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House Democrats re-elect Pelosi as leader despite discontent
WASHINGTON – House Democrats re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader Wednesday, ratifying the status quo…
New federal rule bans smoking in public housing
WASHINGTON – Smoking will be prohibited in public housing developments nationwide under a final rule…
Advocates decry another immigrant death at Arizona facility
PHOENIX – The weekend death of a Guatemalan woman who became ill at a detention…
House OKs bill bolstering medical research, drug approvals
WASHINGTON – The House easily approved a sweeping biomedical bill Wednesday that would help drug…
Victoria’s Secret rocks Paris with $3M bra and Lady Gaga
PARIS – The laciest, if not raciest, catwalk event of the year — aka, the…
Rush donate $40,000 to Gord Downie Fund for Brain Cancer Research
TORONTO – Canadian rockers Rush are donating $40,000 from an award they are receiving to…
Ohio pulls license of 1 of state’s last few abortion clinics
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio has revoked the operating license of one of the state’s few…
Backstage UK politics makes thrilling drama in ‘This House’
LONDON – A government riven by feuding faces a shaky global economy and a referendum…
Art Basel Miami Beach festivities continue despite Zika
Miami’s art world does not stop for Zika-carrying mosquitoes. Poolside parties, outdoor red carpets and…
Teen boy held on charges he shot sleeping mom, brother
NEW STANTON, Pa. – A 14-year-old boy is accused of shooting his mother and 8-year-old…
Crown prince formally becomes Thailand’s new king
BANGKOK – Thailand has a new king, with the country’s crown prince formally taking the…
“It hurts so much” Trial hears interview of woman charged in son’s death
CALGARY – A Calgary woman wept through much of her initial interview with police before…
Trump has now named half cabinet, with pick of general: What his team looks like
WASHINGTON – With the nomination of retired general James (Mad Dog) Mattis as his defence…
Family pushes for cyberbullying laws after teen’s suicide
TEXAS CITY, Texas – Family members of a Houston-area high school student who killed herself…
San Bernardino recalls terror attack with silence, speakers
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – At the moment when shooters unleashed terror on San Bernardino a…
Review: ‘Man Down’ waits too long to deliver worthy message
“Man Down” carries a poignant message about American veterans’ mental health needs, but you may…
Russia’s Putin warns artists against offending believers
MOSCOW – Top Russian cultural figures urged President Vladimir Putin on Friday to protect the…
Senate GOP shies from fight over Medicare
WASHINGTON – Congressional Democrats are warning that Speaker Paul Ryan and President-elect Donald Trump are…
Radical Pirate Party to seek to form government in Iceland
LONDON – Iceland’s anti-authoritarian Pirate Party took the helm in talks to form a new…
Supreme Court takes up hospital pension dispute
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court will decide whether some of the nation’s largest health providers…
Costco to be investigated by government over compliance with drug-selling rules
TORONTO – Costco is being investigated by Ontario’s Ministry of Health for its compliance with…
Obama: Health care act is law, US can’t go backward
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is urging the public to help save his health care…
Six Flags CEO to speak during Michigan State commencement
EAST LANSING, Mich. – Six Flags Entertainment Corp. CEO John Duffey will speak during Michigan…
The Latest: Hundreds attend memorial for terror victims
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – The Latest on the one-year anniversary of the San Bernardino terror…