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Prosecutor shifts Smollett recusal reasons, releases files
Chicago's top prosecutor again shifted her explanation for why she recused herself from an investigation into Jussie Smollett's claim that he'd been the target of a hate crime, saying she stepped asid...
Jun 02, 2019
Poetry on ice: Bruins' potent power play is key to Cup Final
ST. LOUIS - Patrice Bergeron wins the faceoff and Jake DeBrusk retrieves the puck for Torey Krug, who waits just long enough for Bergeron to set up and shoots it at his stick for a textbook deflection...
Jun 02, 2019
12 people killed in Virginia Beach shooting; suspect dead
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A longtime city employee opened fire in a municipal building in Virginia Beach on Friday, killing 12 people on three floors and sending terrified co-workers scrambling for cover ...
Jun 02, 2019
Rockies beat Blue Jays 5-1 for 8th straight win
DENVER - Antonio Senzatela pitched six effective innings, Chris Iannetta homered and the Colorado Rockies beat the Toronto Blue Jays 5-1 on Sunday for their eighth straight win. The Rockies swept thei...
Jun 02, 2019
Alberta premier says carbon taxes won't help stop forest fire threat
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says forest fires have always been around and carbon taxes won't do anything to change that. Kenney says a number of factors, including climate change,...
Jun 02, 2019
No. 1 Osaka's 16-match winning streak at Slams ends in Paris
PARIS - This was one deficit too big to overcome for Naomi Osaka, whose Grand Slam winning streak is over. The No. 1-ranked Osaka couldn't muster a comeback after falling way behind yet again at the F...
Jun 02, 2019
'Hold China accountable' for fentanyl, Andrew Scheer says
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer says the federal government needs to "hold China accountable" for the illicit fentanyl that has fuelled Canada's opioid crisis. Speaking to municipal le...
Jun 02, 2019
Ralph Goodale says military will help as Alberta deals with massive wildfires
REGINA - The federal government says the military is going to help with Alberta's wildfire fight. Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Alberta has asked for Canadian Forces assistance and...
Jun 02, 2019
High Level fire evacuees allowed to go home
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Community officials say thousands of fire evacuees from High Level, Alta., as well as the surrounding areas of Mackenzie County and several Dene Tha' First Nation communi...
Jun 02, 2019
Liverpool celebrates Champions League win with bus parade
LIVERPOOL, England - Half a million fans welcomed Liverpool back to Merseyside as the team paraded its Champions League trophy through the city centre on Sunday. Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp and hi...
Jun 02, 2019