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Toronto FC scores late to end Halifax title hopes in Canadian Championship soccer
HALIFAX - The chanting and cheering could be heard blocks away Tuesday night, but the sounds of a sold-out hometown crowd couldn't drown out the pain of a late 2-1 loss for the HFX Wanderers in their ...
May 24, 2022
US Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene wins GOP primary in Georgia
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene defeated five fellow Republicans in a Georgia primary that tested conservative voters' tolerance of the first-term congresswoman's divisive politics. Greene, a celebri...
May 24, 2022
Biden says 'we have to act' after Texas school shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden delivered an emotional call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school on Tuesday. "When in God's name are we going ...
May 24, 2022
Victoria airport closes to commercial flights as RCMP respond to 'threat'
NORTH SAANICH, B.C. - The Victoria International Airport says it is closing to commercial flights as the RCMP respond to a call for service. A statement posted on the airport's website Tuesday afterno...
May 24, 2022
Golden State-Dallas playoff games score in weekly TV ratings
LOS ANGELES (AP) - When the NBA playoffs take the TV court even the most popular shows find the competition daunting. Last week's No. 1 program was the Golden State-Dallas conference finals matchup in...
May 24, 2022
Adieu, Jo: Fans hail retiring Tsonga at French Open
PARIS (AP) - Much as he wanted to avoid tears, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga simply could not. And, he said later, he knew he would not. So they flowed freely during the final moments of his final match at the F...
May 24, 2022
US Sen. Raphael Warnock wins Georgia Democratic primary
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock won Georgia's Democratic primary as he seeks to hold on to his Senate seat in the upcoming midterm elections. Warnock defeated beauty industry professional Tam...
May 24, 2022
Georgia Democrats again nominate Stacey Abrams for governor
ATLANTA (AP) - Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor after narrowly losing the 2018 race to current Republican Gov. Brian Kemp. Abrams became a star in the Democratic Pa...
May 24, 2022
Dems pick Abrams, GOP governor candidates battle in Georgia
ATLANTA (AP) - Democrat Stacey Abrams secured a place on the November ballot in Georgia's high-stakes governor's race on Tuesday as polls closed across the state, while a more competitive fight was pl...
May 24, 2022
Seoul: North Korea launches 3 ballistic missiles toward sea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - North Korea launched three ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the Norths' first weapons firings in about two weeks as the country ma...
May 24, 2022