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Oklahoma lawmaker wants armed officers in private schools
TULSA, Okla. – An Oklahoma lawmaker wants to slash the costs of obtaining and renewing…
The Latest: Indonesia earthquake death toll rises to 102
MEUREUDU, Indonesia – The Latest on a magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Indonesia’s Aceh province (all…
Bill English will be New Zealand’s next prime minister
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Bill English is set to become New Zealand’s next prime minister…
Trump to tap champion of fossil fuels as environmental chief
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to…
Pantone Color Institute’s colour of the year is ‘greenery’
NEW YORK – Amid social, political and environmental tumult around the world, the Pantone Color…
US life expectancy falls, as many kinds of death increase
NEW YORK – A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be…
Ho-ho-hold the payment: How to stock your holiday bar on a budget
TORONTO – For many, nothing rings in the festive season like a smooth single-malt whisky…
Major survey of transgender Americans finds pervasive bias
NEW YORK – The largest-ever survey of transgender Americans paints a grim picture of pervasive…
Focus on featherweights as UFC returns to Toronto after three-year absence
TORONTO – Another step in filling (The Notorious) Conor McGregor’s sizable featherweight shoes will take…
Parisians grapple with worst winter pollution in a decade
PARIS – Under deceptively blue skies, the marvels of Paris beckoned. But art dealer Sophie…
Sandberg: False stories on Facebook didn’t sway election
NEW YORK – Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg says she doesn’t think misinformation spread on the…
Smallpox may be more modern disease, not ancient, as long thought: researchers
TORONTO – It’s long been thought that smallpox is an ancient infectious disease that began…
Effort to stem homegrown US extremism launches
BOSTON – A federally backed effort to stem the rise of homegrown extremists is underway…
Nova Scotia Crown lawyer in Alton Gas appeal removed from the case: minister
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Crown lawyer behind a controversial legal brief implying members of…
The Latest: Hillary Clinton calls fake news a ‘danger’
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the final days of the congressional session (all times EST):…
Trump picks fast food executive Andrew Puzder for Labour
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump plans to add another wealthy business person and elite donor…
Harry Reid bids farewell to Senate after 30 years
WASHINGTON – Sen. Harry Reid bid farewell to the Senate Thursday after 30 years in…
The Latest: “There’s a part of our heart that’s missing”
OAKLAND, Calif. – The Latest on an Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people(all times…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Dec. 8 JOHN GLENN DEAD AT 95: American…
Ohio lawmakers pass Republican 20-week abortion ban proposal
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Abortions would be banned after 20 weeks under a bill Republican lawmakers…
Voices from artists fearing crackdowns on artist collectives
OAKLAND, Calif. – As the San Francisco Bay Area’s artists grieve the loss of life…
Recalls this week: playground slides, windows, gift boxes
Playground slides sold to municipalities and schools are being recalled because of a defect that…
Japan ratifies Pacific trade pact that Trump plans to dump
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won parliamentary approval Friday for ratification of the…
Record-setting stock streak hits sixth day on broad gains
NEW YORK – U.S. stocks rose for the sixth day in a row Friday as…