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Court: US gun ban doesn’t apply to city domestic abuse laws
WICHITA, Kan. – A Kansas man convicted of misdemeanour domestic battery under a city ordinance…
Rain, snow help crews fight two wildfires in British Columbia
VERNON, B.C. – Cool and wet weather is helping crews fighting two wildfires in British…
Serena Williams accepts a new challenge – in Silicon Valley
SAN FRANCISCO – Tennis star Serena Williams has 39 Grand Slam titles, four Olympic medals,…
Lawyer accused of threatening rape victim with deportation
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A Maryland defence lawyer and a man acting as his interpreter have…
Mentally ill languish in Texas jails despite funding hike
AUSTIN, Texas – Though a judge deemed her mentally unfit to stand trial fourteen months…
South Dakota jury finds consultant not guilty in pot case
FLANDREAU, S.D. – A South Dakota jury on Wednesday cleared a consultant of drug charges…
Former Vancouver officer faces more criminal charges, including sexual assault
VANCOUVER – More criminal charges have been laid against a former Vancouver police detective constable.…
UN: Proposed US funding cuts would make UN’s work impossible
President Donald Trump’s huge proposed cuts in U.S. funding for the United Nations would make…
Trump said to praise ‘great job’ in Philippine drug fight
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump praised the Philippines’ president for an “unbelievable job” in a…
El Salvador sentences 7 gang members for killing of 11
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – A court in El Salvador has sentenced seven gang members…
Jury of 12 on Bill Cosby sex assault case includes 2 blacks
PITTSBURGH – The jury that will hear the sex assault case against Bill Cosby will…
The Latest: Sessions omitted foreign contacts from filing
WASHINGTON – The Latest on investigations into Russia’s alleged interference in the 2016 U.S. election…
Boston Marathon-bomber friend’s family sue agents over death
ORLANDO, Fla. – The parents of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being…
Carson calls poverty a state of mind
WASHINGTON – Housing Secretary Ben Carson says poverty is a “state of mind.” In a…
PM in Brussels for NATO summit, where terrorism, cost of defence top agenda
BRUSSELS – The new headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization — a massive, state-of-the-art…
Agent feared leak of Trump tax returns could affect election
BATON ROUGE, La. – Less than two weeks before Election Day, federal agents descended on…
Prospective juror gets laughs from comedian-defendant Cosby
PITTSBURGH – The sex assault case against Bill Cosby turns on serious questions about his…
Attorneys: Former House speaker seeks lawsuit settlement
CHICAGO – Lawyers for a sexual abuse victim of Dennis Hastert and the former U.S.…
Passenger: airline was warned about disruptive man at gate
HONOLULU – Before a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu took off carrying a passenger…
Islamic State-linked militants besiege Philippine city
MARAWI, Philippines – Army tanks packed with soldiers rolled into a southern Philippine city Thursday…
Sri Lankan president discusses asylum seekers in Australia
CANBERRA, Australia – Sri Lanka’s president met with the Australian prime minister on Thursday with…
Wednesday’s Games
Wednesday’s Games Memorial Cup Preliminary Round at Windsor, Ont. Windsor 4 Erie 2 — AHL…
GOP candidate charged with misdemeanour assault of reporter
BOZEMAN, Mont. – The Republican candidate for Montana’s sole congressional seat was charged with misdemeanour…
Bahrain, Egypt block Al-Jazeera websites amid Qatar dispute
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Bahrain and Egypt on Thursday apparently joined Saudi Arabia and…