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Enbridge hires companies to design, build Great Lakes tunnel
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Enbridge Inc. said Friday it has hired companies to design and…
Officials: Cuts reduced Alaska health system prior to virus
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A funding injection to prepare for a new virus cannot erase years…
Reports: Laughing gas suspected in Ukraine chess deaths
MOSCOW – Two young Ukrainians prominent in the country’s chess circles have been found dead…
Let the sun shine later as daylight saving time back Sunday
WASHINGTON – Like clockwork, daylight saving time strikes again this weekend. Watch for it at…
Wisconsin mom sentenced in disabled daughter’s neglect death
APPLETON, Wis. – A Wisconsin mother convicted of neglecting her 13-year-old disabled daughter and causing…
Spanish court: Google search must show man’s acquittal first
MADRID – A Spanish court has partially accepted Google’s appeal against a ruling that ordered…
Vatican confirms 1st virus case as pope recovers from cold
VATICAN CITY – The Vatican confirmed the walled city-state’s first case of the new coronavirus…
Swiss gruyere named best in world cheese competition
MADISON, Wis. – A gruyere from Switzerland has been named the world’s best cheese, chosen…
Blueprints for the original World Trade Center are on sale
NEW YORK – Blueprints for the original World Trade Center are on sale at the…
Tokyo organizers downsize arrival ceremony for Olympic torch
Tokyo organizers are downsizing the arrival ceremony for the Olympic torch because of the spreading…
Court date for Jets’ Quinnen Williams after airport gun bust
New York Jets defensive lineman Quinnen Williams was ticketed and given a court date after…
Officials say gunmen kill 32 at ceremony in Afghan capital
KABUL – Gunmen opened fire Friday at a ceremony in Afghanistan’s capital attended by prominent…
Ex-La Luz del Mundo members find community on Reddit
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — It took Raquel Guerra years to get over her fear of…
Asylum-seekers, coronavirus collide with complicated results
BUDAPEST, Hungary – No entry, says Hungary. Not all at once, says Greece. Watch out,…
US job market looked robust before virus outbreak escalated
WASHINGTON – Hiring in the United States jumped in February as employers added 273,000 positions,…
Trump says sexism not to blame for end of Warren’s campaign
WASHINGTON – “Lack of talent.” Unlikable. “Mean.” President Donald Trump insisted Friday that sexism wasn’t…
Golf’s famous ‘Hinkle Tree’ from ’79 Open uprooted by wind
TOLEDO, Ohio – A tree that appeared overnight during the 1979 U.S. Open to become…
EU blasts Turkey for “organized” migrant attack on Greece
KASTANIES, Greece – Clashes between Greek riot police and migrants attempting to cross the border…
Candidate fields for 2020 races in Georgia take final shape
ATLANTA – Crowded candidate fields for two U.S. Senate races on Georgia’s 2020 ballots took…
82-year-old with record of bank robberies convicted again
PHOENIX – An 82-year-old man who spent most of his adult life behind bars for…
Authorities: Serial killer says he strangled 2 in Indiana
FORT WAYNE, Ind. – A man who claims he has killed more than 90 women…
Indictment: Missouri officer kicked man who was surrendering
ST. LOUIS – A suburban St. Louis police officer who appears to kick a surrendering…
Date set for guilty plea from UAW ex-president Gary Jones
DETROIT – The former president of the United Auto Workers will appear in court on…
Virginia lawmakers send ‘historic’ energy bill to governor
RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia lawmakers gave final passage Friday to a sweeping energy bill that…