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Man who pulled out weapon at US Capitol sentenced to jail
WASHINGTON – A man who displayed a weapon at a security checkpoint at the visitor…
Drugs for enlarged prostate can up depression, self-harm risk in rare case: study
TORONTO – A common class of medications used to treat urinary symptoms in men with…
Palestinian women try to bring baseball to Gaza
KHAN YUNIS, Palestinian Territory – The young Palestinian women don baseball caps on top of…
Guardian of Rockefeller fortune, philanthropy dies at 101
NEW YORK – David Rockefeller was the last of his generation in a famous American…
UN chief calls for Haiti peacekeeping mission to end Oct. 15
Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is recommending that the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Haiti wrap up with…
Brazil meat scandal deepens as China, EU, Chile bar imports
RIO DE JANEIRO – A scandal over alleged bribery in Brazil’s meat-packing industry to allow…
Coffee shops, ATMs ideal spots for automated external defibrillators: study
TORONTO – Coffee shops and automated bank machines would make ideal locations for installing automated…
Chicago-based group brings smiles to deaf Syrian children
BAR ELIAS, Lebanon – Six-year-old Aya al-Souqi, a Syrian refugee, held the camera phone up…
Lawsuit claims publicly funded ads boosting B.C. Liberal Party ahead of election
VANCOUVER – Two Vancouver lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Columbia…
Manitoba tables bill to freeze public-sector wages
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government faced protesting students and the threat of a labour…
The Latest: Jump in missing, dead migrants on Italy route
BERLIN – The Latest on the influx of asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe (all times…
Feds’ innovation strategy inspired by economist who argues for bigger state role
OTTAWA – A U.K.-based economist known for advocating a prominent role for the state in…
Italy: TV show yanked after complaints of ‘offensive’ sexism
ROME – Italy’s state-run RAI television has cancelled a weekend talk show after it came…
Opera tells story of Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson
An opera about Negro Leagues baseball star Josh Gibson, whose power hitting rivaled Babe Ruth’s,…
San Francisco woman sickened by herbalist’s toxic tea dies
SAN FRANCISCO – A San Francisco woman who fell critically ill after drinking tea from…
Concerns raised as report suggests Canadians spending more time online
HALIFAX – Canadians are spending more time surfing the web than ever before, according to…
AP Interview: McConnell rejects Trump’s foreign aid cuts
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday shot down prospects for major parts…
Man who raped, beat and burned woman speaks at dangerous offender hearing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – A Saskatchewan man convicted of beating and sexually assaulting a homeless…
Republicans shift NY Medicaid tab; Dems call ‘Buffalo Bribe’
WASHINGTON – Desperate to lock down votes for their health care overhaul, House Republican leaders…
FDA OKs new drug as add-on treatment for Parkinson’s
TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators have approved the first new drug in a decade for…
UN report: ‘progress has bypassed groups, communities’
COPENHAGEN – Globalization has integrated people and the digital revolution has changed lives but development…
Trump to GOP: Pass health care bill or seal your fate
WASHINGTON – Time for talk running out, President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned wavering House…
AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s claim of fleeing doctors rings false
WASHINGTON – Making the case for a Republican repeal and replacement of his predecessor’s health…
Survey finds exchange students think US high schools easier
WASHINGTON – Easier classes, less homework and lots of sports — this is how American…