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Feds: Ex-transportation official should not be spared prison
NEWARK, N.J. – Federal prosecutors say a mentor to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who…
Mischief in the Capitol as GOP rebels stir up trouble
WASHINGTON – The Capitol is suddenly awash with troublemakers and rebels — and that’s just…
Survivor of Kansas bar shooting released from hospital
KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas man who survived an apparently racially motivated shooting at…
Shirley MacLaine sets the record straight
MALIBU, Calif. – Shirley MacLaine is putting something together about her life for the first…
Mayo, wings, butter: ‘Fake milk’ is the latest food fight
NEW YORK – Is “fake milk” spoiling the dairy industry’s image? Dairy producers are calling…
‘Opioid problem’ in southwestern Ontario community: public health unit
A southwestern Ontario community is dealing with what its public health officials call an “opioid…
Banks, health care companies lead stocks slightly higher
A late wave of buying helped nudge U.S. stock indexes slightly higher Friday after a…
Lawyers try to delay ‘all-American’ Argentine’s deportation
JACKSON, Miss. – Before she was arrested following an immigration protest, Daniela Vargas dreamed of…
Mother who drugged, killed daughter asks for forgiveness at sentencing hearing
CALGARY – An Alberta woman who drugged and killed her nine-year-old daughter begged the girl’s…
Some southern B.C. properties ordered to stop using water after drug lab found
ROCK CREEK, B.C. – Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using…
Climate, other programs get deep cuts in EPA budget proposal
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration would slash programs aimed at slowing climate change and improving…
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister ready to negotiate with Ottawa on health care
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is ready to start negotiations with Ottawa on a…
Bernie Sanders, Danny Glover: Union workers have it better
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders stood with thousands at a pro-union rally near Nissan Motor Co.’s…
Smoking pot as a medicine raises questions for doctors about side effects
VANCOUVER – Not all medicinal marijuana is created equal. That’s what some experts are saying…
China’s congress meeting brings crackdown on critics
BEIJING – Chinese authorities have shut down activist Ye Haiyan’s blogs and forced her to…
With economy up, crime down, why are the Dutch discontented?
THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The economy is up, unemployment is down and some Dutch prisons…
Man accused of threats to congressman’s staff denied bond
ATLANTA – A judge says an Atlanta man accused of threatening the staff of U.S.…
Recent Kingston, Ont., overdoses may be linked to fentanyl, health official
KINGSTON, Ont. – Health officials and police are warning that counterfeit prescription medications and some…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, March 6 ——— NEW TRUMP TRAVEL BAN PROMPTS…
Robert Osborne, genial face of TCM, dead at 84
NEW YORK – Robert Osborne, the genial face of Turner Classic Movies and a walking…
US: 11 of 27 reef fish species in Hawaii are overfished
HONOLULU – U.S. officials say the first-ever assessment of Hawaii’s reef fish shows that 11…
GOP struggles with shift from opposition party to governing
WASHINGTON – Republican ranks in Congress are thick with hard-right lawmakers elected to thwart former…
Feds, bishop announce reform plan to address child sex abuse
PITTSBURGH – A Roman Catholic diocese accused of a decadeslong coverup of child sex abuse…
Survey finds pervasive corruption in Asia hindering progress
TOKYO – A survey by the anti-graft group Transparency International shows that bribery and other…