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South Dakota governor mum on religious adoption protections
South Dakota’s Republican governor isn’t saying whether he’ll sign a measure aimed at protecting faith-based…
Trudeau trumpets women’s right to choose on International Women’s Day
OTTAWA – Justin Trudeau’s self-proclaimed feminist bona fides were on full display Wednesday as the…
Mississippi minister who stood against racism in 1960s dies
JACKSON, Miss. – Keith Tonkel, one of 28 white United Methodist ministers who signed a…
The Latest: Conservatives say Trump open to GOP bill fixes
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the health care debate as Congress begins work on a…
Gambia investigators exhume remains of opposition activist
BANJUL, Gambia – The remains of a Gambian opposition activist, whose death last year sparked…
The Latest: Trump picks Huntsman for Russia ambassador
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 7 p.m. A White…
Chicago woman charged in case of man forced to drink bleach
CHICAGO – A Chicago woman has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of…
Raptors forward Carroll out vs. Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS – Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey says starting forward DeMarre Carroll is out…
No ruling yet on man’s bond request in Jewish threats case
ST. LOUIS – An assistant U.S. attorney in St. Louis says the man accused of…
National Park Service pushes back cherry blossom prediction
WASHINGTON – The predicted peak blooming period for this year’s cherry blossom season in Washington…
‘It blew everyone away’: HSBC Canada Sevens rugby tournament back in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Damian McGrath strode into B.C. Place Stadium last March as head coach of…
FDA issues warning about risky vein opening procedure
TRENTON, N.J. – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday again warned patients and doctors…
Mother Divine, widow of religious leader Father Divine, dies
GLADWYNE, Pa. – Mother Divine, the widow of Father Divine and leader for decades of…
Minneapolis man gets 1 year for threat to blow up mosque
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A Minneapolis man is sentenced to a year in prison for…
Man found competent for trial in Houston deputy’s death
HOUSTON – A Houston man accused of fatally shooting a sheriff’s deputy at a gas…
The Latest: Florida’s Alligator Alley reopens during fire
NAPLES, Fla. – The Latest on wildfires in southwest Florida (all times local): 8 p.m.…
US rejects China’s call to halt drills if NKorea stops tests
The United States on Wednesday rejected China’s proposal for a halt to joint U.S.-South Korean…
Women go on strike in US to show their economic clout
PHILADELPHIA – Many American women stayed home from work, joined rallies or wore red Wednesday…
Brazil’s Temer irks women with praise for supermarket skills
RIO DE JANEIRO – Women’s group in Brazil are reacting with anger after President Michel…
Canada’s Vasek Pospisil qualifies for main draw at BNP Paribas Open
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Vancouver’s Vasek Pospisil beat American Rajeev Ram on Wednesday to qualify…
Cory Conacher’s four-point effort lifts Syracuse over St. John’s
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Cory Conacher had two goals and two assist as the Syracuse Crunch…
IS gunmen in white lab coats kill 30 in Kabul hospital
KABUL – Gunmen wearing white lab coats stormed a military hospital in Afghanistan’s capital on…
106 arrests sought after California white nationalist rally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California authorities urged prosecutors to charge 106 people over violence that erupted…
Mo Knows: B.C.’s John Morris handles skip duties from third position
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Three-time champion John Morris is the only skip in the Tim…