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Four vehicle collision sends 3 to hospital and claims one life
LETHBRIDGE – A collision on Highway-3 Monday afternoon sent three people to hospital and claimed the life of a Coaldale man. The incident happened just before 5:30 at the Highway-3 intersection ...
Nov 28, 2016
From milk to lightbulbs, Fidel Castro reshaped life in Cuba
HAVANA - Fidel Castro changed the flavour of the milk Cuban children drink at breakfast. He filled Cuban kitchens with energy-saving rice cookers, and he gave a two-hour lesson in their use live on na...
Nov 28, 2016
San Francisco's public railway system hit by hackers
SAN FRANCISCO - Some passengers on San Francisco’s public railway enjoyed free rides during part of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend after hackers infiltrated hundreds of its workers’ comp...
Nov 28, 2016
Escape occurred before California jail could be replaced
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Officials in a Northern California county have known for years that they have security problems with an antiquated jail and recently won $80 million in state funding to help build...
Nov 28, 2016
Woman from Guatemala dies while in ICE custody in Arizona
ELOY, Ariz. - A woman from Guatemala died Sunday while in immigration detention in Arizona, marking the third in-custody death nationwide for Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Oct 1. ICE annou...
Nov 28, 2016
Cyber Monday transforms as shoppers are more connected
NEW YORK - The Monday after Thanksgiving is still a time when millions of Americans pause to check out online deals and check off items from their gift list - but a one-day Cyber Monday frenzy appears...
Nov 28, 2016
Law enforcement condemns letters threatening Muslims
LOS ANGELES - Law enforcement officials condemned a hate-filled letter Monday directed at several California mosques that warned Muslims to leave the country to avoid being exterminated. Los Angeles p...
Nov 28, 2016
Southern storms should ease drought, but fire threat remains
ATLANTA - Storms roaring across the South appeared to be taking aim at some of the largest wildfires burning across the region, which could finally help firefighters in their efforts to subdue the bla...
Nov 28, 2016
Fast-acting Ohio State officer praised for killing attacker
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Officials on Monday praised an Ohio State University police officer who shot and killed a man a minute after he drove his car into a crowd and then stabbed multiple people. Officer Al...
Nov 28, 2016
Too soon for Bank of Canada to factor in Donald Trump's win: Stephen Poloz
TORONTO - Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says it’s too soon for the central bank to factor Donald Trump’s election win into its decision making. “I’m of course aware tha...
Nov 28, 2016