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Authorities: 1 officer killed, 1 wounded; shooter at large
AMERICUS, Ga. - A man fatally shot one Georgia police officer and wounded a second before fleeing an apartment complex near a college campus that went on lockdown as a precaution, authorities said. Th...
Dec 07, 2016
Trumps taps retired Marine general for homeland security
WASHINGTON - Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly carved out a reputation as a highly respected, but often outspoken commander who could roil debate with blunt assessments or unpopular directives on issues ...
Dec 07, 2016
Tom Jackson puts on impromptu concert for snowed-in travellers in Manitoba
VIRDEN, Man. - Travellers stranded by a blizzard in a Manitoba town got a treat on Tuesday night when singer Tom Jackson put on an impromptu concert in the storm shelter. A dump of snow and howling wi...
Dec 07, 2016
Award-winning scientist says compromise needed on climate debate
WINNIPEG - Canadians need to turn down the heat and start listening to each other when they discuss global warming, says the winner of a major scientific award for his work on Arctic ice and climate c...
Dec 07, 2016
AP reporter deported from South Sudan
JOHANNESBURG - Government agents ordered a journalist working for The Associated Press out of South Sudan on Tuesday, taking him to the airport in Juba and putting him aboard a flight to Uganda. Justi...
Dec 07, 2016
A show, a trial and now the rerun in 'Cops' murder-for-hire
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Dalia Dippolito either wanted a hit man to kill her newlywed husband, or she’s the victim of police trying to become famous on the “Cops” television show. Pro...
Dec 07, 2016
IOC approves venues for 5 new sports in 2020 Tokyo Games
LAUSANNE, Switzerland - Yokohama Stadium will host the baseball and softball competition at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Yokohama was among the venues approved Wednesday by the IOC executive board for the...
Dec 07, 2016
UK steel jobs safe after multinational commits to plants
LONDON - Over 4,000 jobs that were at risk at a steel plant in Port Talbot, Wales, have been secured after unions got a commitment from multinational Tata Steel to keep production there. The announcem...
Dec 07, 2016
Lasers on a thumbnail reveal Franklin expedition diet, cause of death
New research has shed more light on one of Canada’s enduring mysteries - the fate of the Franklin expedition. Scientists used lasers and high-energy beams from the Canadian Light Source in Saska...
Dec 07, 2016
New Brunswick to phase out coal, put price on carbon in new climate plan
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will phase out coal as an electricity source under a new climate change plan that also puts a price on carbon. Premier Brian Gallant said Wednesday that clim...
Dec 07, 2016