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WALL STREET JOURNAL-BEST SELLERS
Bestselling Books Week Ended August 27. FICTION 1. “Y is for Yesterday” by Sue Grafton…
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug. 31 ——— HEARINGS CONTINUE INTO LENGTHY AIR…
Court: Cherokee Freedmen have right to tribal citizenship
OKLAHOMA CITY – Descendants of black slaves, known as freedmen, who once were owned by…
Judge rejects bid to designate father who killed his 3 children as high risk
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A man who underwent a psychotic break and murdered his three…
Restaurant shuts after word of owner’s gift to ex-KKK leader
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. – A Chinese restaurant open in Santa Cruz for almost four decades…
Military planes help thousands of First Nation evacuees flee Manitoba fires
WINNIPEG – Many of the 3,700 people fleeing northern Manitoba forest fires were still waiting…
Efforts to mend China-Vatican rift seem stalled over bishops
BEIJING – The Vatican’s efforts to heal a decades-long rift with China appear to have…
Flu outbreak kills 7 residents in Australian aged care home
MELBOURNE, Australia – An influenza outbreak has killed seven residents of a care home for…
Woman dies after botched breast procedure at Sydney clinic
SYDNEY, Australia – A woman died on Friday after police say a Chinese tourist with…
HHS cutting way back on funds for ‘Obamacare’ promotion
WASHINGTON – Affirming its disdain for “Obamacare,” the Trump administration on Thursday announced sharp cuts…
Trump says John Kelly doing ‘great job’ as chief of staff
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is praising his chief of staff and says his administration…
Muslims around world celebrate Eid as hajj enters final days
MINA, Saudi Arabia – Muslims around the world are celebrating the Eid al-Adha holiday on…
Pope saw psychoanalyst to seek ‘clarity’ years ago
VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis says that when he was 42 he had sessions weekly…
Plant explosions, spills test industry’s response to Harvey
Explosions that rocked a Texas chemical plant after it was inundated by Harvey’s floodwaters are…
AP National News Calendar
Eds: Major scheduled events for the week of September 3-9. Note that many events are…
GOP ability to dismantle health law expires at month’s end
WASHINGTON – Senate Republicans will soon run out of time to rely on the barest…
Kansas man sentenced in rape case that divided his hometown
HOLTON, Kan. – A 22-year-old man whose case divided his small northeast Kansas town was…
Ontario relaxes rules on supports for people with disabilities
TORONTO – Ontario residents with disabilities are seeing major changes to provincial programs offering financial…
McCain, undergoing cancer treatment, to attend Italy forum
WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. John McCain, who has spent the congressional recess undergoing treatment for…
From CEOs to bishops, support grows for immigrant program
PHOENIX – Corporate executives, Roman Catholic bishops, celebrities and immigrants have become unlikely companions in…
Firefighters battle large fire in NYC’s Tribeca neighbourhood
NEW YORK – A large fire in a building just a few blocks from the…
Program supports those who practice, teach cultural crafts
YAKIMA, Wash. – Elza Paula Pinkham first learned bead work as a child, but she…
Flames, smoke at Houston-area chemical plant for a 2nd day
HOUSTON – Thick black smoke and towering orange flames shot up Friday after two trailers…
Founder of Yemen’s Red Crescent dies in Sanaa hospital
CAIRO – The founder of Yemen’s Red Crescent has died in the war-torn country’s capital…