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Brazil leader rapped for stirring doubt on COVID-19 vaccine
SAO PAULO – Critics of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro are again speaking out against the…
Mexico tortilla shop gives free TV, internet for school kids
MEXICO CITY – A tortilla shop has started giving free wifi and television access for…
Groups ask for restraining order to stop census wind-down
ORLANDO, Fla. – Days after the U.S. Census Bureau said that it had already taken…
Slain shooting suspect was a regular at Portland protests
PORTLAND, Ore. – The man believed to have fatally shot a supporter of President Donald…
Rahm has 65 to catch up to Johnson at Tour Championship
ATLANTA – Five days later, Dustin Johnson and Jon Rahm are still going at it.…
Police: Shoplifting suspect shot dead after stabbing officer
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer and a security guard fatally shot a…
Mounties issue travel reminder after U.S. boater fined for ignoring COVID-19 law
SURREY, B.C. – Foreign boaters should be careful to follow the rules ahead of the…
B.C. records 121 new COVID-19 cases; officials preach caution on long weekend
VICTORIA – British Columbia has recorded another 121 cases of COVID-19 and one death related…
No 7th trial for Mississippi man freed from prison in 2019
JACKSON, Miss. – A Mississippi man freed last year after 22 years in prison will…
Victoria mural sponsor says anti-police acronym inappropriate, but fuels debate
VICTORIA – A group that sponsored an anti-racism mural that was called disrespectful by Victoria’s…
Alleged Boogaloo members face terrorism charges in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS – Two men who prosecutors say are members of an anti-government extremist group, who…
2 grizzly bears killed after conflicts near Yellowstone
BOZEMAN, Mont. – Wildlife officials in Montana have said two grizzly bears were killed this…
US Forest Service police dog survives second stabbing attack
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A highly decorated U.S. Forest Service police dog suffered nine stab wounds…
Report: Small plane that crashed in Texas had just taken off
BRYAN, Texas – A small plane that crashed last weekend in Texas, killing three family…
UN Assembly president: ‘Inclusion is key’ for virus vaccine
TANZANIA, Tanzania – The president of the U.N. General Assembly is warning that a vaccine…
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 4
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 6:43 p.m. EDT on…
Kanye West files to run for president on Kentucky ballot
FRANKFORT, Ky. – Rapper and music producer Kanye West has filed to run for U.S.…
Quebec government reveals nearly 50 educational institutions struck by COVID-19
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has unveiled a list of nearly 50 educational institutions that…
Passenger: Car sped through Times Square protest to escape
NEW YORK – A passenger in a car that drove through a group of Black…
Blake’s father says paralyzed son optimistic after shooting
MADISON, Wis. – Jacob Blake’s father said Friday that his “happy-go-lucky” son is optimistic for…
Kelly’s lawyers want to question gang member in cell attack
CHICAGO – Attorneys for R. Kelly want to question a convicted member of the Latin…
Kentucky congressman defends teen accused in protest deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – A Kentucky congressman said a teenager charged with fatally shooting two people…
El Salvador president denies negotiating with gang
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador – El Salvador President Nayib Bukele denied a report Friday that…
Ex-Canadian Forces reservist charged in ‘race war’ case back in court Jan. 12
WASHINGTON – The lawyer for accused neo-Nazi Patrik Mathews will be back in court Jan.…