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All aboard: New NYC ferry fleet puts out call for deckhands
NEW YORK – Winslo Edwards’ new office is on the shimmering waterways around New York…
Black activists hold protest in response to fatal police shooting in Montreal
MONTREAL – Police should have no role in responding to mental health crises, activist groups…
Leafs beef up roster, signing veteran Patrick Marleau to three-year deal
TORONTO – The Toronto Maple Leafs beefed up their rising roster Sunday night, signing 37-year-old…
GOP voters blame Congress, not Trump, for lack of progress
NEW YORK – In firm control of the federal government, President Donald Trump and his…
Angola’s president returns to Spain amid health concerns
JOHANNESBURG – The office of Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos says the longtime leader…
Soy ‘milk’? Even federal agencies can’t agree on terminology
NEW YORK – Dairy farmers want U.S. regulators to banish the term “soy milk,” but…
The Latest: New Jersey speaker writing bill to end stalemate
TRENTON, N.J. – The Latest on New Jersey’s budget stalemate (all times local): 3:25 p.m.…
2 dead from E.coli outbreak in Utah polygamous community
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah health authorities were investigating Monday what triggered an E.coli outbreak…
Doubts arise over Chinese Nobel winner’s inability to travel
BEIJING – A friend of imprisoned Chinese Nobel Peace laureate Liu Xiaobo doubts the government’s…
The Latest: Christie to sign budget deal, reopen beaches
TRENTON, N.J. – The Latest on Chris Christie’s trip to a state beach shuttered because…
Christie signs $34.7B budget, ends state government shutdown
TRENTON, N.J. – A budget impasse that shuttered government and state parks and beaches for…
Sri Lanka’s worst-ever dengue outbreak kills 225
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka is suffering its worst-ever dengue outbreak, with the mosquito-borne…
Christie ends shutdown, but beach pictures left an imprint
TRENTON, N.J. – Gov. Chris Christie, by his own admission, entered lame-duck territory on Tuesday,…
Maria Menounos reveals brain tumour battle, quits E! News
NEW YORK – Maria Menounos says she has been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour…
Woman charged in Craigslist plot to kill Israeli ex-husband
PONCA CITY, Okla. – An Oklahoma woman is accused of trying to hire someone via…
The Latest: Head of Vatican hospital can’t believe concerns
VATICAN CITY – The Latest on Bambino Gesu Pediatric Hospital in Rome, the subject of…
North Dakota tribes seek state help with addiction treatment
BISMARCK, N.D. – North Dakota tribes are asking state officials for more help to address…
Finally, farewell: Chris Bosh, Miami Heat formally part ways
MIAMI – Chris Bosh’s time with the Miami Heat is officially over. Weeks after the…
Report calls for better ER response times after dying man languished for hours
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia hospital review is calling for shorter response times for patients…
Some Puerto Ricans struggle to find careers in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. – Kaisha Toledo was studying for a doctorate in psychology in Puerto Rico,…
China invites foreign experts to treat Nobel laureate Liu
BEIJING – China has agreed to allow liver cancer experts from the U.S., Germany and…
Proposed ’11th-hour’ reforms won’t help Canada’s inmates: B.C. lawyer
VANCOUVER – Canada’s correctional service continued to use indefinite solitary confinement for prisoners despite decades…
Deaths, injuries during Moncton shooting could have been avoided: Crown
MONCTON, N.B. – A former RCMP commissioner was “contrived” in his testimony at the national…
Harry Potter, Abe Lincoln books on owners’ reading lists
NEW YORK – A book about marketing or managing employees may be the last thing…