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ReelAbilities film fest encourages empathy for those with different abilities
Toronto-based film and accessibility critic Michael McNeely, who is deafblind, has faced many frustrating customer-service…
No dancing this time: Zac Brown returns to country roots
NEW YORK – If there’s any doubt about the style of music Zac Brown has…
Aid group sees ‘drastic’ cholera increase in war-torn Yemen
SANAA, Yemen – Doctors Without Borders says it has recorded a “drastic increase” in cholera…
The Latest: Giant air tanker to attack vast Georgia wildfire
ST. GEORGE, Ga. – The Latest on a vast wildfire threatening communities near the Georgia-Florida…
Niece of France’s Le Pen held as rising star quits politics
PARIS – The niece of defeated far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen announced Tuesday…
‘Blue Lives Matter’ sign put up near site of police shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Less than a week after a white former South Carolina police officer…
EU criticizes US for $640 million cut to UN agencies
Putting money into U.N. agencies, where the Trump administration has just cut U.S. funding by…
Fireworks cache explodes in Mexico home, killing 14 people
MEXICO CITY – An errant firecracker landed on a cache of fireworks and touched off…
Pastor, 4 congregants get 30 years in exorcism death
MANAGUA, Nicaragua – A Nicaraguan judge has sentenced an evangelical pastor and four members of…
Deacon candidate accuses Minnesota bishop of blackmail
MINNEAPOLIS – A Minnesota man alleged Tuesday that his Catholic bishop blackmailed him, threatening to…
Indigenous artist Shelley Niro wins $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award
TORONTO – Celebrated indigenous artist Shelley Niro has won the $50,000 Scotiabank Photography Award. Niro…
Rangers to face Sabres in 2018 Winter Classic at Citi Field
NEW YORK – The Winter Classic is coming to Citi Field. The Rangers will take…
Boy, 10, donates thousands of comic books to military base
FORT DIX, N.J. – A young comic book aficionado is sharing his passion with the…
Snowden tells universities Trump’s firing of FBI director is alarming
WINNIPEG – The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to fire FBI director James Comey…
Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state
RICHLAND, Wash. – A portion of an underground tunnel containing rail cars filled with radioactive…
Car bomb in Thailand’s Muslim-dominated south wounds over 50
PATTANI, Thailand – Suspected insurgents detonated a car bomb Tuesday outside a busy shopping centre…
Democrats once blamed Comey; now they’re defending him
WASHINGTON – Starting with Hillary Clinton herself, Democrats have blamed James Comey for her loss…
Saskatoon kennel owner pleads guilty in death of 14 dogs in over-heated room
SASKATOON – The owner of a Saskatoon kennel where 14 large-breed dogs died of heat…
NAFTA: Why Trump’s trade pick is moving slowly to confirmation
WASHINGTON – The start of the NAFTA renegotiation process is working through a final hurdle…
Key moments that led up to FBI Director Comey’s firing
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump abruptly fired James Comey as director of the FBI in…
Hong Kong shoebox, coffin homes a challenge for new leader
HONG KONG – Li Suet-wen’s dream home would have a bedroom and living room where…
Indians starter Carrasco dominant as Cleveland shuts out Blue Jays 6-0
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays played like the team that struggled mightily over the…
The Latest: Trump, top Russia envoy to meet at White House
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov…
The Latest: Omaha mayor election a symbol for Democrats
OMAHA, Neb. – The Latest on the Omaha mayoral election (all times local): 10:25 p.m.…