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Petition would seek reduced sentence for Pamela Smart
CONCORD, N.H. – Advocates for Pamela Smart, who’s serving a life sentence for plotting with…
Illegally harvested lobsters donated to homeless veterans
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – Environmental authorities in Massachusetts are donating lobsters seized from an illegal…
Man flummoxed by letter from Canada Revenue Agency declaring him dead
CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, N.B. – A 64-year-old New Brunswick man says he is very much alive,…
Alec Baldwin ‘stunned’ at popularity of Trump impression
NEW YORK – Alec Baldwin says he’s “stunned” at the popularity of his impression of…
Romania: ex-minister sentenced to 6 years for bribes
BUCHAREST, Romania – A court has handed a former Romanian tourism minister a six-year sentence…
Pakistan launches special anti-polio drive in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD – A Pakistani health official says a special anti-polio drive has been launched in…
Syrian poet Adonis wins $50,000 lifetime achievement prize
NEW YORK – Syrian poet and translator Adonis has won a $50,000 prize from PEN…
‘Carlos the Jackal’ sentenced to life for 1974 attack
PARIS – A French court on Tuesday convicted the man known as “Carlos the Jackal,”…
Priest killed in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Catholic council of bishops says a priest has been killed in…
German police: Thieves stole huge gold coin with wheelbarrow
Berlin police say suspects used a wheelbarrow to make off with a 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold…
Ryan says House to revisit health care, offers no details
WASHINGTON – Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday he’s going to give battered House Republicans another…
Police: 2 Miami officers wounded in ‘ambush-style’ shooting
MIAMI – Authorities say two Florida police officers have been wounded in what they describe…
Secret Service examines suspicious package near White House
WASHINGTON – The Secret Service says they have taken a man into custody who was…
Florida trooper fatally shoots man after fight on interstate
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – The Florida Highway Patrol says a trooper fatally shot a man…
Emma Donoghue makes first foray into children’s lit with ‘The Lotterys Plus One’
TORONTO – Celebrated Irish-Canadian novelist Emma Donoghue turned to a pair of trusted advisers for…
Correction: Mexico Wall-Businesses-Q&A story
LOS ANGELES – In a story March 27 about the government’s plans to build a…
Trial set for ex-Florida officer who fatally shot black man
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – The trial of an ex-Florida police officer who fatally shot…
New Jersey man gets wish, returns to work on 100th birthday
CHERRY HILL, N.J. – A New Jersey man wanted only one thing for his 100th…
The top 10 audiobooks on Audible.com
Audible.com bestsellers for week ending March 24: Fiction 1. The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling,…
Documentarian Ken Burns making film on Muhammad Ali
NEW YORK – The late Muhammad Ali is getting the Ken Burns treatment. The PBS…
Myanmar’s armed Rohingya militants deny terrorist links
BANGKOK – An armed militant group fighting Myanmar’s government on behalf of the country’s Muslim…
Jury selection finished in trial of barracks ambush suspect
WEST CHESTER, Pa. – Jury selection is finished in the trial of a man accused…
The top 10 movies on the iTunes Store
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending March 26, 2017: iTunes Movies US Charts: 1.…
Puerto Rico man bit off head of girlfriend’s dog
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A man in Puerto Rico has been sentenced to seven…