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Tennessee House speaker shrugs off 'no confidence' vote
NASHVILLE - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Monday said he was ready to call lawmakers back to Nashville for a special legislative session following a historic vote of no confidence in Speaker Glen Casada ...
May 22, 2019
Officials: Last slave ship from Africa ID'd on Alabama coast
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Researchers working in the murky waters of the northern Gulf Coast have located the wreck of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, historica...
May 22, 2019
3 handwritten wills found in Aretha Franklin's home
PONTIAC, Mich. - Three handwritten wills have been found in the suburban Detroit home of Aretha Franklin, months after the death of the "Queen of Soul," including one that was discovered under cushion...
May 22, 2019
US officials: Plan may send up to 10,000 troops to Mideast
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Thursday will present plans to the White House to send up to 10,000 more troops to the Middle East, in a move to beef up defences against potential Iranian threats, U.S. o...
May 22, 2019
Army veteran indicted in California bomb plot against rally
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. grand jury on Wednesday indicted an Army veteran in a plot to plant a bomb at a rally by white supremacists in California. The indictment charged 26-year-old Mark Domingo with pro...
May 22, 2019
Growing wildfire prompts evacuation of High Level, Alta.
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - A northern Alberta town and a nearby First Nation are being evacuated due to the threat of an encroaching wildfire. Thousands of people are being told to leave High Level, as ...
May 22, 2019
Bernard, Pendrith excited for Mackenzie Tour season to begin in Vancouver
It was only when he was sitting alone in a hotel room in Argentina that Hugo Bernard truly appreciated that he was finally a professional golfer. "I usually play events with my good friend Jared du To...
May 22, 2019
Alberta throne speech followed by bill to repeal provincial carbon tax
EDMONTON - The new Alberta government has set its first legislature sitting in motion with a throne speech followed immediately by a bill to repeal the provincial carbon tax. Lt.-Gov. Lois M...
May 22, 2019
Hart, Blackwood combine for 24-save shutout as Canada blanks Denmark 5-0
KOSICE, Slovakia - Carter Hart and Mackenzie Blackwood combined for a 24-save shutout as Canada routed Denmark 5-0 on Monday in round-robin play at the men's hockey world championship. Hart started in...
May 22, 2019
Michigan AG: Lame-duck ballot drive law is unconstitutional
LANSING, Mich. - Michigan's attorney general said Wednesday that a Republican-enacted law making it harder to put proposals on the statewide ballot is unconstitutional, declaring that lawmakers had no...
May 22, 2019