Category Archives: Canadian Press
Egypt says it fights fake news, critics see new crackdown
CAIRO - Echoing some of President Donald Trump’s rhetoric, authorities in Egypt are taking aim at an alleged barrage of “fake news” they say is meant to sow division and undermine th...
Sep 17, 2018
Police: Border agent targeted victims for vulnerability
LAREDO, Texas - A U.S. Border Patrol supervisor charged in the killings of four women knew the victims and targeted them for their vulnerability, authorities said Monday, as some feared more deaths at...
Sep 17, 2018
Driving lesson ends with car landing in a swimming pool
MONTGOMERY VILLAGE, Md. - A driving lesson went off the deep end in Maryland when authorities say the car jumped a curb, crashed through a fence and landed in a swimming pool. Montgomery County Fire a...
Sep 17, 2018
Chinese official: Beijing should target goods needed by US
BEIJING - One of China’s most prominent figures in global finance says Beijing should press Washington to end their tariff battle by clamping down on exports of goods needed by American companie...
Sep 17, 2018
Barack Obama's return: good or bad for Democrats?
WASHINGTON - Nearly two years out of the White House, former President Barack Obama is facing another political test. To the delight of many Democrats, he’s stepped back into the fray that forme...
Sep 17, 2018
Rare Kennedy photos go inside America's most famous family
BOSTON - It’s an expansive and quintessentially Kennedy photo album. Here’s a young, shirtless JFK, baring six-pack abs and smirking poolside while striking an un-presidential pose. There&...
Sep 17, 2018
Artists create 58 portraits of Las Vegas shooting victims
LAS VEGAS - Portraits of the 58 people killed in last year’s mass shooting in Las Vegas went on display Monday after artists from around the world donated their time to memorialize the victims. ...
Sep 17, 2018
Amazon launches small business shop
NEW YORK - Amazon wants you to shop small. The online retailer launched a new section of its site Monday called Amazon Storefronts, which only lists products sold by small- and medium-sized businesses...
Sep 17, 2018
At Pyongyang trade fair, North Korea is ready to make a deal
PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of - Vendors selling everything from car batteries to “kangaroo essence” health pills have descended on Pyongyang for an international ...
Sep 17, 2018
Sotomayor tells kids: Reading helped me reach Supreme Court
NEWARK, N.J. - Justice Sonia Sotomayor says reading helped her reach the Supreme Court. Sotomayor on Sunday celebrated the release of her two children’s books by speaking to parents and children...
Sep 17, 2018