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Calls for investigations after power restored in Manhattan
NEW YORK - A Manhattan power outage that temporarily turned off the bright lights of the big city only lasted for a few hours, but left plenty of lingering questions and calls for investigations on Su...
Jul 16, 2019
Barry's flood threat lingers as storm slowly sweeps inland
NEW ORLEANS - Tropical Depression Barry dumped rain as it slowly swept inland through Gulf Coast states Sunday, sparing New Orleans from a direct hit but stoking fears elsewhere of flooding, tornadoes...
Jul 16, 2019
'Game of Thrones,' 'Veep,' 'Big Bang,' seek final Emmy nods
LOS ANGELES - "Game of Thrones" is seeking to claim the Emmy Awards version of the Iron Throne one last time. When the Emmy nominations are released Tuesday, the HBO fantasy saga could be in the runni...
Jul 16, 2019
In the news today, July 16
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, July 16 --- IRREGULAR MIGRANT NUMBERS DOWN THIS YEAR: DATA Newly published government figures show fewer asylum-seekers crossing "irregularly"...
Jul 16, 2019
Ministers making announcements at Davie, Seaspan shipyards today
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising major announcements today at shipyards in Quebec and Victoria. Cabinet minister Jean-Yves Duclos is to be at Davie Shipyard outside Quebec City a...
Jul 16, 2019
Meek Mill seeks new trial, judge after decade-long probation
PHILADELPHIA - Lawyers for Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill will ask an appeals court Tuesday to overturn a 2008 drug and gun conviction that's kept the Philadelphia rapper on probation for a decade. The...
Jul 15, 2019
Whitecaps' spiral continues with 3-0 loss to Sporting Kansas City
VANCOUVER - Not good enough! Doneil Henry didn't mince his words after the Vancouver Whitecaps fell 3-0 to Sporting Kansas City Saturday night for their third consecutive Major League Soccer loss. "To...
Jul 15, 2019
R. Kelly expected to appear for court hearing Tuesday
CHICAGO - R&B singer R. Kelly is expected to appear in a Chicago federal courtroom on charges that he recruited girls and women to have illegal sex with him and then covered up the crimes by payin...
Jul 15, 2019
High-speed rail link would run from Vancouver to Seattle in under 1 hour: study
VANCOUVER - A proposed high-speed rail link connecting Vancouver, Seattle and Portland would cut the travel time between each city to under an hour and dramatically boost the economy of the ...
Jul 15, 2019
B.C. man dies of rare viral rabies infection after contact with a bat
VICTORIA - A British Columbia man has died of a rare viral rabies infection, the first such case in the province since 2003. Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the man was in contact with...
Jul 15, 2019