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IS galvanized in Asia by Philippine city siege, report says
JAKARTA, Indonesia – The attack by Islamic State group-affiliated militants on a Philippine city has…
Beep Beep! Toronto Blind Jays hit the road for Beep Baseball World Series
TORONTO – With the crack of the bat, an umpire’s call and the hustle and…
The Squids Are All Right: “Splatoon” sequel brings ink-shooting mayhem to Switch
TORONTO – When “Splatoon” came out for Nintendo’s Wii U two years ago it was…
Spain’s National Court drops probe into Syrian crimes
MADRID – A panel of top judges in Spain says the country’s courts have no…
Jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane dies in NY at age 85
NEW YORK – Costume jewelry designer Kenneth Jay Lane, whose creations caught the fancy of…
Inflation, retail trade data reinforce expectations of gradual rate hike
OTTAWA – The annual pace of inflation fell to its weakest rate in almost two…
Bodycam video shows new angle on Minnesota cop shooting dogs
MINNEAPOLIS – Newly released body camera video shows a Minneapolis police officer shooting two dogs…
No dye: Cancer patients’ grey hair darkened on immune drugs
CHICAGO – Cancer patients’ grey hair unexpectedly turned youthfully dark while taking novel drugs, and…
Lauren Hutton thrilled to get ‘Mid-Life Achievement Award’
WATERVILLE, Maine – Lauren Hutton has been honoured with a Maine film festival’s “Mid-Life Achievement…
Libyan PM decries edict by clerics loyal to rival government
BENGHAZI, Libya – The prime minister of Libya’s internationally-recognized government has decried a religious edict…
Killing of Cecil’s son highlights peril facing African lions
JOHANNESBURG – First there was Cecil, a Zimbabwean lion whose allegedly illegal killing by an…
Sears Canada liquidation sales begin at 54 locations across the country
TORONTO – Shoppers queued up Friday in hopes of finding a deal as Sears Canada…
Tillerson urges Qatar’s neighbours to lift land blockade
WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson is urging Qatar’s neighbours to lift a land…
Baby Charlie Gard’s latest brain scan is ‘sad reading’
LONDON – The British parents of critically ill baby Charlie Gard have been told by…
Milo Yiannopoulos on Trump, Ariana Grande and Russia
NEW YORK – Right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos calls himself the “most fabulous supervillain on the…
O.J. Simpson triumphant, others devastated as he gets parole
LOVELOCK, Nev. – Barring any last-minute snafus, O.J. Simpson will walk out of prison a…
Review: New band Little Silver has familiar, delicious vibe
Little Silver, “Somewhere You Found My Name” (Record Park) If the debut album by Little…
The Latest: 2 dead, 500 hurt as 6.7 quake rocks Aegean Sea
KOS, Greece – The Latest on the earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea region (all…
Connecticut governor visits woman taking sanctuary in church
HARTFORD, Conn. – U.S. immigration officials said Friday they consider a woman trying to avoid…
UAW, Nissan pressing high-stakes campaign for worker votes
CANTON, Miss. – The United Auto Workers faces a strong anti-union campaign from Nissan Motor…
Audi to update 850,000 cars as diesel recalls widen
BERLIN – German automaker Audi says it will fit up to 850,000 diesel cars with…
Mandel backs ‘pizzagate’ promoter, dings anti-hate group
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel (man-DEHL’) has sided on social media…
The Latest: Sheriff says woman stole car with autistic teen
PARAMOUNT, Calif. – The Latest on an Amber Alert issued for a Los Angeles County…
Princes William, Harry remember their final call with Diana
LONDON – It was a typical phone call between two boys and their mother, who…