Category Archives: Canadian Press
Survey: US businesses add a strong 250,000 jobs in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies closed out 2017 with strong hiring in December, adding the most jobs in nine months. Payroll processor ADP says that businesses added 250,000 jobs last month, up from 185,0...
Jan 4, 2018
Boris Becker's son presses charges after racist German slur
BERLIN - The son of former tennis star Boris Becker has pressed charges against a German nationalist lawmaker who insulted him with a racist slur, his lawyer said Thursday. Lawyer Christian-Oliver Mos...
Jan 4, 2018
Real weather term "bomb cyclone" blows up on social media
WASHINGTON - When it comes to weather, it’s hard to sound scarier than “bomb cyclone.” It’s a version of a real weather term that applies to a massive winter storm that pulled ...
Jan 4, 2018
Egypt detains female singer for video inciting debauchery
CAIRO - Egyptian prosecutors have ordered the detention of a little-known female singer over a racy video posted online, the second female singer to face legal action within a month. The prosecutors c...
Jan 4, 2018
New year, new start? Not in President Trump's Washington
WASHINGTON - So much for a new year, new start. For Donald Trump, that energy-sapping 2017 cocktail of blistering presidential tweets, salacious White House infighting and jaw-dropping feuds with fore...
Jan 4, 2018
Divided Democrats face liberal backlash on immigration
WASHINGTON - With a new deadline approaching, Democrats in Congress are struggling to adopt a unified strategy to protect hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. Democrats’ i...
Jan 4, 2018
Blizzard rolls up the East Coast, with cold blast to follow
BOSTON - A massive winter storm roared into the East Coast on Thursday, dumping as much as 17 inches of snow in some areas and unleashing hurricane-force winds and historic flooding that closed school...
Jan 4, 2018
Iran's regional enemies watch unrest, searching for leverage
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Iran’s most fervent regional foes, Saudi Arabia and Israel, are both eagerly looking for signs of vulnerability and imminent change in their nemesis amid the past w...
Jan 4, 2018
Luck of the draw helps Republicans hold Virginia House
RICHMOND, Va. - Virginia Republicans cheered Thursday when their candidate won a state House of Delegates race by luck of the draw, having his name chosen first out of ceramic bowl. But inside a confe...
Jan 4, 2018
Powerball Jackpot-Top 10 largest US Jackpots
An estimated $550 million jackpot is up for grabs in Saturday night’s Powerball lottery drawing, making it potentially the 8th largest prize in the nation. Here is a look at the 10 largest U.S. ...
Jan 4, 2018