Category Archives: Canadian Press
Ehlers scores 2, Tanev nets winner as Jets top Predators 6-4
NASHVILLE - Brandon Tanev’s first goal in almost two months came at a perfect time for the Jets. Tanev snapped a third-period tie with 1:26 left, sending Winnipeg to a 6-4 victory over the Nashv...
Dec 19, 2017
Michael Jackson sex abuse lawsuit dismissed
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit brought by a choreographer who alleged Michael Jackson molested him as a child, resolving one of the last major claims against the late singer...
Dec 19, 2017
Released prison chef, given 2nd chance, opens new restaurant
JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Candido Ortiz beamed as he stood in front of his new restaurant, the bright yellow-and-red awning providing a splash of light on an otherwise drab stretch of sidewalk between a tat...
Dec 19, 2017
Eric Staal's two-goal performance leads Wild past Senators 6-4
OTTAWA - For the first 30 minutes Tuesday it looked as though they Ottawa Senators were going to build on their modest two-game winning streak and the emotional 3-0 win Saturday over the Montreal Cana...
Dec 19, 2017
State police: Leader's departure not Charlottesville-related
RICHMOND, Va. - The superintendent of the Virginia State Police announced his retirement Tuesday after decades of service, a move an agency spokeswoman said was unrelated to this summer’s violen...
Dec 19, 2017
Oklahoma high court reverses itself in Syrian torture case
OKLAHOMA CITY - A state Supreme Court has decided a man who says he was tortured in his home country of Syria after converting to Christianity can take legal action against an Oklahoma church for publ...
Dec 19, 2017
Man gets 28 years in plot to behead conservative blogger
BOSTON - A man convicted of leading an Islamic State-inspired plot to behead a conservative blogger who upset Muslims when she organized a Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest was sentenced on Tuesday to ...
Dec 19, 2017
Nebraska motel managers plead guilty to enslaving immigrant
OMAHA, Neb. - Federal authorities say two motel managers enslaved an Indian immigrant for more than a year in western Nebraska, forcing him to work without pay and abusing him. Vishnubhai Chaudhari, 5...
Dec 19, 2017
Senate Russia probe looking into 2016 candidate Jill Stein
WASHINGTON - The Senate intelligence committee has asked for documents from Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein as part of its probe into Russian interference in the 2016 election, adding an...
Dec 19, 2017
Texas general gives update about fight against Islamic State
FORT HOOD, Texas - The commander leading the campaign against the Islamic State in the Middle East says challenges remain despite pushing the militant organization from some territories throughout the...
Dec 19, 2017