Category Archives: Canadian Press

Car hits Polish policeman, rams into presidential palace
WARSAW, Poland - A car driving the wrong way down a street struck a policeman near the Polish president’s headquarters Tuesday before speeding off and ramming into a metal barrier protecting the...
Jan 22, 2019

Oscar music nods: Gaga, Kendrick Lamar, SZA, Diane Warren
NEW YORK - Lady Gaga is a double nominee at the Academy Awards, where rapper Kendrick Lamar is nominated for the first time while songwriter Diane Warren is also vying for her first win with her 10th ...
Jan 22, 2019
Maryland man gets 10 years for theft of 10 cigarette packs
SALISBURY, Md. - A Maryland man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for stealing 10 packs of cigarettes from a Wicomico County gas station. News outlets report 36-year-old John Edward Lowe was se...
Jan 22, 2019
US aid cuts hit Palestinians, further dimming hope for peace
JERUSALEM - Tens of thousands of Palestinians are no longer getting food aid or basic health services from America, U.S.-funded infrastructure projects have been halted, and an innovative peace-buildi...
Jan 22, 2019
Cristiano Ronaldo pleads guilty to tax fraud at Madrid court
MADRID - With a guilty plea and a huge fine, Cristiano Ronaldo finally put an end to his tax ordeal in Spain. Nearly four years after an investigation was opened, Ronaldo appeared at a court in Madrid...
Jan 22, 2019
3 groups, many videos, many interpretations of DC encounter
A group of five black men shouting vulgar insults while protesting centuries of oppression. Dozens of white Catholic high school students visiting Washington for a rally to end abortion. And Native Am...
Jan 22, 2019
Senate sets up showdown votes on shutdown plans
WASHINGTON - Senate leaders on Tuesday agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest s...
Jan 22, 2019

Turkey set for international probe into Khashoggi death
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Turkey is preparing to take steps to launch an international investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In comm...
Jan 22, 2019
Jon Bon Jovi's restaurant feeds furloughed workers
RED BANK, N.J. - A restaurant owned by musician and New Jersey native Jon Bon Jovi served 71 free meals to furloughed federal employees and their families. JBJ Soul Kitchen in Red Bank served up soups...
Jan 22, 2019

Spain probing if borehole that boy fell into was illegal
MADRID - Spain’s Civil Guard said Tuesday it is investigating whether a narrow, deep borehole that a 2-year-old boy fell into last week was drilled illegally, as authorities struggle to reach th...
Jan 22, 2019