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The Latest: O’Brien re-ups with TBS; ‘Big Bang’ gets spinoff
NEW YORK – The Latest on television’s fall season (all times local): 10:10 a.m. CBS…
Oilfield services M&A picks up as battered drillers seek lower costs, scale
CALGARY – Canadian drillers and other oilfield service providers have stepped up merger and acquisition…
Alaska owner plans to resurrect strip club boat for summer
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Alaska man is resurrecting a strip club he operated on board…
Judge orders arrest of El Salvador ex-first lady
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A judge has ordered the arrest of El Salvador’s former…
AP Exclusive: The final days of the Ringling Bros. circus
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – An elephant stretches its trunk through a window to soothe a sick…
Ohio political commentators sue over online harassment ban
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A group of liberal and conservative online political commentators in Ohio has…
Justice tells seminary grads religious liberty under threat
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. – Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has told graduates at a historic Roman…
Ford to cut 1,400 jobs in North America and Asia
DETROIT – Ford — facing heavy costs for new technology and slowing U.S. car sales…
Political stakes set to change for Opposition Conservatives under new leader
OTTAWA – Conservative members of Parliament emerged Wednesday from their final caucus meeting under the…
MS-13 gang targeted in pre-dawn sweep across Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES – Hundreds of federal and local law enforcement fanned out across Los Angeles…
64 guns seized from home of killer of police chief, 2 women
NEWARK, Ohio – More than 60 guns were found in the home of a man…
Nigeria: 1 more kidnapped girl rescued in addition to 82
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Nigeria’s presidential spokesman says another young woman believed to be one of…
Liberals to lay out foreign policy next month; Freeland calls it ‘canola’ plan
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked his foreign minister with delivering a major…
Google rolling out arsenal of services, gadgets
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google provided a look at its latest digital offerings, with a…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Liberals have released an election platform that includes a total…
The Latest: Familiarity in Google’s newly unveiled services
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – The Latest on Google’s sneak peek of services and gadgets (all…
The Latest: Staffer, son accused of school smoke bomb try
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Latest on a father and son arrested in a bomb…
Injured muskrat named George dies, funds raised for rodent to go toward autopsy
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. – An Ontario wildlife rescue centre that collected donations for an extensively injured…
The Latest: Macron seeks EU favourable to workers, investment
PARIS – The Latest on new French President Emmanuel Macron’s government (all times local): 9:30…
Expert tells sentencing hearing teen who killed ex-girlfriend not psychopathic
REGINA – A clinical psychologist says a young man who killed his teenage girlfriend when…
Workers at Toronto marijuana dispensary Canna Clinic join Unifor, union says
TORONTO – Workers at a medical marijuana dispensary in Toronto’s east end have joined Unifor,…
The Latest: Police arrest father, son over monument graffiti
NEW ORLEANS – The Latest on the removal of another Confederate statue in New Orleans…
Review: Modern troubadour Pokey LaFarge excels on new album
Pokey LaFarge, “Manic Revelations” (Rounder Records) Modern troubadour Pokey LaFarge has an old-time band, out-of-time…
Talks on airplane laptop ban end with no ban, more talks
BRUSSELS – Talks on a proposed U.S. ban on laptops and tablets in flights from…