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Cause of Wisconsin corn mill blast unclear; 1 worker missing
MADISON, Wis. – Recovery crews pulled one more body from the rubble of a Wisconsin…
Japan lower house OKs bill allowing emperor to abdicate
TOKYO – A bill allowing the 83-year-old emperor to abdicate has cleared the more powerful…
South Sudan: 15 children die in botched vaccine campaign
JUBA, South Sudan – Fifteen young children have died in a botched measles vaccination campaign…
Canada should withdraw from UN drug treaties due to pot plans: opposition
OTTAWA – Opposition parties and international legal experts are calling on Ottawa to say what…
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe begins campaigning for next election
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has addressed thousands of supporters as he begins…
AP Explains: Why China is stepping up against climate change
BEIJING – By backing off the U.S. commitment to address climate change, President Donald Trump…
Jon Stewart among those praising late NYC firefighter
HICKSVILLE, N.Y. – Jon Stewart fought back tears Friday as he described his friendship with…
Equatorial Guinea wins UN seat over rights groups’ concerns
The oil-rich African nation of Equatorial Guinea won overwhelming support from the U.N. General Assembly…
Mayors press Trudeau Liberals for help to handle legalized marijuana
OTTAWA – The mayors of Canada’s biggest cities say they need a slice of the…
Doctor in Trump Hotel case released but due back in court
WASHINGTON – A Pennsylvania doctor who authorities say was arrested at Trump International Hotel with…
Health Canada approves three safe injection sites in Toronto
TORONTO – Health Canada has approved three supervised injection sites in Toronto, and local officials…
East Coast premiers cool to Quebec’s desire to reopen Constitution
OTTAWA – The premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick said Friday they have…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week.…
Sudan, Egypt talk but make little headway to defuse tensions
CAIRO – Officials from Sudan and Egypt on Saturday held “honest” and “transparent” discussions following…
UN: 3,000 to 5,000 suspected new Yemen cholera cases daily
AMMAN, Jordan – A suspected cholera outbreak is spreading quickly in war-ravaged Yemen, with an…
Christie nearing settlement in nurse’s Ebola quarantine
NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is nearing a settlement in a lawsuit…
What can $75,560 get you in California? A prison cell
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The cost of imprisoning each of California’s 130,000 inmates is expected to…
The Latest: Turnbull says up to 4 Australians were victims
LONDON – The latest on the attacks in the London Bridge area (all times local):…
Trump to push for $1T for roads, bridges
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is launching a major push for a $1 trillion overhaul…
Nebraska school district helps refugee students with trauma
LINCOLN, Neb. – A new program launched in a Nebraska school district is helping refugee…
Quebec to begin consultations before tabling cannabis legislation this fall
MONTREAL – The Quebec government is calling on international experts to help it get ready…
Vet angry over decision not to hold inquiry into former soldier’s murder-suicide
HALIFAX – When former Canadian soldier Lionel Desmond committed suicide after killing his wife, mother…
UN population agency chief Babatunde Osotimehin has died
The head of the U.N. population agency, Babatunde Osotimehin, who was a global leader in…
UN chief warns oceans are ‘under threat as never before’
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opened the first U.N. conference on oceans Monday with a warning that…