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Measles outbreak sickens dozens of Minnesota Somalis
MINNEAPOLIS – An outbreak of measles in Minnesota has sickened more than 30 children in…
Facebook ramps up its response to violent videos
NEW YORK – Facebook is stepping up its efforts to keep inappropriate and often violent…
No charges against officer who killed Ohio State attacker
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A grand jury on Wednesday cleared a police officer who fatally shot…
Police: 2 dead in suspected murder-suicide at Texas college
IRVING, Texas – Two people died Wednesday in an apparent murder-suicide at a Texas community…
The Latest: House blocks governor’s health care savings plan
MONTPELIER, Vt. – The Latest on Vermont teacher health care savings plans (all times local):…
A look at the House Republican health care bill
WASHINGTON – House Republicans planned a vote Thursday on a revised bill rolling back much…
Six stories in the news today, May 4
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 3 ——— PM TRUDEAU TO HEADLINE FUNDRAISER…
Manitoba woman alleges body shaming after spa refuses to do pedicure
WINNIPEG – A woman is alleging a Winnipeg spa body-shamed her when it refused to…
Mugabe insists Zimbabwe not fragile despite plunging economy
JOHANNESBURG – Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe is denying his country is in a fragile state…
Australian mother won’t stand trial for killing 8 children
BRISBANE, Australia – A mother who stabbed to death her seven children and a niece…
Jailed Venezuela activist dispels rumours of health emergency
CARACAS, Venezuela – The wife of jailed opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez rushed to Caracas’ military…
Kimmel’s touching monologue resonates on social media
LOS ANGELES – Jimmy Kimmel’s tearful account of his newborn son’s heart surgery reverberated widely…
Video Game Hall of Fame adds ‘Halo: Combat Evolved,’ 3 more
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Attention Halo Nation, “Halo: Combat Evolved” is in the World Video Game…
Boston museum settles dispute over figures sold in Nazi era
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts has settled a legal dispute with the estate of a…
Correction: Trump-Offshore Drilling story
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – In some versions of a story May 3 about a lawsuit seeking…
Remembering Prince Philip’s glamour and gaffes as he retires from public life
TORONTO – News of Prince Philip’s retirement from public life has sparked fond memories of…
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX – (NSElxn) Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is deflecting fire for a campaign decision…
Fired BET executive sues, alleging ‘old boys’ club’ bias
LOS ANGELES – A former BET female executive is suing the TV channel and parent…
Obamacare is now one-third replaced: Here’s why Democrats greeted it with a song
WASHINGTON – More than 50 years after Canada moved toward universal health coverage, and 70…
Loblaw CEO Galen G. Weston says company is watching marijuana legislation
TORONTO – The CEO and chairman of Loblaw Companies says he hasn’t ruled out the…
$47M paid so far in food aid settlement for Michigan poor
DETROIT – Thousands of Michigan residents who were wrongly cut off from food assistance have…
A look at the last two years in Alberta with Premier Rachel Notley and the NDP
EDMONTON – It’s been two years since Rachel Notley and the NDP were elected in…
Trump limits IRS action over church political activity
WASHINGTON – Declaring he was giving churches their “voices back,” President Donald Trump signed an…
GOP revs up to ‘Eye of the Tiger’ for vote, Dems sing bye
WASHINGTON – Like boxers before a big fight, Republicans pumped themselves up with the pounding…