacks against ships carrying agricultural commodities through the Black Sea, but Moscow rejected the deal because it wanted guarantees against strikes on its energy infrastructure, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

“It looks like their position is that they will not attack our grain corridor ...Read more

Fifteen years after the federal government set out to replace the FBI’s aging Washington headquarters, taxpayers are still paying to maintain the deteriorating building as construction costs rise and work on a relocation site has yet to begin.

Federal officials warned Congress years ago that delays would come with a price.

In 2018, the ...Read more

When teacher assistant Jared Edwards was laid off at Curtis Elementary in Roseland this summer, it was the second consecutive year his position had been cut. This time, he hopes it won’t be permanent: As Chicago Public Schools moves to reverse some layoffs, his principal told him he could be called back.

But with classes beginning Monday, a ...Read more

Older adults may be better judges of their moment-to-moment mental sharpness than scientists once assumed, according to a UC Davis study — which relied on familiar technology: the smartwatch.

The study found that when an individual rated their mental sharpness below their own average, their performance on the objective cognitive tasks also ...Read more

For one weekend only, speed limits don’t apply to cars circling the National Mall in Washington as the Trump administration brings an IndyCar race through the capital, part of the president’s celebration of the nation’s 250th birthday.

President Donald Trump is set to do a motorcade lap around the 1.7-mile (2.7-kilometer) track before the...Read more

Almost 2,000 sea turtle nests have been spotted along North Carolina’s coast this year — the second-most since the state started tracking nests in 2009.

North Carolina’s 300-plus miles of coastline are a crucial habitat for endangered turtles, especially loggerhead turtles, the most common species on the state’s beaches.

As female ...Read more

The National Hurricane Center on Sunday increased the odds again that a tropical wave headed for the Atlantic could develop into the season’s next tropical depression or storm. It was one of three systems being watched for development.

As of the NHC’s 8 a.m. advisory, the forecast expects the tropical wave to move into the eastern Atlantic ...Read more

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong announced a package of childcare benefits to support families as the city-state grapples with a record-low birth rate and rising concerns over the cost and pressures of raising children.

Each Singaporean child will receive almost S$70,000 ($55,150) in direct assistance through age 17, starting with a S$10,...Read more