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Teen gets 23 years in prison for Ohio high school shooting
URBANA, Ohio – Logan Cole remembers in graphic detail being shot at his Ohio high…
1st death reported in romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak
NEW YORK – The first death has been reported in a national food poisoning outbreak…
Trump medical record ‘raid’ raises patient privacy questions
A doctor’s claim that three men took President Donald Trump’s medical records without a form…
Syrian refugees struggle financially but happy in Canada: Advocates
VANCOUVER – Many Syrian refugees are struggling to find employment and afford life in Canada,…
More businesses are mellowing out over hiring pot smokers
WASHINGTON – FPI Management, a property company in California, wants to hire dozens of people.…
Hawking’s last physics paper argues for a ‘simpler’ cosmos
NEW YORK – Weeks after his death, physicist Stephen Hawking has delivered his last thoughts…
Markets Right Now: Stocks open broadly lower on Wall Street
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 9:35 a.m.…
Ontario govt signs deals to share forestry, mining revenues with First Nations
TORONTO – The Ontario government says it has signed agreements to share the revenue from…
Alberta United Conservatives set to hash out policy at founding convention
EDMONTON – Alberta’s United Conservatives take their first step this weekend in deciding what they…
Utz recalls some tortilla chips over possible milk allergen
HANOVER, Pa. – Pennsylvania-based chips and snack food maker Utz is recalling some of its…
Lawsuits filed against Ontario long-term care providers allege serious neglect
TORONTO – Proposed class-action lawsuits have been filed against a pair of Ontario-based long-term care…
Lawyer: Sandra Bullock’s stalker kills self in LA standoff
LOS ANGELES – A man who killed himself during a standoff with Los Angeles police…
More sexual misconduct allegations against ex-Ohio St doctor
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University has received confidential reports alleging sexual misconduct from male…
Bill Torrey, GM of Isles’ 4 Stanley Cups, dies at 83
SUNRISE, Fla. – Bill Torrey, the jovial bow-tie wearing Hall of Famer who was the…
Fort McMurray, Alta., reflects two years after wildfire ravaged city
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – More than 500 families are living in newly built homes two…
Quebec court OKs lawsuit alleging link between talc powder and cancer
MONTREAL – A class action lawsuit against two pharmaceutical giants that alleges the regular use…
New Hampshire to pay abused girls, family $6.75 million
CONCORD, N.H. – The state of New Hampshire has agreed to pay $6.75 million to…
NYC mayor backs plan to open supervised injection sites
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday threw his support behind a plan to…
Kanye leads at misleading, but he’s not alone among celebs
LOS ANGELES – Looking to back up his deeply dubious declaration this week that slavery…
Ex-US Rep. Patrick Kennedy, wife, Amy, expecting 5th child
WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy and his wife are expecting a…
Harvard forum examines safety of self-driving vehicles
BOSTON – A Harvard University forum has examined how a recent death linked to self-driving…
2nd-longest US expansion on record keeps churning out jobs
WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy has delivered steady if only modest gains for most Americans…
New Wolfpack players enjoying Toronto as rugby league team makes short visit home
TORONTO – Twelve games into their season, the Toronto Wolfpack are finally home — if…
Idaho school can’t find small bit of weapons-grade plutonium
BOISE, Idaho – A small amount of radioactive, weapons-grade plutonium about the size of a…