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Man pleads guilty to buying rifles in San Bernardino attack
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – A California man who bought high-powered rifles used in the San Bernardino…
Al Gore hosts climate and health conference in Atlanta
ATLANTA – Former Vice-President Al Gore said Thursday that more attention must be paid to…
Tanzania stops 40 health centres from offering AIDS services
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania – Tanzania’s government has stopped 40 privately run health centres from…
College of Family Physicians calls for review of Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA – A physician’s organization wants a review of an agreement that it says is…
Are face transplants still research, or regular care?
Is replacing a severely disfigured person’s face with one from a dead donor ready to…
Despite charges, Brazil’s Lula eyes another run
SAO PAULO – He is facing several corruption charges, Brazil’s largest-ever graft probe has decimated…
Fashion insiders declare ‘I Am an Immigrant’ in new video
NEW YORK – While some fashion designers have always been overtly political, the recently wrapped…
Greek expressionist painter Dimitris Mytaras dies at 83
ATHENS, Greece – Dimitris Mytaras, one of the leading Greek painters of his generation, has…
Deep in road salt mine, workers pray for snow (and overtime)
HAMPTON CORNERS, N.Y. – Deep below upstate New York’s farm country, workers in ghostly tunnels…
McConnell intends to replace ‘Obamacare’ without Democrats
WASHINGTON – Republicans will repeal and replace the health care law and overhaul the tax…
Columbia University accidentally sends acceptance notices
NEW YORK – Columbia University says it’s strengthening its procedures after it accidentally sent acceptance…
The Latest: USDA reposts some online animal welfare records
ALBANY, N.Y. – The Latest on the USDA’s decision to remove animal welfare records from…
B.C. coroner calls for clean heroin supply to addicts as January OD toll at 116
VICTORIA – The number of illicit overdose deaths was down in January in British Columbia,…
Milano Vice? Palm trees near Milan’s cathedral spark debate
MILAN – The appearance of a palm-filled oasis opposite Milan’s gothic-era Duomo Cathedral has spawned…
His injury nightmare behind him, Ben Spencer looks to make mark with Toronto FC
CHAMPIONSGATE, United States – At six foot five, forward Ben Spencer is hard to miss…
Fake pills containing fentanyl seized as 12 charged in Ottawa drug bust
OTTAWA – A dozen Ottawa residents are facing a total of more than 130 charges…
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Feb. 17 ——— WINNIPEG RALLY CALLS FOR BETTER…
AP Explains: Why there’s a US surge in mumps despite vaccine
NEW YORK – Fifty years ago, mumps was once a childhood rite of passage of…
Nova Scotia premier on striking teachers: ‘The frustration here is real’
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s premier says “decades” of education-policy errors — including his own miscues…
Commission: ‘Systemic racism’ at root of Flint water crisis
FLINT, Mich. – “Systemic racism” going back decades is at the core of problems that…
Eric Garner chokehold case rolls on, but future is cloudy
NEW YORK – A federal civil rights investigation into the police chokehold death of Eric…
AP Exclusive: Twin tragedies give survivor a new face
ROCHESTER, Minn. – He’d been waiting for this day, and when his doctor handed him…
Mexico finds small amount of fake anti-cancer drug
MEXICO CITY – Health authorities in Mexico have found five vials of a fake anti-cancer…
Sequins and slogans: Politics seeped into NY Fashion Week
NEW YORK – “When you have a voice, you should use it,” designer Raf Simons…