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Huge, stubborn recycling plant fire could burn for days
PASSAIC, N.J. – A huge fire engulfed a recycling plant overnight in northern New Jersey…
Alaska reports 20 seafood company workers contract COVID-19
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Multiple crew members on a seafood factory trawler in the Aleutian Islands…
Canada’s Lotholz earns monobob bronze in women’s bobsled event to make Olympic debut
INNSBRUCK, Austria – The Canadian women’s bobsled team continues to contend in the new event…
Canadian speedskaters Blondin, Dubreuil earn World Cup silver
HEERENVEEN, Netherlands – Ottawa speedskater Ivanie Blondin claimed a World Cup silver medal in the…
Edmonton signs CFL all-star receiver Greg Ellingson for another year
Edmonton has extended the contract of all-star wide receiver Greg Ellingson through the upcoming season.…
Journalists sought for personal help by the COVID-19 curious
NEW YORK – Calling a hospital to see if a bed was available for a…
Chile hospital fire forces evacuation of hundreds
SANTIAGO, Chile – A fire that broke out in a boiler room forced the evacuation…
Federal conspiracy charges for 2 Proud Boys in Capitol riot
NEW YORK – Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted…
Toronto Blue Jays sign infielder Marcus Semien to one-year contract
TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays and infielder Marcus Semien have agreed to a one-year…
Activists back French-Vietnamese woman’s Agent Orange case
PARIS – Activists gathered Saturday in Paris to support people exposed to Agent Orange during…
As California virus cases fall, more people than ever dying
LOS ANGELES – As a hospice nurse, Antonio Espinoza worked to ease people’s passage into…
It’s Navy’s badger statue, but Wisconsin has grown attached
MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin badger statue that has served as a literal touchstone for…
Population decline in Juneau attributed to state budget cuts
JUNEAU, Alaska – More people are leaving the city of Juneau than arriving because of…
French skier Noël earns first slalom win of season on home snow
CHAMONIX, France – French skier Clément Noël won a World Cup on home snow Saturday…
Sophie, Grammy-nominated Scottish musician, dies at age 34
LONDON – Sophie, the Grammy-nominated Scottish disc jockey, producer and recording artist who had worked…
Biden faces calls to secure release of US man in Afghanistan
WASHINGTON – As the Biden administration considers whether it should pull remaining U.S. troops out…
No Russian anthem or flag for men’s luge champion Roman Repilov
KÖNIGSSEE, Germany – Russia’s Roman Repilov won his second consecutive men’s luge world championship Saturday,…
Estrin, Copeland, Cray among Blues Music Awards nominees
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The bands Rick Estrin & the Nightcats and Sugar Ray & the…
Fire erupts at Brazil stadium that hosted World Cup games
BRASILIA, Brazil – A fire at a Brazilian stadium that hosted World Cup games in…
New book sees a ‘New Possible’ emerging from 2020’s tumult
SAN RAMON, Calif. – In pop culture, 2020 has been understandably reviled as the “hell…
Edgar Wright explores ‘glam rock anomaly’ Sparks in doc
Ever heard of the band Sparks? If you haven’t, you’re not alone. If you have,…
Biden, Democrats hit gas on push for $15 minimum wage
WASHINGTON – The Democratic push to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour…
National Civil Rights Museum president leaves mark on site
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – In November 2014, Terri Lee Freeman became president of the National Civil…
Algeria starts COVID-19 vaccination drive with Russian shots
ALGIERS, Algeria – Algeria launched its coronavirus vaccination campaign Saturday in the city where the…