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Israel slashes dues to UN following anti-Israel votes
JERUSALEM – Israel announced Wednesday it is reducing its required payment to the United Nations…
US opens formal investigation into civilian deaths in Mosul
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military has launched a formal investigation into what role the U.S.…
Sockeye to be moved from flood-threatened Idaho hatchery
BOISE, Idaho – Endangered Snake River sockeye salmon will be moved from a southwest Idaho…
Attempted murder charge after vehicle shootings on three B.C. highways
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – RCMP say a man has been charged with attempted murder in connection…
Jays’ Happ pitches four solid innings in exhibition loss to Yankees
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Toronto left-hander J.A. Happ pitched four solid innings in the Blue Jays’…
Arkansas board urges rejection of 3rd execution clemency bid
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Parole Board recommended Wednesday that an inmate’s request to…
El Salvador bans all metals mining, marking first
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador’s congress has approved a total ban on the…
Severe storms threaten central US; trucker dies in Oklahoma
SPUR, Texas – A storm system blamed for the death of a truck driver in…
Police: Baby sitter put crying infant’s feet in hot pan
BLADENSBURG, Md. – Authorities say a baby sitter is accused of putting an infant’s feet…
2 ex-Christie aides sentenced in bridge traffic revenge plot
NEWARK, N.J. – Two former aides to Republican Gov. Chris Christie were sentenced to prison…
Trump, Christie pledge to combat nation’s opioid addiction
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is vowing to step up efforts to combat the nation’s…
The Latest: Bill to punish ‘sanctuary cities’ tabled
HELENA, Mont. – The Latest on Montana bill on sanctuary cities (all times local): 5:50…
Eight-year difference in sentence sought by Crown, defence in drunk driving case
VANCOUVER – The deep-rooted effects of Canada’s residential school system must be considered in the…
Mexican state prosecutor charged with drug smuggling in US
SAN DIEGO – The attorney general for the western Mexican state of Nayarit has been…
The Latest: Tax hikes fund $52 billion California road plan
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on a California road funding plan proposed by Gov. Jerry…
Bystanders say no reason to shoot mother moose in middle of Alberta city
ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Alberta Fish and Wildlife officers are being criticized for killing a…
‘Hurry up, hurry up!’: 911 calls capture chaos at nightclub
CINCINNATI – Recordings of people calling 911 and police officers responding to a weekend nightclub…
US ambassador to UN calls Congo government ‘corrupt’
NAIROBI, Kenya – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Wednesday the United Nations…
Seattle announces lawsuit over Trump sanctuary cities threat
Seattle filed a lawsuit Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s executive order that threatens to withhold…
Two-time pairs champions Duhamel, and injured Radford struggle at worlds
HELSINKI – Canada’s Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford came to Helsinki with visions of a…
The Latest: Mexican man freed from detention thankful
TACOMA, Wash. – The Latest on the case of a Mexican man arrested in the…
The Latest: Ambassador says UK will remain key world player
LONDON – The latest on Brexit (all times local): 1:50 a.m. Britain’s ambassador to the…
The Latest: Security Council decries killing of 2 UN experts
BENI, Congo – The latest on the deaths of an American and a Swedish investigator…
Congo to investigate deaths of American, Swedish UN experts
BENI, Congo – Congo’s government said Wednesday it will investigate the deaths of an American…