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Britain to offer Jordan more trainers in anti-IS strikes
AMMAN, Jordan – Visiting British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday that her country would…
College student dies after choking at pancake-eating contest
HARTFORD, Conn. – A college student whose father was killed in the Sept. 11 attacks…
Correction: Grizzly Bears story
JACKSON, Wyo. – In a story April 2 about grizzly bears expanding their range in…
Canadian Madeleine Thien shortlisted for Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction
LONDON – Vancouver-born Madeleine Thien’s Chinese-Canadian journey “Do Not Say We Have Nothing” is among…
Britain defends bird-trapping crackdown at Cyprus bases
DHEKELIA, Cyprus – The top law enforcement official for Britain’s two military bases on Cyprus…
Oregon State Police help rescue 2 ducklings from storm drain
SALEM, Ore. – To protect and serve and … rescue ducklings? An Oregon State Police…
SNC-Lavalin in talks about possible takeover of WS Atkins for C$3.5 billion
MONTREAL – SNC-Lavalin is in talks to acquire WS Atkins PLC, an engineering and project…
Chicago man sentenced for crash that killed African students
MARION, Ind. – A judge has sentenced a Chicago man to nearly four decades in…
Police: Kidnapped California girl jumps from car after rape
BODEGA BAY, Calif. – A 13-year-old girl jumped from a moving car Saturday to escape…
Book takes Raines through big moments of more than two decades in baseball
MONTREAL – When Tim (Rock) Raines opted to do an “as told to” autobiography, he…
Officials: Family stranded 2 days on Utah river is rescued
SALT LAKE CITY – A family of four was safely rescued from the banks of…
Split Screens Fest coming to NYC in June to celebrate TV
NEW YORK – IFC Center, home to DOC NYC, the country’s largest independent documentary film…
Charges laid in blast that damaged entrance to Saskatoon courthouse
SASKATOON – A threatening phone call led to charges being laid in an explosion last…
Lawsuit alleges police handling of sex assault case showed systemic discrimination
A woman whose sexual assault complaint was deemed unfounded by London, Ont., police is suing…
Suspected Saudi-led airstrikes kill 8 in Yemen
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni security and tribal officials say two airstrikes suspected to be by…
No charges against Oklahoma man who killed 3 intruders
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma prosecutor said Monday no charges will be filed against a…
The Latest: Cosby can’t send out special jury questionnaires
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – The Latest on the sex assault case against Bill Cosby (all times…
9 hotels accused of false advertising ahead of solar eclipse
PORTLAND, Ore. – Officials are investigating nine Oregon hotels that travellers claim cancelled their room…
Police say public safety disregarded as man shot dead in Langley, B.C.
LANGLEY, B.C. – Homicide investigators have identified a 20-year-old man as the victim of a…
Trump donates first 3 months of salary to Park Service
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is donating the first three months of his salary to…
Lawmakers boycott talks on solving Paraguay political crisis
ASUNCION, Paraguay – Attempts to solve a sometimes violent dispute over proposed presidential re-election hit…
NHL not going to 2018 Olympics in South Korea
The NHL is not going to the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea. The league…
Markets Right Now: Stocks end broadly lower on Wall Street
The latest on developments in financial markets (All times local): 4:00 p.m. Stocks are ending…
Ex-teacher guilty of killing retired NYC officer boyfriend
MORRISTOWN, N.J. – A former New Jersey elementary school teacher was convicted Monday of murder…