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Hungary: Group calls for closure of state homes for disabled
BUDAPEST, Hungary – A human rights group called Wednesday for the closure of Hungary’s state-run…
No decisions yet on Confederate flag T-shirt, other issues
CINCINNATI – An Ohio judge will decide later on issues including whether jurors for a…
Donkey offers Finals Week stress relief at Montana State
BOZEMAN, Mont. – A donkey named Oliver joined several therapy dogs offering stress relief during…
Georgia losing patience with drug treatment tourists
RINGGOLD, Ga. – In the northwest corner of Georgia, where cows and crops vastly outnumber…
Police: MS-13 members charged in New York attempted murder
WESTBURY, N.Y. – Police in New York say three members of the MS-13 gang have…
Police: Pastor arrested after drugs found at his church
BOSTON – Police in Massachusetts say officers found fentanyl, cocaine and pills at a church…
Health bill gains new life as 2 GOP moderates meet Trump
WASHINGTON – A pair of moderate Republicans who’d been holdouts against the GOP health care…
Somali minister shot dead by auditor general’s bodyguards
MOGADISHU, Somalia – Bodyguards for Somalia’s auditor general shot dead a government minister near the…
Latest: Senate panel questions Illinois child welfare chief
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The Latest on the death of a northern Illinois toddler whose body…
2 charged in Chicago Islamic State case plead not guilty
CHICAGO – Two suburban Chicago men accused of seeking to provide material support to terrorists…
Baptist professor to lead Kentucky adoption overhaul
FRANKFORT, Ky. – A Southern Baptist professor will lead an overhaul of the state’s troubled…
Emma Straub becomes the latest author to open a bookstore
NEW YORK – Novelist Emma Straub has become the latest author to open a bookshop,…
Proposed law to allow Greeks free gender determination
ATHENS, Greece – Greece’s left-led government has unveiled draft legislation that will allow all Greeks…
The Latest: 4th man accuses Seattle mayor of sex abuse
SEATTLE – The Latest on sex abuse allegations made by men against Seattle Mayor Ed…
German painter A.R. Penck dies at 77
BERLIN – German artist A.R. Penck, whose work featuring primitive depictions of people and animals…
Alberta’s Notley doesn’t think Clark has the authority to promise a coal tax
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Alberta Premier Rachel Notley is pouring cold water on British Columbia…
B.C. Liberals ‘stand corrected’ on claims #IamLinda was NDP plant
KELOWNA, B.C. – British Columbia’s Liberals say they “stand corrected” on claims the NDP planted…
Germany urges Switzerland to co-operate in espionage probe
BERLIN – Germany’s Foreign Ministry is urging Switzerland to co-operate with an investigation into a…
Chihuly glass show features dazzling colours, towering forms
NEW YORK – A major new exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden features enormous…
Meet Gary Burrill: The clergyman at the helm of Nova Scotia’s New Democrats
HALIFAX – Name: Gary Burrill Party: New Democratic Party Age: 61 Hometown: Woodstock, N.B. (with…
State trooper: Bus driver kept going after crash hurt kids
SAVANNAH, Ga. – A Georgia school bus driver was jailed Wednesday on a felony charge…
Obama unveils vision for presidential library in Chicago
CHICAGO – Former President Barack Obama unveiled plans for his future presidential centre Wednesday, painting…
NATO experts meet to tackle rising seas, cyber attacks
NORFOLK, Va. – NATO’s member countries are tackling everything from rising seas to cyberattacks at…
Romania: More than 1K protest move to ease off on corruption
BUCHAREST, Romania – More than 1,000 people gathered outside Romania’s government offices Wednesday to protest…