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Despite charges, Brazil’s Lula eyes another run
SAO PAULO – He is facing several corruption charges, Brazil’s largest-ever graft probe has decimated…
Deep in road salt mine, workers pray for snow (and overtime)
HAMPTON CORNERS, N.Y. – Deep below upstate New York’s farm country, workers in ghostly tunnels…
McConnell intends to replace ‘Obamacare’ without Democrats
WASHINGTON – Republicans will repeal and replace the health care law and overhaul the tax…
Columbia University accidentally sends acceptance notices
NEW YORK – Columbia University says it’s strengthening its procedures after it accidentally sent acceptance…
B.C. coroner calls for clean heroin supply to addicts as January OD toll at 116
VICTORIA – The number of illicit overdose deaths was down in January in British Columbia,…
His injury nightmare behind him, Ben Spencer looks to make mark with Toronto FC
CHAMPIONSGATE, United States – At six foot five, forward Ben Spencer is hard to miss…
Fake pills containing fentanyl seized as 12 charged in Ottawa drug bust
OTTAWA – A dozen Ottawa residents are facing a total of more than 130 charges…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Feb. 17 ——— WINNIPEG RALLY CALLS FOR BETTER…
AP Explains: Why there’s a US surge in mumps despite vaccine
NEW YORK – Fifty years ago, mumps was once a childhood rite of passage of…
Nova Scotia premier on striking teachers: ‘The frustration here is real’
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier says “decades” of education-policy errors — including his own miscues…
Commission: ‘Systemic racism’ at root of Flint water crisis
FLINT, Mich. – “Systemic racism” going back decades is at the core of problems that…
Eric Garner chokehold case rolls on, but future is cloudy
NEW YORK – A federal civil rights investigation into the police chokehold death of Eric…
Mexico finds small amount of fake anti-cancer drug
MEXICO CITY – Health authorities in Mexico have found five vials of a fake anti-cancer…
10 years in jail and still no trial for murder suspect
DOTHAN, Ala. – Kharon Davis has spent nearly 10 years in jail. He’s had four…
B.C. transplant specialist says drug overdose organ donors on the rise
VANCOUVER – There has been a spike in the proportion of organs coming from donors…
Anxieties rise at Detroit haven for asylum seekers
DETROIT – Lucy Neighbor knew that to start over after fleeing torture, bloodshed and repression…
Lisa Marie Presley says she’s broke after ex asks for money
NEW YORK – Lisa Marie Presley describes herself as deeply in debt and just out…
The Latest: New Trump rally sounds like old Trump rally
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 6:30 p.m. President Donald…
Trump rallies supporters by renewing old promises, insults
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Just four weeks into his administration, President Donald Trump appeared at a…
Montana officials alarmed as they fight surge in meth use
HELENA, Mont. – Methamphetamines continue to make an alarming surge in Montana, as law enforcement,…
Doctor-lawmaker tries to restrict smoking in tobacco country
FRANKFORT, Ky. – When Dr. Ralph Alvarado was elected to the Kentucky state Senate in…
The Latest: Trump invites Panama, Trinidad-Tobago leaders
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times EST): 10:50 p.m. President Donald…
Trump steps up security aide search, focuses on health care
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – President Donald Trump brought more contenders for national security adviser…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s view at odds with events of the week
WASHINGTON – In the Washington week that wasn’t, President Donald Trump’s new administration whirred like…