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Couple charged in shooting outside Seattle right-wing event
SEATTLE – Prosecutors on Monday charged a couple in connection with a shooting during a…
Correction: Queen’s Bath Rescue story
HANALEI, Hawaii – In a story April 23 about the rescue of a Wisconsin family…
Latest: Minnesota House passes tougher abortion restrictions
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Latest on Minnesota lawmakers deciding whether to increase abortion restrictions…
German chancellor honoured by US Holocaust Memorial Museum
WASHINGTON – German Chancellor Angela Merkel has received the 2017 Elie Wiesel Award, the highest…
Trudeau says his father got his brother help in dealing with pot charge
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his younger brother, Michel, was able to avoid…
Canadian duo Carruthers, Courtney lose to Czech Republic at mixed curling worlds
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Canada lost its first match at the world mixed doubles curling championship,…
O’Reilly surprised by Fox exit, says truth will come out
LOS ANGELES – Five days after being fired from his top-rated Fox News Channel perch,…
Aviation officer gives his version of United flight removal
CHICAGO – The physician who was dragged off a United Airlines flight in Chicago this…
Faye Dunaway speaks on Oscar’s best picture fiasco
NEW YORK – Actress Faye Dunaway says she thought co-presenter Warren Beatty was joking when…
US students score poorly on national arts and music exam
WASHINGTON – When it comes to music and visual arts, American teenagers could use some…
Warriors move on with a sweep of the Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. – Long after the Trail Blazers had left their court, many of Golden…
‘This was real’: Artifacts save Holocaust stories for future
BOWIE, Md. – Holocaust survivors say the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum’s new conservation and research…
Trump’s 100-days promises: Fewer than half carried out
WASHINGTON – Sure enough, the big trans-Pacific trade deal is toast, climate change action is…
Trump takes first swing in lumber war: tariff of 20 per cent on Canadian lumber
The United States has fired the opening shot in a latest softwood-lumber war against Canada,…
Philippines: Malaysian, 3 Indonesians among slain militants
MANILA, Philippines – Three Indonesians and a Malaysian were among 37 militants killed in a…
ECB unlikely to signal stimulus end, despite French optimism
FRANKFURT – Europe’s strengthening economy dodged a banana peel when a pro-EU candidate won the…
Auditors warn of shortfalls at Greece, Italy migrant centres
BRUSSELS – Migrant centres in Greece and Italy meant to fast-track the arrival of people…
California: Teens rush Oakland regional train, rob riders
OAKLAND, Calif. – Dozens of teens robbed and assaulted passengers on a regional transit train…
Romania: hundreds of taxis, buses protest against Uber
BUCHAREST, Romania – Hundreds of taxi and bus drivers protested outside Romania’s government offices on…
WFP says food shipment blocked by Burundi has turned back
BUJUMBURA, Burundi – The U.N.’s World Food Program says a convoy of food aid blocked…
Cleveland OKs last chunk of financing to upgrade Cavs’ arena
Cleveland officials have committed the final chunk of financing for $140 million in upgrades planned…
Merkel spokesman backs German minister in Israel visit spat
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman backed the country’s foreign minister on Wednesday in…
Saudis thwart attempted attack on oil facility near Yemen
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia said Wednesday its security forces thwarted an attempted attack…
Azerbaijan former minister sentenced to 3 more years
BAKU, Azerbaijan – A former health minister of Azerbaijan who has been imprisoned since 2005…