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Palestinians ask Red Cross to intervene in hunger strike
The Palestinians asked the International Committee of the Red Cross on Thursday to intervene in…
AP Explains: 4/20 grew from humble roots to pot high holiday
SEATTLE – Thursday marks marijuana culture’s high holiday, 4/20, when college students gather — at…
FDA further restricts pain medication use in kids
TRENTON, N.J. – U.S. regulators are strengthening warnings about the dangers of two types of…
North American markets close higher, with Nasdaq hitting new record
TORONTO – The base metals, industrials and consumer discretionary sectors lifted the Toronto Stock Exchange…
Opposition wants price tag for government’s cannabis tracking system
OTTAWA – The federal government is under fire from the opposition Conservatives for failing to…
Boy shot, dies after kids play with gun on remote Manitoba First Nation: RCMP
GARDEN HILL FIRST NATION, Man. – RCMP say an 11-year-old boy from a remote First…
Slain trooper’s widow angry ‘I can’t grow old with him now’
MILFORD, Pa. – The widow of a state police trooper shot and killed by a…
The senior Sanders backs party youth to remake Democrats
OMAHA, Neb. – Bernie Sanders, who attracted millions of college-aged and young adults to his…
$25M gift will guarantee travel abroad for all students
WATERVILLE, Maine – Colby College says it will use a $25 million gift to create…
Lawmakers revisiting requiring those on Medicaid to work
WASHINGTON – A simple question — should adults who are able to work be required…
Trump’s budget chief says money for border wall a must
WASHINGTON – Money for the wall President Donald Trump wants to build along the U.S.…
Woman wins 32-year fight for Indian status; argued rules were discriminatory
TORONTO – A woman’s decades-long quest for recognition as an Indian ended in victory Thursday,…
Hunger strike puts jailed Palestinian leader in spotlight
RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territory – From deep within an Israeli prison, Palestinian uprising leader Marwan Barghouti…
Overflowing landfills choke Puerto Rico amid economic crisis
TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico – At first glance, it looks like people have abandoned this…
Newfoundland fisherman continues hunger strike protest after call from minister
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Richard Gillett is weak now and growing weaker by the hour.…
Judge: Parents of boy hurt by forceps delivery get $42M
A federal judge has awarded $42 million to the parents of a Pennsylvania boy left…
Recalls this week: Motorized boards, chairs
More than 100,000 motorized boards are being recalled because the rear wheel can lock up,…
The Latest: Russian hacker gets 27 years, calls it political
SEATTLE – The Latest on the sentencing of a Russian man convicted of hacking into…
The Latest: Trump says charges against Assange would be ‘OK’
WASHINGTON – The Latest on President Donald Trump (all times local): 3:50 p.m. President Donald…
George HW Bush to stay through weekend in Houston hospital
HOUSTON – A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says the nation’s 41st president…
Future of revamped health care bill remains dubious in House
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the significance of pushing Republican health care…
Arkansas events show risk of ambitious execution schedule
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Arkansas’ push to put eight men to death in less than…
The Latest: Judge won’t block Arkansas executions
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Latest on Arkansas’ plan to execute several inmates before the…
Trump tells young immigrants in US illegally to ‘rest easy’
WASHINGTON – Young immigrants brought to the U.S. as children and now here illegally can…