Category Archives: Canadian Press
'Pharma Bro' moves to New Jersey - for federal prison stay
FORT DIX, N.J. - The pharmaceutical-industry entrepreneur vilified for jacking up the price of a life-saving drug was moved Tuesday to a low-security federal prison in New Jersey. Martin Shkreli was s...
Apr 19, 2018
Tall sailing ships herald New Orleans' 300th anniversary
NEW ORLEANS - Old-style, tall-masted sailing ships resembling vessels in a pirate movie eased up to the New Orleans riverfront Thursday as part of the city’s 300th anniversary celebration. The b...
Apr 19, 2018
Judge sanctions prosecutors in Greitens criminal case
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis judge on Thursday rejected a request from Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to dismiss a felony criminal indictment against him, but sanctioned prosecutors for failing to turn over e...
Apr 19, 2018
Teachers use social media in US uprisings, fight for funding
PHOENIX - The public education uprisings that began in West Virginia and spread to Arizona, Oklahoma and Kentucky share similar origin stories. Teachers, long tired of low wages and a dearth of state ...
Apr 19, 2018
North Korea has a new budget and it's full of fiscal hijinks
TOKYO - Imagine a national budget that reflects steady growth, gives a healthy boost to science and technology while reserving big slices of the overall pie to defence and social spending. It’s ...
Apr 19, 2018
Some male sexual assault victims feel left behind by #MeToo
For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking out about traumatic experiences as assault and harassment victims, while wonde...
Apr 19, 2018
California tortoise with cracked shell gets $4,000 repair
SAN DIEGO - A wayward tortoise that cracked its shell after falling off a 10-foot wall in California is recovering after vets used screws, zip ties and denture material to repair it. San Diego County ...
Apr 19, 2018
California reaches deal on National Guard border mission
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California has reached an agreement with the federal government that the state’s National Guard troops will deploy to the border to focus on fighting transnational gangs as ...
Apr 19, 2018
Board approves austerity plans for Puerto Rico amid protests
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A majority of federal control board members approved new austerity measures for Puerto Rico on Thursday, saying they would help revitalize the economy and create more jobs amid...
Apr 19, 2018
Manhattan turf war: 'Billionaires Row' vs. homeless shelter
NEW YORK - Some of the world’s wealthiest people have apartments in the half-dozen new skyscrapers built along a stretch of Manhattan’s 57th Street known as “Billionaires Row.”...
Apr 19, 2018