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Australian senator breastfeeds baby on floor of Parliament
CANBERRA, Australia – An Australian senator has made history by breastfeeding her infant daughter on…
Albanian journalist who called EU diplomat ‘terrorist’ freed
TIRANA, Albania – An Albanian court on Wednesday released a journalist who had been accused…
School bus driver charged in 9-year-old’s dragging death
NORTHAMPTON, Mass. – A school bus driver has been charged in the death of a…
Stoltenberg: NATO may send many more troops to Afghanistan
LONDON – NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is considering sending several thousand more…
Rapper Travis Scott designs special shirts for Rockets fans
HOUSTON – Travis Scott and the Houston Rockets will have a special treat for fans…
Iraqi boys recount horrors of captivity, training by IS
KABARTO CAMP, Iraq – They made the captive children, weak from hunger, fight over a…
State closes Adirondack trail and fire tower; safety cited
INDIAN LAKE, N.Y. – New York state officials have closed a trail in the Adirondack…
Redblacks say fewer than 6,000 tickets remain for 2017 Grey Cup
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Redblacks say tickets for the 2017 Grey Cup are moving at…
Yemen minister says 60 per cent of population in dire poverty
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Yemen’s planning minister says 60 per cent of the country’s population…
Outcry over Netflix films prompts Cannes to change rules
NEW YORK – After a backlash over programming Netflix films, the Cannes Film Festival said…
UT stabbing suspect says he carried knife for protection
AUSTIN, Texas – The man suspected of stabbing four students at the University of Texas…
Kosovo government loses no-confidence vote, coalition fails
PRISTINA, Kosovo – Kosovo’s government on Wednesday lost a no-confidence vote, setting the scene for…
Agents: Customs officers committed sexually abusive hazing
NEWARK, N.J. – Federal investigators are reviewing allegations that U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers…
UK theme park closed after 11-year-old dies on water ride
LONDON – A British theme park is closed to the public after an 11-year-old girl…
US risks a backlash for its growing role in Syrian conflict
BEIRUT – With the Trump administration’s decision to supply Syria’s Kurdish fighters with heavier weapons,…
University student delivers care packages to border-crossers in Manitoba
WINNIPEG – A University of Manitoba student wanting to help asylum-seekers crossing the border from…
The Latest: DeVos booed delivering Bethune-Cookman address
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Latest on the appearance of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos at…
Senator helps Minnesota man whom IRS falsely declared dead
BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. – A U.S. Senator from Minnesota has helped a man rectify his…
Olympic skater Michelle Kwan and husband file for divorce
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan has filed papers in Rhode Island seeking…
The Latest: North Carolina defends gay-marriage recusal law
RICHMOND, Va. – The Latest on a federal appeals court’s consideration of a challenge to…
6 Prince siblings want quick ruling that they’re his heirs
CHASKA, Minn. – A Minnesota judge says he’ll take a request that Prince’s six siblings…
Officials no longer sure man killed by police had shot cop
BUFFALO, N.Y. – There are “significant questions” over whether a man pulled over for a…
Egypt says it’s found burial chamber dating back 3,700 years
CAIRO – Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities says a burial chamber dating back about 3,700 years…
Migrant SOS calls show Italy, Malta arguing over 2013 rescue
ROME – An Italian newsmagazine has obtained recordings of telephone calls from a deadly migrant…