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The Latest: Pentagon seeking space for adult migrants
WASHINGTON – The Latest on immigration legislation (all times local): 5 p.m. The Pentagon says…
Latino teens who alleged abuse at centre no longer in US
WASHINGTON – A lawyer for immigrant children who say they were cuffed and beaten by…
Oregon officials criticized for pesticides killing pines
BEND, Ore. – Environmental advocates are calling out the Oregon Department of Transportation and its…
Trump sabotages GOP plans in Congress. Again.
WASHINGTON – Just when House Republicans needed Donald Trump’s backing the most — on their…
Possible migrant site minutes from former internment camp
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Nearly 75 years after federal officials shuttered a Japanese-American internment camp…
Arizona’s prisons boss found in contempt over inmate care
PHOENIX – A judge on Friday found Arizona’s prisons chief to be in civil contempt…
Beyond World Cup: Advocates call attention to Russian abuses
MOSCOW – Wrapped in national flags, jubilant fans dance at midnight in the streets of…
Far from Southwest, children of workplace raids await fate
NORWALK, Ohio – Two of the largest workplace immigration raids yet under the Trump administration,…
The Latest: Macron wants asylum centres to hold migrants
BRUSSELS – The Latest on immigration issues in Europe (all times local): 5:30 p.m. French…
The Latest: Police say 6 arrested after Ethiopia blast
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia – The Latest on rally for Ethiopia’s reformist new prime minister (all…
Trump pushes tough immigration stance in Nevada appearance
LAS VEGAS – Eager to keep the Republican Party in control of the Senate, President…
UK euroskeptics urge PM May to prepare for ‘no deal’ Brexit
LONDON – Pro-Brexit politicians and business figures have urged British Prime Minister Theresa May to…
Optimism and strife to greet Canadian peacekeepers as they arrive in Mali
BAMAKO, Mali – When Canada’s first peacekeepers to this West African nation arrive at their…
Vancouver shuts down Downtown Eastside residence due to ‘deplorable negligence’
VANCOUVER – The City of Vancouver is shutting down a decrepit residence on the Downtown…
Things to Know about 2 Atlantic City casino reopenings
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – When four of Atlantic City’s 12 casinos shut down in 2014…
Reunification prospects unclear for freed immigrant parents
EL PASO, Texas – A Texas charitable organization says 32 immigrant parents separated from their…
2 dead after Zimbabwe campaign rally blast: State-run media
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Zimbabwe state-run media say two people have died of their injuries from…
A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials
The Detroit News. June 19, 2018 Lawmakers, governor step up for Michigan schools It’s campaign…
World Food Prize goes to an economist and a doctor
DES MOINES, Iowa – The World Food Prize will be awarded this year to two…
US VP to focus on Venezuela in 3rd trip to Latin America
SAO PAULO – U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence will visit Latin America’s largest and most populous…
Imperial Tobacco ‘shocked’ by Health Canada’s proposed package regulations
OTTAWA – Imperial Tobacco says Health Canada’s proposed plain packaging regulations for cigarettes are confusing…
C. difficile cases fall 36 per cent in hospitals, better infection control credited
TORONTO – Rates of Clostridium difficile, an often recurring bacterial infection of the colon that…
Pharmacist denies woman miscarriage drug on moral grounds
PEORIA, Ariz. – The Arizona State Board of Pharmacy will investigate the complaint of a…
Parents: Man accused of killing cyclist had mental illness
TAMPA, Fla. – The parents of a Florida man accused of intentionally running over and…