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New Brunswick committee on recreational marijuana finding no consensus: chairman
FREDERICTON – A committee of the New Brunswick legislature studying marijuana legalization wrapped up a…
Fumes force Austin police to pull Ford Explorers off patrol
AUSTIN, Texas – The Austin Police Department on Friday pulled nearly 400 Ford Explorer SUVs…
Wells Fargo faces new scandal in auto insurance business
NEW YORK – Scandal-plagued Wells Fargo is back in hot water for signing customers up…
In shooting simulator, fairgoers aim from police perspective
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – When the gunman showed up at the hospital, Mike McDorman raised his…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week.…
Retired Canadian wrestler Billy Two Rivers sues Van Morrison over album cover photo
A retired Mohawk professional wrestler is suing singer Van Morrison over the use of his…
Pakistan’s prime minister resigns after high court ruling
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan’s beleaguered Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif stepped down Friday after the Supreme Court…
Watchdog group seeks probe into EPA chief Pruitt’s travel
OKLAHOMA CITY – An ethics watchdog group filed a complaint asking for an investigation into…
Linkin Park singer’s widow opens about husband’s death
NEW YORK – The widow of late Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington says she’s feeling…
Grizzly killed after breaking into kitchens in Alaska town
DEADHORSE, Alaska – State game officials have killed a 10-year-old female grizzly bear after it…
US Rep. John Delaney of Maryland to run for president
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A three-term Maryland Democrat who is one of the wealthiest members of…
Foster boy’s death a result of child welfare failings: Alberta judge
EDMONTON – An Alberta judge says the death of a foster boy from abuse was…
Ex-priest in Boston sex abuse scandal released from prison
BOSTON – A former priest at the centre of Boston’s Roman Catholic clergy sex abuse…
5th person dies trying to cross Rio Grande into Texas
DALLAS – Even as the deaths of 10 immigrants found in the back of a…
House heads home facing a long to-do list in September
WASHINGTON – House lawmakers left Washington for their weeks long August vacation, promising to return…
Toronto FC captain Michael Bradley welcomes father Bob Bradley back to MLS
TORONTO – Now that his father Bob Bradley is the first coach of the Los…
Couple was celebrating anniversary on cruise
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Utah couple was celebrating their wedding anniversary aboard an Alaska cruise…
The Latest: Judge lets CIA interrogation lawsuit proceed
SPOKANE, Wash. – The Latest on a hearing about a lawsuit filed against two psychologists…
North Carolina man fails to prove innocence in 1994 murder
BOONE, N.C. – A North Carolina judicial panel ruled Friday that a convicted killer who…
Balloon festival takes to skies near Trump golf course
READINGTON, N.J. – A balloon with a painting of the U.S. Constitution is among those…
NewsAlert: Trump announces new chief of staff to replace Reince Priebus
WASHINGTON – Trump tweets he is naming Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly as chief of…
83-year-old woman, her son charged in murder-for-hire plot
PLAINFIELD, N.H. – An 83-year-old woman and her 63-year-old son have been charged in a…
California shark attack survivor recalls fighting off beast
SAN DIEGO – A surfer attacked by a shark earlier this year recalled punching the…
At least three companies participating in competition to design new warships
OTTAWA – Federal procurement officials say several companies are participating in a competition to design…