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Gov. Kasich’s backing a mixed blessing for GOP’s Mary Taylor
CLEVELAND – Ohio’s lieutenant governor enters the 2018 race for the state’s top job with…
US employers add strong 222K jobs; jobless rate at 4.4 pct.
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added a robust 222,000 jobs in June, the most in four…
Smiles and thumbs up from woman charged with killing family
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. – A woman charged with killing four of her young children and her…
Newark riots recall an era echoed by Black Lives Matter
NEWARK, N.J. – The rumour spread quickly: A man had been beaten to death by…
Peru leader to consult doctors on Fujimori ‘medical pardon’
LIMA, Peru – Peru’s president said Friday night that a group of doctors will help…
Four suicides in northern Ontario First Nations communities this week: spokesman
TORONTO – Three children and a 21-year-old man have died by suicide in a number…
Jailed Venezuela opposition leader Lopez given house arrest
CARACAS, Venezuela – Opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez was released from prison and placed under house…
Schumer calls on FDA to regulate ‘snortable chocolate’
NEW YORK – U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is urging federal regulators to look into a…
Goal of nation’s first opioid court: Keep users alive
BUFFALO, N.Y. – After three defendants fatally overdosed in a single week last year, it…
Black homeowners struggle as US housing market recovers
SAN FRANCISCO – Yul Dorn and his wife raised their son and daughter in a…
2 GOP senators suggest bill to repeal health care law ‘dead’
WASHINGTON – The initial GOP bill to repeal and replace the nation’s health law is…
Tour bus crashes in Peru’s capital, killing at least 9
LIMA, Peru – Peruvian officials say a double-decker tour bus went out of control and…
Under the covers: Sleep technology explodes
NEW YORK – Pillows that track your snoozing patterns? A bed that adjusts based on…
Obama to appear at Democratic redistricting fundraiser
WASHINGTON – Former President Barack Obama will appear at a Democratic fundraiser in the nation’s…
Evidence leads Quebec police to believe fatal fire at seniors’ home was criminal
MONTREAL – Evidence found at the scene of a deadly fire at a seniors’ residence…
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, July 10 ——— HELP POURS IN FOR EVACUEES,…
Impact hope to be rested and healthy for home games after mid-season break
MONTREAL – It was coincidence that Major League Soccer’s mid-season break came just as the…
GOP health care divisions multiply as Trump pressures Senate
WASHINGTON – Republican divisions over health care multiplied Monday as President Donald Trump pressured GOP…
State Highway Patrol to help address violence in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens on Monday unveiled a plan to quell violent…
Aga Khan marks 60 years as leader of Ismaili Shiites
CAIRO – The Aga Khan, spiritual leader of the Ismaili branch of Shiite Islam, is…
The Latest: GOP health care divisions multiply
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican health care bill (all times local): 9:45 p.m.…
CFL fines, suspends Hamilton’s Hill for separate incidents in loss to Riders
TORONTO – New CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie suspended and fined defensive back Will Hill of…
UN: Yemen unlikely to get cholera vaccine as first planned
GENEVA – U.N. officials said Tuesday that plans to ship as many as 1 million…
Manitoba pork farmers scramble to contain virus that’s fatal for piglets
Farmers in Manitoba, Canada’s third-largest pork producing province, are scrambling to contain a mysterious outbreak…