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Free-range lunch period? Schools’ open-campus policies vary
Fraught with teen drama and sometimes ruthless cafeteria aides, lunch period has tortured high school…
Mayweather-McGregor set for T-Mobile after deal with Big3
Floyd Mayweather’s boxing match against Conor McGregor will be held at T-Mobile Arena in Las…
CFL fines, suspends Hamilton’s Hill for separate incidents in loss to Riders
TORONTO – New CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie suspended and fined defensive back Will Hill of…
UN: Yemen unlikely to get cholera vaccine as first planned
GENEVA – U.N. officials said Tuesday that plans to ship as many as 1 million…
Manitoba pork farmers scramble to contain virus that’s fatal for piglets
Farmers in Manitoba, Canada’s third-largest pork producing province, are scrambling to contain a mysterious outbreak…
‘Ancient Brews’ reveals tasty history of alcohol
“Ancient Brews: Rediscovered & Re-created” (W.W. Norton & Co.), by Patrick E. McGovern It’s easy…
Despite Arab anger, Qatar to continue support for Gaza
GAZA, Palestinian Territory – Qatar will continue to support development projects in the Hamas-controlled Gaza…
Madonna welcomed in Malawi as ‘daughter of this nation’
BLANTYRE, Malawi – Madonna was welcomed in Malawi on Tuesday for the official opening of…
The Latest: I-80 wildfire triggers health alert in Reno
RENO, Nev. – The Latest on wildfires burning in Nevada (all times local, PDT): 11:35…
The Latest: McConnell to unveil revised health bill Thursday
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican effort to repeal and replace the Obama health…
Cleveland diocese’s new leader is New York auxiliary bishop
CLEVELAND – An auxiliary bishop from New York will become the next bishop in the…
Jean Coutu says resumption of generic drug talks a sign that deal is possible
VARENNES, Que. – Pharmacy chain Jean Coutu says the resumption of talks last week between…
The Latest: Retired judge perplexed soldier kept in Army
HONOLULU – The Latest on a Hawaii-based soldier being arrested on terrorism charges (all times…
McConnell nixes part of Senate vacation to deal with backlog
WASHINGTON – Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell Tuesday cancelled the first two weeks of the…
The Latest: Official: Person of interest makes bail, freed
PHILADELPHIA – The Latest on the search in Pennsylvania for four missing men (all times…
Democrat Jimmy Gomez sworn in to House seat from California
WASHINGTON – Democrat Jimmy Gomez was sworn in as the newest member of Congress on…
China controls information about ailing Nobel Prize laureate
BEIJING – As China’s government faces mounting international pressure to grant imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize…
Detained Iranian researcher sent back to home country
BOSTON – An Iranian cancer researcher who was detained at Boston’s Logan International Airport has…
Met exhibit looks at Japan’s fine craft of bamboo basketry
NEW YORK – Bamboo is getting attention these days as a versatile and sustainable material…
UK police detail painstaking search for London fire remains
LONDON – British police on Wednesday described the painstaking work of recovering remains from a…
Roxane Gay shares intimate struggles of life in a larger body in memoir ‘Hunger’
TORONTO – As Roxane Gay pondered a new non-fiction project, the bestselling author knew the…
NYC launches $32 million plan to reduce rat population
New York City announced a $32 million, multi-agency plan on Wednesday to reduce its rat…
The Latest: Trump says health bill ‘has to get passed’
WASHINGTON – The Latest on the Republican effort to replace the Obama health care law…
The Latest: FDA panel endorses potential 1st US gene therapy
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Latest on a Food and Drug Administration panel’s review of…