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Thursday’s Games NHL Playoffs (Second Round) N.Y. Rangers 4 Ottawa 1 (Series tied 2-2) —…
Energy shares lead Asian stock losses as oil falls under $45
HONG KONG – Energy shares led declines on Asian stock markets Friday after oil prices…
UN expert in Philippines rebukes Duterte’s war on drugs
MANILA, Philippines – The U.N.’s investigator on extrajudicial executions issued a veiled rebuke Friday of…
Solo climber stranded on Yukon’s Mount Logan rescued
WHITEHORSE – A climber who was stranded on Canada’s highest mountain following an earthquake in…
Poll: Ex-cons more anxious than most about retirement funds
CHICAGO – While many Americans his age are planning for retirement, Joseph Rodriguez is looking…
Obama endorses Macron in France’s presidential runoff
WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama has endorsed a candidate in the race for France’s…
Handle unsolicited, private infrastructure proposals with care, feds advised
OTTAWA – An internal federal document is raising red flags for Ottawa over unsolicited, non-government…
After 3 previous tries, new Bergdahl trial date could be set
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – A military judge could set a new timetable for the desertion…
China compiles its own Wikipedia, but public can’t edit it
BEIJING – It’ll be free. It’ll be uniquely Chinese. It’ll be an online encyclopedia to…
Georgia colleges now must implement concealed handgun law
ATLANTA – Georgia’s public university presidents and police chiefs were strongly opposed to letting people…
New York City cafe says Starbucks stole its unicorn drink
NEW YORK – A Brooklyn cafe that created a “Unicorn Latte” is accusing Starbucks of…
Belgian PM interview: push Brexit button and May must pay
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel says British expectations in its divorce proceedings from the European…
GOP House panel takes first step to gut Dodd-Frank law
WASHINGTON – House Republicans took a major step toward their long-promised goal of unwinding the…
Toronto Wolfpack to showcase rugby league, the beautiful and brutal game
TORONTO – Brian Noble calls rugby league “the NFL with MMA.” “I think it’s the…
AP Interview: Belgian PM says Turkey’s EU bid should end
Belgium’s prime minister said Friday the time has come for the European Union to make…
UN office decries reports that Chinese police seized lawyer
GENEVA – The U.N. human rights office is calling on China’s government to “halt the…
International probe underway to lay blame for sarin attack
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – An international team set up to apportion blame for chemical weapons…
Cleveland police backlogged on complaint cases amid reforms
CLEVELAND – The team monitoring Cleveland’s court-ordered police-reform agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice…
Next South Korean president likely to ease stance on North
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – For South Koreans living next door to a hostile, nuclear-armed…
National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA – A quick look at April employment (previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5…
Lost cellphone tracked to New Jersey garbage dump
CAMDEN, N.J. – A boy’s lost cellphone ended up in a New Jersey garbage dump…
Abbas warns of painful steps against Palestinian rival Hamas
JERUSALEM – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says that “things will be painful” for political rival…
Jerry Garcia’s guitar truckin’ to auction, could fetch $1M
NEW YORK – Jerry Garcia’s custom-made guitar is truckin’ to auction in New York City.…
Crews excavate wood water mains in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA – Workers have excavated 205-year-old wooden water mains in Philadelphia. The city’s Water Department…