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Oilers' McDavid, 19, follows tough acts as young NHL captain
When Connor McDavid takes the ice in the Edmonton Oilers’ season opener Oct. 12, he’ll become the youngest captain in NHL history at 19 years, 273 days old. McDavid was captain of his juni...
Oct 06, 2016
Wal-Mart plans to slow new store openings, invest in online
NEW YORK - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. plans to slow its new store openings and pour more money into its online efforts, technology and store remodels, the company said Thursday. The world’s largest re...
Oct 06, 2016
Haiti death toll jumps as receding waters reveal more bodies
LES CAYES, Haiti - Haiti’s death toll jumped late Thursday after rescue crews began reaching remote corners cut off when Hurricane Matthew slammed into the country’s southwest peninsula, t...
Oct 06, 2016
Typhoon kills 7 people in southeastern South Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - A typhoon that battered South Korea this week killed seven people and left three others missing, the country’s safety agency said Thursday. Typhoon Chaba caused stron...
Oct 06, 2016
Upset with Turkey, Iraq seeks UN Security Council session
BAGHDAD - Iraq has requested an emergency U.N. Security Council session over the presence of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday, a development that highlights ...
Oct 06, 2016
Paralympics chief: Lot to be done before Russia readmitted
VATICAN CITY - Russian athletes still have a long way to go before they can be readmitted to the Paralympics, according to the head of the International Paralympic Committee. Russia was barred from th...
Oct 06, 2016
Kremlin backs investigation of televised children's fights
MOSCOW - The Kremlin has called for an investigation after state TV broadcast mixed martial arts fights between children as young as 8. Ramzan Kadyrov, the strongman leader of the Russian region of Ch...
Oct 06, 2016
New referendum attempt on Budapest 2024 bid gets initial OK
BUDAPEST, Hungary - The Budapest election committee has approved a journalist’s initiative to hold a city referendum on the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The decision ...
Oct 06, 2016
WHY IT MATTERS: Race and Policing
WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: Policing in the United States’ minority communities has been a flashpoint since the deaths of Michael Brown in Missouri, Tamir Rice in Ohio, Sandra Bland in Texas and oth...
Oct 06, 2016
LA sheriff's sergeant killed answering burglary call
LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County sheriff’s sergeant was shot and killed Wednesday while answering a burglary report and the suspected gunman was arrested after commandeering his patrol car, ra...
Oct 06, 2016