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Eyes on the weather as B.C. crews gear up for another week battling wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Wildfire crews in British Columbia were watching the weather as a number…
Conservative Christian attorneys gain influence under Trump
AUSTIN, Texas – Lawyers who espouse a conservative Christian agenda have found plenty of opportunities…
Missing, murdered Indigenous women inquiry hears about justice problems in North
CALGARY – Vast geographic distances and high staff turnover have made it more difficult for…
Ebola vaccinations begin in Congo’s northwest town of Bikoro
KINSHASA, Congo – Officials began vaccinating health workers and others on Monday in Bikoro, where…
Talks to revise the Columbia River Treaty to begin Tuesday in U.S.
SPOKANE, Wash. – Talks are scheduled to begin this week in Washington, D.C., to modernize…
Bail hearing for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle stretches into Tuesday
OTTAWA – A bail hearing for former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle, who faces several assault…
Guardsman who intervened in shooting says he’s ‘average guy’
OKLAHOMA CITY – One of two armed bystanders credited with fatally shooting a gunman who…
Extend supports to youth leaving care, says B.C. coroner’s review of 200 deaths
VICTORIA – Young people who aged out of government care in British Columbia died at…
Guatemala judge orders house arrest for jailed Russian man
GUATEMALA CITY – A court in Guatemala ruled Monday that a Russian man accused of…
AP News in Brief at 11:09 p.m. EDT
Alberto after landfall: Threat of heavy rains, flooding Subtropical Storm Alberto rumbled inland Monday after…
Baker decision won’t be justices’ last word on LGBT rights
WASHINGTON – A flood of lawsuits over LGBT rights is making its way through courts…
Sex-abusing doctor’s patients: No justice in Philadelphia
Patients of a neurologist already facing rape charges in New York and New Jersey say…
Liz Weston: How to hack your employee health benefits
Employee health benefits can have huge value, but you may not be taking full advantage…
The Latest: Searchers find body of missing Maryland man
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. – The Latest on the aftermath of Maryland’s flash flooding (all times…
Feds fail to measure social, economic gaps between First Nations, others: audit
OTTAWA – Indigenous Services Canada is failing to measure and accurately report the social and…
The Latest: Governor visits school reopening after shooting
SANTA FE, Texas – The Latest on a Texas high school where a mass shooting…
US says North Korea behind malware attacks
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration issued a fresh warning Tuesday about malicious North Korean cyber…
UN urges Syria to allow aid to 2 million in desperate need
The U.N. humanitarian chief on Tuesday urged the Syrian government primarily but also some rebel…
Report on use of force by Calgary police stresses better training, mental health
CALGARY – A wide-ranging report on the Calgary Police Service’s use of force stresses the…
Conyers III files lawsuit to have name placed on ballot
DETROIT – The son of former U.S. Rep. John Conyers is asking a judge to…
Lawyer: Florida governor should end medical marijuana appeal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The man who led the efforts to allow the use of medical…
Ex-US Rep. Patrick Kennedy, wife, Amy, welcome another child
POMONA, N.J. – Former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick Kennedy and his wife have added another…
Romney defends attacks from opponent in Utah debate
SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. Senate candidate Mitt Romney defended himself at a debate Tuesday…
False accusations about immigration fly between opponents
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump and Democratic critics traded outraged, sometimes plainly false accusations about…