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Assad’s forces push into key IS stronghold in eastern Syria
BEIRUT – Syrian government forces pushed into one of the last remaining urban strongholds of…
Former Brier champ and longtime curling broadcaster Ray Turnbull dies at 78
Ray Turnbull, a member of the World Curling Hall of Fame and Manitoba’s 1965 Brier…
AG directive protects religious objectors to LGBT rights
WASHINGTON – In an order that undercuts protections for LGBT people, Attorney General Jeff Sessions…
Mormon leader Hales memorialized as wise and devoted
SALT LAKE CITY – Mormon leader Robert D. Hales was memorialized Friday as a wise,…
EPA moves to rescind Obama plan to slow global warming
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration intends to roll back the centerpiece of former President Barack…
Canada misses chance to ban toxic plastics chemicals: environment watchdog
OTTAWA – The federal government missed a crucial opportunity to protect Canadians from harmful chemicals…
Bunny Sigler, who helped create 1970s Philly Sound, dies
PHILADELPHIA – Walter “Bunny” Sigler, a singer, songwriter and producer who helped create “The Sound…
EPA watchdog expands probe of Pruitt’s travel
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency’s inspector general is expanding an inquiry into Administrator Scott…
In Pacific, rising tensions evoke troubling nuclear legacy
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – As a young boy growing up on Bikini Atoll, Alson Kelen…
EPA to ease emission restrictions on coal-fired power plants
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is moving to roll back the centerpiece of President Barack…
Freeland shares a dark history lesson with NAFTA partners at trade talks
WASHINGTON – A book which Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland shared with her U.S. and…
AP-NORC Poll: Trump fares poorly in public’s view
WASHINGTON – Just 24 per cent of Americans believe the country is heading in the…
‘He was raised right’: Vegas victims remembered
It’s been nearly a week since hundreds of people lost their mothers, their fathers, their…
Oklahoma judge again overturns medical abortion restriction
OKLAHOMA CITY – An Oklahoma judge has again overturned a state law restricting women’s access…
Minnesota man lived with bodies of mom, brother for year
A Minnesota man who lived in a house with the decomposing bodies of his mother…
Hawaii finds snorkeling as top cause of tourist drownings
HONOLULU – Hawaii officials are working to raise awareness of the top cause of drowning…
Trump reaches out to Democrats in bid for ‘great’ health law
WASHINGTON – Trying to revive health care talks, President Donald Trump said Saturday that he…
Insider Q&A: Health insurance broker sees challenges brewing
Health insurance broker Liz Gallops can quickly list the obstacles that lie ahead in the…
10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked…
Ban on sale of fireworks in Indian capital as festival nears
NEW DELHI – India’s Supreme Court on Monday banned the sale of fireworks in New…
AP Source: Wyo. Senate race might see insurgent challenger
WASHINGTON – Blackwater Worldwide founder Erik Prince is considering a Republican primary challenge to Wyoming…
South Sudan winning against Guinea worm, says Jimmy Carter
TEREKEKA, South Sudan – War-torn South Sudan “should serve as an example” for other countries…
US stock index open mixed ahead of company earnings reports
NEW YORK – US stocks are opening mixed as health care and industrial companies fall…
Another official facing manslaughter charge in Flint water
FLINT, Mich. – A special prosecutor said Monday the he will add a charge of…