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The Latest: 3 dead, 5 sickened after Thanksgiving dinner
ANTIOCH, Calif. – The Latest on three people who died and five who were sickened…
The Latest: Trump slams CNN over baseless voter fraud claim
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump (all times EST): 10 p.m. President-elect Donald…
Thailand’s parliament invites crown prince to assume throne
BANGKOK – Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday named Crown Prince Vajiralongkorn as the new king, completing…
Lame-duck Congress works to set stage for President Trump
WASHINGTON – The lame-duck Congress is embarking on its final work session of 2016 as…
Official: 2 students, driver killed in school bus crash
NICOSIA, Cyprus – Two female high school students and the driver of their school bus…
Coca-Cola No. 1 in Japan with drinks galore, but not Coke
EBINA, Japan – Coca-Cola has been the No. 1 beverage maker in Japan for half…
Trek to Castro’s final resting spot traces revolution’s past
HAVANA – After his band of bearded rebels won power in 1959, Fidel Castro embarked…
Scorsese scores papal audience after screening of “Silence”
VATICAN CITY – Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is getting Vatican-style red carpet treatment, meeting Wednesday…
The top iPhone and iPad apps on App Store
App Store Official Charts for the week ending November 27, 2016: Top Paid iPhone Apps:…
HHS nominee Price opposes Obamacare, backs Medicare vouchers
WASHINGTON – As a congressman, Georgia Republican Tom Price has been thwarted in his hopes…
Premiers, aboriginal leaders, and Joe Biden coming to Ottawa next week
OTTAWA – A series of high-profile meetings will take place next week in Ottawa featuring…
Drug epidemic stalls HIV decline in whites who shoot up
NEW YORK – The long decline in HIV infections among white people who inject drugs…
‘Blood on the floor:’ New Brunswick auditor warns of unsafe food practices
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s auditor general conjured up the gory scene of hanging meat carcasses…
Lack of services perpetuates indigenous mental health crisis: frontline workers
Indigenous leaders say rampant child sexual abuse on many reserves across the country is an…
Q&A: A look at Texas’ first homegrown case of Zika
DALLAS – Health officials are going door-to-door in the Texas neighbourhood of a woman who…
The Latest: Trump to tap Mnuchin for treasury secretary
NEW YORK – The Latest on President-elect Donald Trump and his administration (all times EST):…
Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard Teitelman dies
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Supreme Court Judge Richard B. Teitelman, an affable jurist and…
Officials say at least 17 sickened from Thanksgiving meal
San Francisco Bay Area health officials warned the public Tuesday to throw out any leftovers…
Trump tapping Washington, Wall Street veterans for top jobs
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump is enlisting a trio of nominees with deep ties to…
Ohio State attacker stewed over treatment of fellow Muslims
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State…
A new role for Frank Lloyd Wright home that survived Sandy
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – A Frank Lloyd Wright house that was flooded by Superstorm Sandy in…
Cheers! Culture you can drink! Belgian beer gets UN approval
BRUSSELS – Next time you raise a glass of Belgian beer, rest assured: It’s a…
Fentanyl deaths on the rise in Ontario as the drug creeps eastward
TORONTO – Fentanyl-related deaths are still rising in Ontario, though the province’s chief coroner said…
Ontario auditor blasts Liberals for poor oversight of road and transit contracts
TORONTO – Ontario’s government watchdog says taxpayers spend millions of dollars paying repair bills for…