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Maximum Security owner: Derby disqualification 'egregious'
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Maximum Security co-owner Gary West criticized race stewards' disqualification of his horse's Kentucky Derby victory as "egregious" and said he was pondering his next step, including...
May 05, 2019
Let's make a Brexit deal, UK PM May tells Labour opposition
LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party have a duty to strike a compromise Brexit agreement to end months of political deadlock ove...
May 05, 2019
Israeli man killed by rocket amid massive firing from Gaza
JERUSALEM - An early morning rocket from the Gaza Strip killed an Israeli man Sunday outside a home in the coastal city of Ashkelon amid a massive wave of attacks, marking the first Israeli casualty f...
May 05, 2019
SKorea says NKorea tested 'new tactical guided weapon.
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea's military says North Korea fired a "new tactical guided weapon" during live-fire drills on Saturday, but did not confirm whether it was a ballistic missile. Th...
May 05, 2019
Pope urges migrant-skeptic Bulgarians to open hearts, homes
SOFIA, Bulgaria - Pope Francis urged Bulgarians on Sunday to open their hearts and homes to migrants, arguing that a country like Bulgaria, which is losing so much of its population to emigration, sho...
May 05, 2019
In the news today, May 3
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 3 --- NO PMO INPUT IN SNC ELECTIONS DEAL: WATCHDOG The watchdog who enforces Canada's election laws says no one from the Prime Mi...
May 05, 2019
Federal carbon tax ruled constitutional; Ottawa pressures premiers to get on board
REGINA - The federal government used a favourable court decision on its carbon tax Friday to put pressure on premiers who don't like it to stop fighting it. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal...
May 05, 2019
The Latest: Country House pays $132.40 to win at Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Latest on Saturday's 145th running of the Kentucky Derby (all times local): 7:40 p.m. Country House's stunning victory in the Kentucky Derby paid off big as a 65-1 long shot. The...
May 05, 2019
Local ‘Cheer’ team places among top-20 at International Competition
ORLANDO, FLORIDA -- This is not your 'short skirts and pom-poms' type of cheerleading. These young athletes focus on the skill of a hybrid sport. The Lethbridge Cheer Association is home to Extreme Ch...
May 04, 2019 Photo courtesy Extreme Cheer Sensation
Cohen's prison reality: A bunk bed in barrack-style hall
NEW YORK - "The Situation" and the Fyre Festival fraudster are already there. President Donald Trump's former lawyer and fixer, Michael Cohen, is up next. It's not reality TV. It's a federal prison 70...
May 04, 2019