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Former Norway coach Martin Sjögren named coach of the NWSL’s Chicago Stars
The Chicago Stars have named former Norway women’s national team coach Martin Sjögren as the…

Qatar sentences the country’s Baha’i leader to 5 years for social media posts
The leader of the small Baha’i community in Qatar was sentenced Wednesday to five years…

Families whose ancestors gave up Indigenous status sue for rights return
VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Federal Court says the Canadian government wrongfully…

Ottawa funds $25M for companies to build EV chargers, buy natural gas-powered trucks
OTTAWA — The federal government announced $25 million in funding today for companies to build…

Man charged in attack on Jewish dad to undergo evaluation at psychiatric hospital
MONTREAL — A Montreal man charged with assaulting a Jewish father at a park last…

Trump administration ordered to restore some withheld grant funding to UCLA
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore millions of dollars in National…

Prosecutors clear Florida deputy in arrest of a Black man punched and dragged from his car
Prosecutors will take “no further action” against a Florida sheriff’s deputy in the arrest of…

Rising seas could put Easter Island’s moai at risk by 2080, study warns
By the end of the century, rising sea levels could push powerful seasonal waves into…

UN rejects plans by Sudan’s paramilitary group for a rival government amid civil war
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council on Wednesday rejected plans by Sudan’s paramilitary…

Gangs in Haiti kill 2 elite police officers in latest attack against law enforcement
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gang members killed two Haitian police officers in the…

A tale of two Chief Pams: Federal takeover brings confusion over command of DC police
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi is effectively in charge of the police department…

Carney, other world leaders meet ahead of Trump-Putin summit on Ukraine war
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney met virtually Wednesday with the “Coalition of the Willing”…

Crackdown on players faking injuries, tweak to video review verbiage among changes in college game
Officials will be cracking down on college football players who feign injuries, the number of…

François Legault taking crushing byelection loss to the PQ with ‘humility’
QUEBEC CITY — Quebec Premier François Legault says he is taking Monday’s byelection loss to…

DC residents protest as White House says federal agents will be on patrol 24/7
WASHINGTON (AP) — Residents in one Washington, D.C., neighborhood lined up Wednesday to protest the…