Category Archives: Canadian Press
Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary
PARKLAND, Fla. - The communities and families terrorized by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will spend Thursday’s anniversary visiting graves, packing meals for the needy and c...
Feb 14, 2019
Congress OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency
WASHINGTON - Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited - this time over President Do...
Feb 14, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Declaring emergency for wall not so ordinary
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump would be taking an extraordinary step by declaring a national emergency to steer money to his promised border wall. He’s making it sound quite ordinary. TRUMP...
Feb 14, 2019
Deadly blue 'Mexican oxy' pills take toll on US Southwest
TUCSON, Ariz. - Aaron Francisco Chavez swallowed at least one of the sky blue pills at a Halloween party before falling asleep forever. He became yet another victim killed by a flood of illicit fentan...
Feb 14, 2019
US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at levels low enough to show that most workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department says claims f...
Feb 14, 2019
Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct. in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales fell in December, posting the biggest drop since September 2009 and delivering more evidence that last year’s holiday sales fizzled unexpectedly. Even e-commerce s...
Feb 14, 2019
Cockroaches named after exes to be fed to Texas zoo animals
EL PASO, Texas - Not in the Valentine’s Day spirit? A Texas zoo has a cockroach that can help. The El Paso Zoo is running a promotion called “Quit Bugging Me” that allows people to n...
Feb 14, 2019
Florida rapper YNW Melly accused of killing 2 friends
MIRAMAR, Fla. - Police have charged Florida rapper YNW Melly with killing two of his close friends who were also rising rap stars, and trying to make it appear they died in a drive-by shooting. On Wed...
Feb 14, 2019
Ukraine: Comedian surges ahead in presidential election poll
MOSCOW - The latest opinion poll in Ukraine shows a popular comedian holding a strong lead in campaigning for the presidential election. The survey conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Soc...
Feb 14, 2019
Car bomb kills at least 33 Indian soldiers in Kashmir
SRINAGAR, India - At least 33 soldiers were killed and about 20 others wounded Thursday in a car bomb attack on a paramilitary convoy along a key highway in Indian-controlled Kashmir, security officia...
Feb 14, 2019