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Weather anchor’s dress sparks social-media firestorm
LOS ANGELES – It’s become so common for some female TV weather reporters to dress…
Monday’s Games
Monday’s Games NHL Pittsburgh 3 Tampa Bay 2 (OT) (series tied 1-1) — IIHF World…
Quotations in the News
“Flying blind is nuts.” — Jeremy Bird, who worked for President Barack Obama’s data-rich campaign,…
Pastor who accused Whole Foods of slur on cake drops lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas – A gay Texas pastor who sued Whole Foods after he bought a…
Imported forest pests cause $2 billion in damage annually
ALBANY, N.Y. – When Gary Lovett was studying the effect of acid rain in New…
10 gay activists detained in Georgia
MOSCOW – Police in the former Soviet republic of Georgia say they have detained 10…
Russia says no IMF aid for Ukraine unless it pays its debt
MOSCOW – Russia says it won’t support a much-needed International Monetary Fund aid package for…
8 French tourists hurt in Malta restaurant balcony collapse
VALLETTA, Malta – Maltese police say eight French tourists were injured when the balcony of…
Indonesia nabs 3 boats with 79 trafficked fishermen on board
JAKARTA, Indonesia – Three Thai fishing boat captains have escaped from custody in Indonesia after…
France’s government wants to allow divorce without a judge
PARIS – The French government plans to allow divorce by mutual consent to proceed without…
Supreme Court, down by one, finds it can be hard to decide
WASHINGTON – The eight Supreme Court justices say they’ll take care of business until a…
Man sought in disappearance of Washington couple arrested
SEATTLE – One of two brothers who were charged with first-degree murder in the presumed…
Copperhead snake bites worker at home improvement store
DENVER, N.C. – A poisonous snake in a tree in the gardening department has bitten…
CP NewsAlert:Sochi Olympics will be retested
LAUSANNE, Switzerland – IOC says samples from 2014 Sochi Olympics will be retested. More coming.
Dig at theatre where Shakespeare worked uncovers a surprise
London’s relentless building boom has dug up another chunk of the city’s history — one…
Hungary: Bill Clinton comments about dictatorship offensive
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Bill Clinton’s comments about Hungary and Poland wanting “authoritarian dictatorship” are offensive,…
Auditor general says leaks of spending review did not come from his office
OTTAWA – Auditor general Michael Ferguson says a leak of his high-profile review of Senate…
Bergdahl to be court-martialed under new commander-in-chief
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his combat outpost in…
Tony Barrow dies; Beatles publicist coined ‘Fab Four’ phrase
LONDON – Tony Barrow, the British publicist who coined the phrase “Fab Four” to describe…
Drug maker to build $20M factory after evaluating LGBT law
RALEIGH, N.C. – A drug-maker that spent six weeks deciding whether to scrap plans for…
‘Miracle on Ice’ goaltender Jim Craig is selling gold medal
NEW YORK – The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team’s victory over the Soviet Union is…
Work starts on new pipeline bringing Azeri gas to Italy
THESSALONIKI, Greece – Construction work is starting on a new pipeline project bringing Azeri gas…
German court grants Erdogan injunction against TV comedian
BERLIN – A German court has granted Turkey’s president an injunction against a TV comedian,…
63 Indian reservations join land program
BILLINGS, Mont. – U.S. officials on Tuesday added 63 American Indian reservations to an initiative…