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Grief turns to anger amid reports of lack of fuel in crash
MEDELLIN, Colombia - Authorities prepared Thursday to transport home the bodies of dozens of victims of this week’s air tragedy in Colombia as grief turned to anger amid indications the airliner...
Dec 01, 2016
Monsef's dismissive response to committee report dims hope for electoral reform
OTTAWA - Any hope that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will keep his promise to reform Canada’s voting system in time for the next federal election all but vanished Thursday after his democratic i...
Dec 01, 2016
Death of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine drives Manitoba volunteer searchers
WINNIPEG - The 2014 discovery of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body - wrapped in a garbage bag and discarded in the Red River - shook Winnipeg to its core. To this day, it prompts residents of the...
Dec 01, 2016
Former Dallas police chief David Brown writing memoir
NEW YORK - The Dallas police chief who was praised for his response to last summer’s shootings of five law enforcement officers is working on a memoir. Ballantine Books announced Thursday that i...
Dec 01, 2016
Neil Leifer photographic prints going to auction in NYC
NEW YORK - Hundreds of Neil (LY-fur) Leifer photographs, including his iconic images of Muhammad Ali, will be auctioned in New York City. Guernsey’s is offering 700 lots Friday and Saturday from...
Dec 01, 2016
Prince Harry joins Rihanna at celebration in Barbados
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prince Harry joined Rihanna in celebrating 50 years of independence for her native Barbados. The prince, visiting the sixth of seven nations on a two-week Caribbean tour, and th...
Dec 01, 2016
Milos Raonic parts ways with coach Carlos Moya
LONDON - Milos Raonic has parted ways with coach Carlos Moya after the Spaniard helped guide the Canadian player through his most successful year on the tour. In a statement on his Facebook account, R...
Dec 01, 2016
Requests for US jobless aid rose last week, but still low
WASHINGTON - More Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. But claims are still at low levels that point to greater job security. THE NUMBERS: The Labor Department said Thursday that appli...
Dec 01, 2016
Trump's 'Thank you' tour gets off to raucous start
CINCINNATI - Donald Trump returned to his campaign roots Thursday in his first major public appearance since Election Day, resembling the pugnacious, brawling campaigner more than the traditional pres...
Dec 01, 2016
10 suspects identified in sex-abuse case in British soccer
MANCHESTER, England - Ten suspects have been identified by one of the 17 police forces investigating a sex-abuse scandal in youth soccer that is engulfing the British game. Greater Manchester Police s...
Dec 01, 2016