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Analysis: Gorsuch a win for Trump and GOP establishment
WASHINGTON – With Judge Neil Gorsuch on the verge of confirmation to the Supreme Court,…
Massive measles vaccination campaign launches in Guinea
DAKAR, Senegal – Doctors Without Borders says it is launching a massive measles vaccination campaign…
Economy churns out thousands more full-time jobs, but wage growth still weak
OTTAWA – The nation’s labour market stayed hot last month, pumping out another 19,400 net…
The Latest: Trump praises Gorsuch after confirmation
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the nomination of Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court…
The New Pornographers put nerves about Trump into song
NEW YORK – The New Pornographers leader A.C. Newman put his nerves about a Donald…
Drug epidemic: 1 small-town mayor takes on pill distributors
WELCH, W.Va. – In this once prosperous West Virginia coal town of 1,900 people, residents…
B.C. regulation means employers can’t force women to wear high heels at work
VICTORIA – A move by the British Columbia government to ban mandatory high heels in…
The Latest: Attorney: Mayor not being truthful about claims
SEATTLE – The Latest on a lawsuit filed against Seattle Mayor Ed Murray alleging he…
Seattle mayor denies sex abuse claims – ‘simply not true’
SEATTLE – Ed Murray led a long campaign to legalize same-sex marriage in Washington state,…
Congress goes on break, Trump awaits big progress on agenda
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is approaching the end of his first 100 days in…
Writers say ‘Peak TV’ has hurt them; contract talks extended
So-called “Peak TV” and its expansive array of series has been great for viewers, say…
The Latest: Germany condemns Egypt church bombing
CAIRO – The Latest on the bombing of two churches in Egypt (all times local):…
Discounts and subsidies for seniors under more scrutiny than ever
HALIFAX – Tom Hann says too many older people in St. John’s, N.L., are struggling…
Trump and taxes: Back to drawing board, seeks GOP consensus
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has scrapped the tax plan he campaigned on and is…
Suicide bombers kill 44 at Palm Sunday services in Egypt
TANTA, Egypt – Suicide bombers struck hours apart at two Coptic churches in northern Egypt,…
Five stories in the news today, April 10
Five stories in the news for Monday, April 10 ——— JUSTIN TRUDEAU HEADS TO JUNO…
AP Fact Check: Trump and lawmakers on Syria, jobs, court
WASHINGTON – Before the U.S. attack on a Syrian air base, President Donald Trump accused…
Trump-taxes: President scraps tax plan, timetable threatened
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has scrapped the tax plan he campaigned on and is…
GOP owns health care dilemma now, and voter skepticism
WASHINGTON – Move over, “Obamacare.” The health care debate has shifted to ideas from President…
Workers comp programs fight addiction among injured workers
BOSTON – Meet a victim of the nation’s opioid addiction scourge: the American worker. A…
The odd, awful downfall of the school librarian of the year
NEW YORK – The path that took Deven Black to his gritty death in a…
China punishes official for not daring to smoke near Muslims
BEIJING – Authorities in China’s restive Xinjiang region have punished a local official for declining…
Class-action suit seeks damages for people who got sick from Robin Hood flour
EDMONTON – A pair of Alberta-based law firms say they’ve filed a class-action lawsuit on…
Ssscary! Cleaning staff finds python in hotel room drawer
WORCESTER, Mass. – A worker at a Massachusetts hotel got a slithery surprise while cleaning…