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Vermont gov vetoes creating 24-hour wait period for handguns
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Vermont's Republican governor vetoed legislation Monday that would have established a 24-hour waiting period to buy handguns, a move that came about a year after the state imposed it...
Jun 10, 2019
New York City street named for rapper Notorious B.I.G.
NEW YORK - A New York City street has been named for rapper Notorious B.I.G. Community members and elected officials gathered in a downpour on Monday at the intersection of St. James Place and Fulton ...
Jun 10, 2019
Victoria police chief hands out hefty fine to driver who flicked lit butt
VICTORIA - A "lit"terbug was issued a hefty fine after a Victoria police officer caught him flicking a cigarette butt out his car window. Victoria Police Chief Const. Del Manak says he was t...
Jun 10, 2019
Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. convicted of rape
SAN DIEGO - Former NFL player Kellen Winslow Jr. has been convicted of raping a 58-year-old homeless woman last year north of San Diego. A jury returned the verdict Monday in San Diego Superior Court ...
Jun 10, 2019
Utah ski resort wants out of lawsuit against Gwyneth Paltrow
PARK CITY, Utah - A Utah ski resort where Gwyneth Paltrow is accused of crashing into and injuring a skier asked Monday to be dismissed from a lawsuit, contending the dispute should be settled between...
Jun 10, 2019
Alberta promises to fund fall school enrolment growth
EDMONTON -- The Alberta government is fully funding new students going into grade school classrooms this fall.Finance Minister Travis Toews made the announcement today in response to Opposition questi...
Jun 10, 2019 Alberta Legislature -- LethbridgeNewsNOW
Get tough: Pot industry wants LA crackdown on rogue shops
LOS ANGELES - The legal marijuana industry urged Los Angeles City Hall on Monday to get tougher with illegal shops that are gouging their businesses in open sight. Illegal pot shops are widespread thr...
Jun 10, 2019
West Virginia governor slams Bloomberg's clean energy plan
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's $500 million effort to close the nation's coal plants isn't sitting well in West Virginia. West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice criticized ...
Jun 10, 2019
Andy Cohen pushes to allow surrogacy agreements in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. - Andy Cohen has joined New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in pushing to legalize paid gestational surrogacy, in which a woman is compensated for carrying a baby for its parents. The "Watch What ...
Jun 10, 2019
Canada 'closely following' reports of attacks on journalists in Russia: Freeland
MONTREAL - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says she will speak out about the lack of media freedom in Russia during a conference that Canada is co-hosting next month with Great B...
Jun 10, 2019