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The Algonquin Hotel throws a ‘purrty,’ feline fashion show
NEW YORK – The “meowdels” wore couture and the crowd was cat-tastic at The Algonquin…
Canada earns top marks for veterinary standards, still room for improvement
OTTAWA – A new report card on animal health says Canada should beef up its…
Arizona clergy call activists to support migrants on border
PHOENIX – Arizona clergy are calling activists to gather this weekend at the state’s border…
Report: Church leaders pressured victims, cops over abuse
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A grand jury investigating clergy sex abuse in six Pennsylvania Roman Catholic…
Israel stops activist boat, Gaza teen dies from Israeli fire
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Israel’s military says it intercepted an activist boat trying to breach…
Red alerts for Portugal, Spain amid smothering heat wave
BARCELONA, Spain – Residents and tourists in Portugal and Spain stayed in the shade or…
Serena Williams withdraws from Rogers Cup; replaced by Tatjana Maria
MONTREAL – The team behind the Rogers Cup had pulled out all the stops to…
Confirmed Ebola cases rise to 13 in Congo’s latest outbreak
KINSHASA, Congo – The number of confirmed cases in Congo’s new outbreak of the Ebola…
The Latest: Evacuation orders issued for parts of 2 counties
FRESNO, Calif. – The Latest on California wildfires (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Authorities are…
The Latest: Consolidated, unions reach tentative agreements
PORTLAND, Maine – The Latest on contract negotiations between Consolidated, unions (all times local): 11:52…
The Latest: Consolidated unions to vote this week on pacts
PORTLAND, Maine – The Latest on a tentative agreement reached between Consolidated, unions (all times…
Geoff Snider says goodbye to playing competitive lacrosse – again – after worlds
Geoff Snider was done playing lacrosse. He’d retired from the Calgary Roughnecks ahead of the…
Congo health ministry preps for possible Ebola vaccinations
BENI, Congo – Congo’s health ministry is preparing to begin Ebola vaccinations Wednesday in the…
Brazil rushes to thwart measles outbreak from Venezuelans
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian health workers on Monday moved to stem an outbreak of…
19 arrested at protest blocking private prison headquarters
Nashville Police on Monday said they arrested 19 of the several dozen demonstrators who blocked…
Jails, prisons slowly loosen resistance to addiction meds
GREENFIELD, Mass. – Four inmates sit silently in the library of the Franklin County House…
Janet Jackson, John Legend headline Global Citizen event
NEW YORK – John Legend, Janet Jackson, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes are among the…
Records: Pilot killed in 2013 wrote letters to Taylor Swift
NASHVILLE – National Transportation Safety Board records show the Canadian pilot killed in a 2013…
Experts question benefits of fluoride-free toothpaste
Dental health experts worry that more people are using toothpaste that skips the most important…
Maryland mom tested positive for opiates after eating bagel
TOWSON, Md. – A Maryland woman has discovered that eating a poppy seed bagel before…
Tobacco-funded group sues over Montana citizen tax measure
HELENA, Mont. – A tobacco industry-funded group is asking the Montana Supreme Court to re-phrase…
Nova Scotia breaking federal rules on cannabis marketing, critic says
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s cannabis retailer is being accused of violating federal regulations by “glamourizing…
Maxar stock plunges after short-seller says space company’s dividend is at risk
TORONTO – Maxar Technologies Ltd. stock plunged Tuesday after the formerly-named MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates…
Vets ready for rare efforts to save ailing endangered orca
SEATTLE – Experts are preparing rare emergency efforts to administer antibiotics or feed live salmon…