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Foreigners, private health care and the annoyed auditor: fed politics this week
OTTAWA – Outrage was the predominant tone on Parliament Hill this week, despite the omnipresent…
Israeli TV journalist becomes a thorn in Netanyahu’s side
JERUSALEM – After a series of embarrassing reports about Israel’s first family, an investigative journalist…
Guns at zoos? Texas says no while struggling to tame rules
AUSTIN, Texas – More than a year after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott made firearms, including…
Final Senate seat to be settled in Louisiana Dec. 10 runoff
BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana’s last-in-the-nation U.S. Senate race has drawn donations from desperate Democrats…
Toronto doctor charged with first-degree murder in woman’s death
TORONTO – The director of the Ontario Medical Association is remembering a doctor whose body…
Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry ‘very worried’ about Donald Trump
TORONTO – Frank Gehry was recently honoured by Barack Obama at the White House, but…
Gun-rights backers vow to ‘go on offence’ during Trump years
IOWA CITY, Iowa – Firearms enthusiasts who embraced Donald Trump’s campaign and his full-throated support…
12 people killed, 20 injured in bus crash in Siberia
MOSCOW – At least 12 people, including nine members of a children’s acrobatics team, were…
NY tweaks medical pot law but still no talk of legalization
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York is loosening restrictions in its nearly year-old medical marijuana law…
Complaint alleges animal cruelty at Marineland; park denies all accusations
A complaint that led Ontario’s animal welfare agency to investigate Marineland accuses the tourist attraction…
Correction: Campus Stabbing-California story
LOS ANGELES – In a story Dec. 3 about the fatal stabbing of a professor,…
87 escape Kenya psych hospital as medics strike nationwide
NAIROBI, Kenya – At least 87 patients escaped from Kenya’s only psychiatric hospital after they…
Goals missed on obesity, food poisoning, despite gov’t push
NEW YORK – Progress in the U.S. against obesity, food poisoning, and infections spread in…
HUD nominee opposes programs that aided rise from poverty
WASHINGTON – Though Ben Carson frequently touts his up-from-the-bootstraps life story, Donald Trump’s nominee for…
Defendant in recovery doesn’t halt 9-11 case at Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba – A U.S. military judge turned down a request Monday…
Bill speeding federal drug approvals clears Senate hurdle
WASHINGTON – A bipartisan bill to speed government drug approvals and bolster biomedical research cleared…
Texas releases abortion booklet citing refuted cancer links
AUSTIN, Texas – A Texas state agency has released a new edition of a booklet…
Thousands mourn beloved leader Jayalalithaa in south India
CHENNAI, India – Hundreds of thousands of people thronged the southern Indian city of Chennai…
Forget DIY for your wedding. Think DIT (Do It Together).
Many brides and grooms who want to craft meaningful and memorable wedding decorations choose to…
Nontraditional wedding dresses range from blush to black
LOS ANGELES – When deciding what kind of dress I wanted to wear for my…
Guam federal judge to continue seeking renomination
HAGATNA, Guam – Guam officials say they will again push for the renomination of the…
New wedding trends: campgrounds, bubbles and food trucks
If your idea of a wedding involves throwing rice and eating a slice of white,…
1st Cuban migrants land in Florida since Castro’s death
MIAMI – Thirteen Cuban migrants who arrived early Tuesday in the Florida Keys aboard a…
Court filing: In Army’s eyes, Chelsea Manning still a man
A military prison psychologist has refused to recommend that Chelsea Manning’s gender be changed to…