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Human Rights Watch wants alleged Myanmar abuses investigated
YANGON, Myanmar – A human rights group urged Myanmar’s government on Monday to back an…
Military police families’ protest paralyzes Brazilian state
SAO PAULO – Protests by friends and family of military police officers in a coastal…
The Latest: California official vows to fight any defunding
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Latest on response to Trump’s comments on defunding California’s federal funding…
Man who beheaded bus passenger likely to stay on medication: doctor
WINNIPEG – A psychiatrist testified Monday that a schizophrenic man who beheaded and cannibalized a…
California Democrats counter Trump’s threat to defund
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The war of words escalated Monday between Democratic leaders in the nation’s…
Supreme Court pick meets with Dems as GOP applies pressure
WASHINGTON – Republicans and conservative groups stepped up their campaign to secure confirmation of President…
Doctor removes 130-pound tumour from Mississippi man
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – A California doctor removed a 130-pound tumour from a Mississippi man who…
Academy president introduces politics at Oscar luncheon
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. – If anyone was wondering if the Academy Awards will get political…
Trump remarks latest evidence of health law repeal slowdown
WASHINGTON – A House conservative leader called Monday for votes “as soon as possible” on…
Voters await economic revival in a part of pro-Trump America
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN, Wis. – She tugged 13 envelopes from a cabinet above the stove,…
Justice Ginsburg laments partisanship at Stanford talk
STANFORD, Calif. – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg lamented partisanship in Congress during…
Ghosting, shade, microaggression hit Merriam-Webster website
NEW YORK – Attention, word nerds: This is your bonus round, courtesy of Merriam-Webster. In…
UK Marine seeks to quash murder sentence for Taliban killing
LONDON – Lawyers for a British Royal Marine commando on Tuesday asked a court to…
GOP leaders advise House members on dealing with protests
WASHINGTON – House Republicans are discussing how to deal with protesters showing up at their…
Italian fashion industry hopes to avert additional US tax
MILAN – The president of the Italian fashion chamber says he hopes that the U.S.…
Obamas join Richard Branson for private island getaway
NECKER ISLAND, British Virgin Islands – Former President Barack Obama, and his wife, Michelle, have…
House GOP advises members on handling anti-Trump protests
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump dismisses polls showing low approval ratings as “fake news.” But…
Author Lorraine Hansberry among women hall of fame honorees
SENECA FALLS, N.Y. – “A Raisin in the Sun” author Lorraine Hansberry, former New York…
Ontario businesses confident in own outlook, not province’s economy: survey
TORONTO – A new Ontario Chamber of Commerce survey suggests only one quarter of its…
Only 18,000 eligible for Newfoundland first nation band: ‘It’s discriminatory’
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The creation of a unique Newfoundland aboriginal band meant to help…
Company accused of scamming 9-11, NFL concussion victims
NEW YORK – A company that promised sick 9-11 responders and NFL players with concussion…
The Latest: DeVos sworn in as education secretary
WASHINGTON – The latest on Senate consideration of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks: 6:05 p.m.…
At a cool $250M, LA mega-mansion is priciest listing in US
LOS ANGELES – In the exclusive Bel Air neighbourhood of Los Angeles sits a new…
Mormons formally launch worldwide online college program
SALT LAKE CITY – In a nod to its increasingly global membership, the Mormon church…