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Ex-France minister has to pay damages to Nadal
PARIS – Former French minister for health and sport Roselyne Bachelot was ordered to pay…
Save the Children says 130 children die every day in Yemen
CAIRO – An international aid group says an estimated 130 children or more die every…
Paraguay judge approves extradition of soccer official Leoz
ASUNCION, Paraguay – A judge in Paraguay approved the extradition of Nicolas Leoz, the former…
California officials probe source of Legionnaires’ cases
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Three new cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been identified in Southern California…
Experts: Failed execution attempt may cause legal challenges
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s failure to execute a condemned killer with poor veins despite multiple…
Man found unfit for trial over Ten Commandments destruction
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – A man charged with crashing his vehicle into Arkansas’ Ten Commandments…
Italian minister OKs family visits for ailing top Mafia boss
ROME – One of Sicily’s most notorious Mafia bosses may have bedside visits from family…
Agency: Improper wait list used for vets’ mental health care
DENVER – A watchdog arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday that…
Escaped hospital patient aimed to show he could be outside
HONOLULU – A Hawaii psychiatric patient who acknowledges killing a woman nearly four decades ago…
The Latest: Senate panel approves tax overhaul bill
WASHINGTON – The Latest on House consideration of the tax overhaul (all times local): 10:22…
Panama’s president visits China following break with Taiwan
BEIJING – Panamanian President Juan Carlos Varela was making his first state visit to Beijing…
Highlights of House, Senate GOP bills to overhaul tax code
The House passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax bill that differs from legislation approved by…
Quebec felt heavy public pressure to table strict marijuana law: stakeholders
MONTREAL – Public pressure on the Quebec government was so strong it had little choice…
Alberta’s proposed cannabis legislation includes mix of private and public sales
EDMONTON – The Alberta government plans to control the online sale of legalized marijuana but…
‘Friendship’ defence, lack of ‘smoking gun’ aided Menendez
NEWARK, N.J. – Jurors in the bribery trial of Sen. Bob Menendez didn’t think the…
AP’s gift ideas for yogis, gym rats and wellness lovers
MIAMI – We’ve rounded up the 10 best gift ideas for all your favourite gym…
Student therapy dog can stay in sorority house amid dispute
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A university student’s therapy dog has been allowed to stay in an…
Wrestling legend Hart, now 60 and cancer-free, talks life in and out of the ring
Of all the punches Bret (The Hitman) Hart threw in his professional wrestling career, the…
VA exploring idea of merging health system with Pentagon
WASHINGTON – As part of its effort to expand private health care, the Department of…
Station: Video shows nurses laughing as 89-year-old dies
ATLANTA – Two nurses lost their licenses after a television station persuaded courts to unseal…
Oklahoma governor vetoes budget bill with shortfall
OKLAHOMA CITY – Republican Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin vetoed legislation Friday that would have raided…
Man linked to art heist seeks prison release in weapons case
HARTFORD, Conn. – A reputed Connecticut mobster who authorities say is the last surviving person…
Fotis Kafatos, distinguished Greek biologist, dies at 77
ATHENS, Greece – Fotis Kafatos, a Greek molecular biologist who had a distinguished academic career…
Yakima Valley visitors touring wineries with horses
YAKIMA, Wash. – Blending the old frontier with the new-age West, several local people are…