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Mexican official: drug lord will finish sentence at home
MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s interior secretary says the government has exhausted its options and will…
Inuit need a common understanding of suicide to stop it: study
Inuit and those who provide mental-health services to them need to reach a common understanding…
AP source: Site for Obama’s presidential library chosen
CHICAGO – President Barack Obama’s presidential library will be built in a park on Chicago’s…
Mosquitoes suspected in 2 new mysterious Florida Zika cases
NEW YORK – Florida health officials are investigating two more mysterious cases of Zika infection…
Usain Bolt’s mom says key to keeping him calm is laughter
NEW YORK – How does the mom of Usain Bolt help the world’s fastest man…
OLYMPIC PREVIEW:Olympic brand in Canada and the world looks for a recovery in Rio
Canada’s athletes head into the Summer Games amid tumultuous times for the Olympic movement at…
The Latest: Man wounded by Hinckley hopes judge is right
WASHINGTON – The Latest on a judge’s ruling that the man who tried to assassinate…
Army secretary touts importance of mental health
HONOLULU – Army Secretary Eric Fanning says the Army is paying more attention to behavioural…
Text of President Obama’s Democratic convention speech
Text of President Barack Obama’s speech Wednesday at the Democratic National Convention, as provided by…
A new threat in fight against overdoses: Elephant sedative
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A drug used to sedate elephants and other large animals, 100 times…
UK top court says Scottish child-safety plan violates rights
LONDON – Britain’s Supreme Court has ruled against a plan by the Scottish government to…
Spanish couple demand to be allowed to name son “Wolf”
MADRID – A couple in Spain have started an online petition after registry officials refused…
To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk
LONDON – If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some…
To reverse damage of sitting, take a brisk, hour-long walk
LONDON – If you spend all day sitting, then you might want to schedule some…
Jeff Ross on the art of roasting – comedy style – and new ‘Roast Battle’ series
MONTREAL – Jeff Ross has an idea for how to resolve the contentious U.S. presidential…
Court: Man who killed 2 must be freed from mental hospital
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A man who believed Jesus commanded him to slaughter his father and…
Mexico drug lord in DEA agent’s killing sent to house arrest
MEXICO CITY – Drug lord Ernesto “Don Neto” Fonseca Carrillo, who was convicted in the…
Spa trends: Sound vibrations, warm seashells, digital detox
NEW YORK – Sound vibrations, warm seashells and a “digital detox” that involves surrendering your…
Some Canadian police officers who have faced murder or manslaughter charges
Toronto Police Const. James Forcillo was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for gunning…
Board rejects Trump challenge to Vegas hotel union effort
LAS VEGAS – Workers at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel scored a…
Katy Perry belts ‘Rise’ and ‘Roar’ at Democratic convention
Katy Perry sparkled in a slinky, silver dress Thursday as she belted her new song…
Text of Hillary Clinton’s Democratic convention speech
Text of Hillary Clinton’s speech Thursday accepting the presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention…
The Latest: Trump slams Clinton over ‘radical Islam’
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on the Democratic National Convention and 2016 presidential campaign. (all times…
New mothers, get babies to the breast faster, UNICEF says
GENEVA – UNICEF is urging mothers to do more to start breastfeeding their newborns within…