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UConn, Irish, South Carolina, Baylor top seeds in NCAAs
NEW YORK – UConn’s drive for five will begin at home. Winners of 107 straight…
Canada’s Pospisil ousted by 106th-ranked Lajovic in third round at Indian Wells
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – Vasek Pospisil’s run at the BNP Paribas Open came to a…
Man arrested after attack at Middle Eastern restaurant
SALEM, Ore. – Police arrested an Oregon man accused of attacking a restaurant employee with…
DeRozan scores 25 points, Raptors beat Mavericks for first win in three games
TORONTO – When he’s home at night watching other teams play, DeMar DeRozan’s thoughts wander…
Prosecutor: Film’s edit of Ferguson video distorts incident
FERGUSON, Mo. – A prosecutor was critical Monday of store surveillance footage from a new…
Court filing: Cellphone records tracked accused killer of 3
NEWARK, N.J. – A man accused of killing three women was tracked via his cellphone…
Scores and Schedule
Monday’s Games NHL Columbus 5 Philadelphia 3 Tampa Bay 3 N.Y. Rangers 2 Carolina 8…
What’s at stake in the Dutch elections?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Residents of the Netherlands vote Wednesday in elections for the 150-seat…
Ethiopia: South Sudanese tribesmen kill many across border
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – An Ethiopian official says 28 people were killed and 43 children…
Egypt: 2,262 children fell ill in suspected food poisoning
CAIRO – Egypt’s Health Ministry says hundreds of schoolchildren have been admitted to hospital in…
Ethiopia relaxes emergency measures that followed protests
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – Ethiopia’s government on Wednesday lifted parts of the state of emergency…
Swedish student startup gets deal to build electric cars
LUND, Sweden – A group of Swedish university students that raised 1.2 million euros ($1.3…
Japan one-ups Scotch with whisky, coveted around the world
YAMAZAKI, Japan – A dim storage room surrounded by bamboo groves and pastoral hills is…
Tax story puts spotlight on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow
NEW YORK – For a brief, breathless moment Tuesday night, MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow was at…
Alberta health minister apologizes for ‘sewer rats’ remark about Opposition
EDMONTON – Alberta’s deputy premier is apologizing for a comment in which she accused the…
SkipTheDishes offers to reschedule interview nixed after pay inquiry
WINNIPEG – SkipTheDishes is apologizing to a woman and offering to reschedule a second job…
Canadian students asked to design Google doodle for Canada’s 150th birthday
TORONTO – Google is asking Canadian students to submit a design for the banner atop…
Trump White House sees influence of shadowy “deep state”
NEW YORK – The White House and its allies are stepping up their attacks on…
At a Glance: The legal dispute over release of Trump’s taxes
NEW YORK – The release of two pages of President Donald Trump’s 2005 tax returns…
UK Treasury chief backs down on tax plans after outrage
LONDON – Britain scrapped a plan for higher taxes on self-employed workers Wednesday after the…
New program aims to have Quebec food banks get unsold surplus grocery store food
MONTREAL – Quebec food banks and some of the province’s grocery stores are teaming up…
Cabbie acquitted of sex assault no longer licensed to drive a taxi in Halifax
HALIFAX – A cab driver who was acquitted of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in…
Witness says Charest would stop coaching her if she refused his sexual advances
SAINT-JEROME, Que. – During a two-month European ski trip in 1996, one of Bertrand Charest’s…
Alberta legislature bill proposes adopting central standard time year round
EDMONTON – The days of Albertans changing their clocks twice a year could soon be…