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Air Force: Black people more often investigated, punished
WASHINGTON – Black service members in the Air Force are far more likely to be…
AP PHOTOS: Europe Photos of the Year
Few years in Europe’s postwar history will be so little missed as 2020. It kicked…
Asia Today: South Korea to curb social gatherings nationwide
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korea will prohibit private social gatherings of five or…
‘Fighting for our lives’: Canada’s theatre industry tries to plan for uncertain 2021
TORONTO – Outdoor productions. Concert versions of musicals. Shorter shows with no intermission. As the…
China imposes new visa limits in back-and-forth with US
BEIJING – China hit back with reciprocal actions Tuesday against unnamed American officials in the…
Afghan police say bomb tears through car, killing 5
KABUL – A roadside bomb tore through a vehicle in the Afghan capital of Kabul…
Congressional bill would make New River Gorge national park
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The New River Gorge National River in southern West Virginia would gain…
Ontario wants better testing for COVID-19 at airports: In The News for Dec. 22
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Feds have not ‘demonstrated need’ for security-screening measures: privacy watchdog
OTTAWA – The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for…
Israeli High Court hears challenge to Jewish nation law
JERUSALEM – The Israeli Supreme Court on Tuesday was hearing a case against a contentious…
Appeals court: Mississippi school lawsuit may go forward
JACKSON, Miss. – A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a…
DNA identifies Missouri toddler found in Mississippi in 1982
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Investigators say DNA testing has identified a Missouri toddler whose body was…
Conservatives prepared to debate assisted-dying bill around the clock: O’Toole
OTTAWA – Many people will suffer needlessly if Conservatives continue filibustering a bill on medically…
New health rules in Alberta failing to bend COVID-19 curve: top doctor
EDMONTON – Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the latest round of health restrictions…
Florida agents raid home of ousted COVID-19 data curator
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida authorities investigating an alleged hack into the state’s emergency response system…
Mountie says he updated FBI on Meng arrest, but he was working for the RCMP
VANCOUVER – An RCMP officer who was tasked as a point person for U.S. investigators…
US credit card balances fall, though overall borrowing rises
WASHINGTON – U.S. consumers took out more auto and student loans in October, but cut…
Missouri suspect in Chinese wife’s disappearance denied bond
COLUMBIA, Mo. – A Columbia man charged with killing his Chinese wife, who has been…
US fully restores protections for young immigrants
SAN DIEGO – The Trump administration has fully restored the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood…
UN envoy warns new Congo crisis could impact its security
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The U.N. envoy for Congo warned Monday that the political crisis in…
Shuttered Met Opera to lock out stagehands
NEW YORK – The shuttered Metropolitan Opera said it will lock out its stagehands in…
Five things to know about the rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that a small number of the most vulnerable in Canada…
The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada for Dec. 7 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7 p.m. Yukon is…
Baltimore’s new mayor set to be sworn in at low-key event
With youthful energy and hopeful rhetoric, Baltimore’s newly elected mayor will assume office Tuesday, ushering…