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Pepe croaks: Cartoonist kills off frog turned hate symbol
The cartoonist who created Pepe the Frog has killed off the character in a rebuke…
Iranian state TV: Death toll in mine explosion rises to 42
TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian search crews have found seven more bodies at the site of…
Pakistan opens border crossing for ailing Afghans to return
QUETTA, Pakistan – A Pakistani government official says authorities have made an exception for ailing…
US navy ship collides with South Korean fishing boat
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – A U.S. navy ship has collided with a South Korean…
Several South Korean children killed in China accident
BEIJING – Twelve people, including several South Korean school children, were killed Tuesday when their…
Back on TV, Kimmel zings critics of his health care plea
LOS ANGELES – Jimmy Kimmel zinged his critics as he returned to late-night TV and…
Chaos at Florida airport after Spirit flights cancelled
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Skirmishes involving irate passengers have broken out at a Florida airport…
Danish lawmaker calls for ban on jet skis after fatal crash
COPENHAGEN – A Danish lawmaker called Tuesday for a ban on jet skis off the…
Six English books, three poetry titles shortlisted for Trillium Book Award
TORONTO – Six books and three poetry titles have been shortlisted in English-language categories for…
Ohio university OKs concealed weapons on campus
CEDARVILLE, Ohio – Trustees at a small university in Ohio have approved allowing faculty and…
Romanian leader: we are not a second-rate EU state
BUCHAREST, Romania – Romania’s president says his country is not a second-class European Union nation…
OSCE observers begin monitoring Albania’s June 18 vote
TIRANA, Albania – An international security agency has formally launched its election observation mission for…
Liberal candidate apologizes to Down syndrome groups for Twitter comments
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia Liberal candidate who was dropped over comments he made on…
Germany indicts Swedish ‘Laserman’ with killing 25 years ago
BERLIN – Prosecutors in Germany say they have indicted a 63-year-old Swedish man over the…
Russia’s anti-cloud program defeated on Victory Day
MOSCOW – Clouds 1, Russian air force 0. That was the score at this year’s…
Prison sentence increased for Czech who attempted to join IS
PRAGUE, Czech Republic – A Prague appeals court has increased a prison sentence to six…
‘I signed up for this?’ Reporter scales Brooklyn Bridge
NEW YORK – Rain is normally nothing more than a mild annoyance for a reporting…
Improvements at Loblaw boost Weston Q1 profit to $107 million, dividend rising
TORONTO – George Weston Ltd. (TSX:WN) is reporting a 189 per cent increase to its…
Surgeons reattach ear of Buffalo officer hit by gunfire
BUFFALO, N.Y. – Surgeons have reattached a Buffalo police officer’s ear after it was nearly…
Fox News anchor Shepard Smith opens up on sexuality
OXFORD, Miss. – Longtime Fox News anchor Shepard Smith has opened up about his sexuality…
Libyan general’s forces lose 17 in push to take Benghazi
BENGHAZI, Libya – Forces loyal to a powerful Libyan general say they have lost 17…
CERN launches new accelerator to help boost data output
GENEVA – Scientists at the world’s biggest atom smasher have inaugurated their newest particle accelerator,…
Parents of black brothers sue district over alleged racism
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – The parents of two black brothers say in a lawsuit that Pennsylvania…
2018 Grammy Awards returning to NYC after 14 years in LA
NEW YORK – The Grammy Awards are in a New York State of Mind. The…