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Canada’s Brooke Henderson looks to defend Portland Classic title
PORTLAND, Ore. – Brooke Henderson has come a long way since her win last year…
LA votes to put $1.2 billion homeless measure on ballot
LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles City Council voted Wednesday to place a $1.2 billion…
Film academy invites 683 new members to join
LOS ANGELES – Six months after announcing intentions to double the number of female and…
Brit indicted in botched attempt to shoot Trump in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS – A British man who authorities say tried to grab a police officer’s…
Six stories in the news today, June 30
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press: ——— OBAMA PASSES DIPLOMATIC TORCH…
Arrests made in hit-and-run death of former UFC fighter Ryan Jimmo
EDMONTON – Police in Edmonton have charged two people in the hit-and-run death of former…
Canadian economy edges up in April, no thanks to lack of playoff hockey
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy edged up 0.1 per cent in April — no thanks…
Ontario regulation changes relax liquor laws, strengthen worker protections
TORONTO – Ontario’s liquor laws will relax a little more as a series of provincial…
FDA warns against eating raw dough amid E. coli fears
WASHINGTON – In a warning that’s sure to disappoint many who enjoy sneaking a taste…
Feds label microbeads as ‘toxic substance’ in key step towards outright ban
OTTAWA – The federal government has officially listed microbeads as a toxic substance, giving it…
The Latest: Lawmakers punt on remaining budget bills
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on action at the California Legislature (all times local): 1:40…
Louisiana 1st state in Deep South to expand Medicaid
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana is becoming the first state in the Republican-dominated Deep South…
Ryan: House to vote on barring guns for suspected terrorists
WASHINGTON – With Democrats applying election-year pressure to act on gun control, Republican Speaker Paul…
A look at the planned strike against Trump Taj Mahal casino
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Atlantic City’s main casino workers union has called a strike for…
Australian opposition leader weathers high and low in polls
CANBERRA, Australia – Bill Shorten has bounced between highs and lows in opinion polling in…
Docs ‘The Pearl’ and ‘The Pearl of Africa’ chronicle lives of transgender women
TORONTO – As a young transgender woman in Uganda, Cleopatra Kambugu found herself at risk…
P.E.I. nightmare: ‘They have done a great job of destroying this family’
CHARLOTTETOWN – When the P.E.I. businessman arrived at the group home in Charlottetown to pick…
Obama urges Congress to pass Zika prevention bill
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says a vaccine for the Zika virus could be developed…
Italy crackdown on Chinese community gets violent
ROME – Italian authorities are cracking down on the increasingly powerful Chinese community in Tuscany,…
DJ Mustard on the beat, and all over the pop charts
ATLANTA – DJ Mustard is living the dream: He’s produced a number of pop hits…
Correction: Coal Jobs vs Air Pollution story
OAKLAND, Calif. – In a story June 28 about a proposed coal ban in Oakland,…
Strike at Taj Mahal casino raises questions about its future
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – A strike against Atlantic City’s most vulnerable casino on the biggest…
LGBT rights groups win as US judge blocks Mississippi law
JACKSON, Miss. – Supporters of the LGBT rights movement won the latest round against conservatives…
The Latest: No judges sought recusal from doing gay weddings
JACKSON, Miss. – The Latest on Mississippi’s religious objections bill (all times local): 5:50 p.m.…