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Officials to tour Utah's drought-stricken Great Salt Lake
SALT LAKE CITY - On the southern shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, more than 100 boats are sitting high and dry in a parking lot, unable to sail the shallow, drought-stricken sea. North of the ne...
Sep 22, 2016
Some Mexico City residents see future in rain harvesting
MEXICO CITY - Edgar Serralde Galicia lives in a part of Mexico City known for water: Xochimilco, where picturesque canals have irrigated produce grown on man-made islands and served as transportation ...
Sep 22, 2016

Western Feedlots winding down cattle operations, cite Alberta's politics, economy
HIGH RIVER, Alta. – One of Canada’s largest cattle feeder operations says it’s winding down its cattle ownership and cattle feeding operations. Western Feedlots, which operates sites...
Sep 22, 2016
Baloney Meter: Have Liberals 'invested more' than Tories did in five years?
OTTAWA - “We’ve invested more in infrastructure in 10 months than the Conservatives did in five years.” - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. — The Liberals returned to federal offi...
Sep 22, 2016

AP Exclusive: Assad blames US for collapse of Syria truce
DAMASCUS, Syria - He’s been stigmatized internationally, a contentious figure presiding over a ruinous civil war that seems to slip into further depravity every day. But in his power base in the...
Sep 22, 2016

Toews doing it all; Canada yet to hit peak ahead of semis; Stamkos due to score
TORONTO - Canada rolled into the semifinal of the World Cup of Hockey with a 4-1 win over Team Europe on Wednesday night. Here are five things we learned from the victory: 1. Canada has yet to be test...
Sep 22, 2016

Obama speaks, and listeners hear nothing but 'Donald Trump'
NEW YORK - It doesn’t matter what President Barack Obama says these days, his listeners are bound to hear two words: Donald Trump. With his proclivity for dominating the conversation, the Republ...
Sep 22, 2016
Syrian White Helmets share 'Alternative Nobel' with 3 others
STOCKHOLM - A volunteer group that rescues civilians from bombed-out buildings in Syria shares this year’s Right Livelihood Award, sometimes known as the “Alternative Nobel,” with ac...
Sep 22, 2016

California pot farm violence concerns rise during harvest
SAN FRANCISCO - The four brothers were badly beaten, cold and terrified for their lives when they appeared before dawn at a stranger’s Northern California door begging for help. Hours earlier, t...
Sep 22, 2016

Afghanistan signs draft peace deal with prominent warlord
KABUL - Afghanistan’s government signed a draft peace deal on Thursday with a designated “global terrorist” after lengthy negotiations that could pave the way for a similar accord wi...
Sep 22, 2016