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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…
B.C. throne speech says NDP will focus on immediate action in COVID-19 battle
VICTORIA – The B.C. government is promising to immediately fight the spread of COVID-19 while…
Alaska officials say landslide danger remains after storm
HAINES, Alaska – The search has been suspended for two people missing after a landslide…
As virus spreads, Kansas hospital runs out of staff
The radiology technician slept in an RV in the parking lot of his rural Kansas…
Pandemic financial pressures deplete finances, spirits as festive season approaches
TORONTO – Pandemic restrictions and financial strain mean Christmas will look different than past years…
US schools go back and forth on in-person learning
New York City reopened classrooms to many of its youngest students Monday in what has…
Lawyers seek bail for British socialite and ex-Epstein pal
NEW YORK – A lawyer for the onetime girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein said Monday that…
Judge won’t appoint receiver in Saudi royal divorce feud
DOVER, Del. – A Delaware judge has refused to appoint a receiver to manage and…
Taylor’s family praises Virginia ban on no-knock warrants
RICHMOND, Va. – Two of Breonna Taylor’s aunts watched Monday as Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam…
Missouri referendum petition laws ruled unconstitutional
LIBERTY, Mo. – Laws used by Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft last year to…
Does Trump have power to pardon himself? It’s complicated
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has declared that he has “absolute right” to issue a…
Nor’easter leaves tens of thousands without electricity
PORTLAND, Maine – Utility workers restored power to more than 150,000 homes and businesses in…
Nobel ceremonies go low-key this year because of coronavirus
STOCKHOLM – The pomp and ceremony of the Nobel prize ceremonies have been reined in…
5,800 years of droppings: Unique approach yields first long-term seabird trend data
Scientists have sifted through nearly 6,000 years of seabird droppings to get what they say…
Perry Bellegarde won’t seek re-election as head of Assembly of First Nations
OTTAWA – National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said he won’t…