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WASHINGTON - Attorney General William Barr will face lawmakers' questions for the first time since releasing special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia report and amid new revelations Mueller expressed f...

WASHINGTON - The fear was persistent. As the Russia investigation heated up and threatened to shadow Donald Trump's presidency, he became increasingly concerned. But the portrait painted by special co...

LONDON - A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Wednesday to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian embassy. Judge Deborah Taylor s...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The public defenders representing the former student charged with the Florida high school massacre are set to ask a judge to remove them from the case. The Broward County Publi...

OTTAWA - Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today. The rebates, announced in the last Liberal budget, will take up to $5,000 off the cost of electric vehicles...

PARIS - Brief scuffles between police and protesters have broken out in Paris as thousands of people gather for May Day rallies under tight security measures. Police used tear gas to control the crowd...

OTTAWA - Friends of the Earth Canada wants the Competition Bureau to investigate a recent study it says proves there is no such thing as a "flushable" wipe. "This is the most outrageous greenwash...

LONDON - Campaigners fighting British government plans to expand Heathrow Airport lost a challenge in one of the country's highest courts on Wednesday. A coalition of local councils, environmentalists...

BURBANK, Calif. - Hugs and tears marked the final taping of "The Big Bang Theory," a lovefest for its stars, crew and audience alike. The studio audience cheered Jim Parsons and other stars of the top...

Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 1 --- SELFIE-SEEKERS NOT WELCOME IN FLOOD ZONE: OFFICIALS Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noti...