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Californians celebrate July 4 with virtual parades, masks
SAN FRANCISCO – As the coronavirus surges in the state, Californians celebrated Independence Day with…
Noose found at Johns Hopkins University construction site
BALTIMORE – Johns Hopkins University is investigating the discovery of a rope tied into a…
Phoenix to change ‘Robert E. Lee,’ ‘Squaw Peak’ street names
Phoenix officials are set to begin the process of changing the names of two streets…
Mud slide cripples Seymour Arm water system, high water closes some B.C. roads
VICTORIA – High water and wet weather kept much of British Columbia on flood watch…
US holiday weekend adds to virus worries as case counts grow
ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. – Florida and Texas reported record daily increases in confirmed coronavirus…
Tennessee advances 6-week abortion ban, lawsuit filed
NASHVILLE – Amid nationwide unrest and a global pandemic that wrecked the state budget, Tennessee…
Trump turns virus conversation into ‘US vs. THEM’ debate
President Donald Trump’s push to resume big rallies despite concern he’s putting the public’s health…
Lightning close facilities after three players test positive for COVID-19
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Lightning closed their facilities Thursday after three players and…
Quebec businessman arrested for attempted murder linked to attack on lawyer
MONTREAL – A Quebec businessman was arrested Friday morning in connection with the attempted murder…
Twins remove ex-owner Griffith statue over racist remarks
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Twins removed a statue of former owner Calvin Griffith at Target…
Toronto FC’s Justin Morrow heads up newly formed Black Players Coalition of MLS
Change is coming and Toronto FC defender Justin Morrow is helping lead the way. The…
Jail guard alleges two colleagues attacked him after comments on George Floyd
A correctional officer at an Ontario jail alleges he was assaulted at work by two…
2 charged in Iowa assault that NAACP says was racist
DES MOINES, Iowa – Two white men have been arrested in an assault so severe…
Police fire tear gas at protest against Mali’s president
BAMAKO, Mali – Police fired tear gas at protesters demanding President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita’s resignation…
Twitter flags Trump’s tweet of doctored ‘racist baby’ video
Twitter has slapped another label on a tweet by President Donald Trump, this time warning…
Poland says Putin falsifies history to weaken Western allies
WARSAW, Poland – The Polish government says that Russian President Vladimir Putin is manipulating World…
De Grasse will get a taste of racing with no fans next month in Florida
TORONTO – The Olympic stadium buzzes as the finalists in the 100 metres take their…
Mouths to feed, no money coming in; rodeo stock contractors feel pandemic pain
CALGARY – Canada’s rodeo stock contractors are caught between bulls and broncs and an empty…
Do-it-yourselfers keep renovation sector hopping during COVID-19 pandemic
CALGARY – An army of Canadian do-it-yourselfers building fences, repairing decks and slapping thousands of…
South’s unification minister resigns as Korean tensions rise
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Friday accepted the resignation…
Advocates worry blacks, Hispanics falling behind in census
ORLANDO, Fla. – Halfway through the extended effort to count every U.S. resident, civil rights…
1 New Zealand officer killed, 1 injured during traffic stop
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – An unarmed police officer was shot and killed and another was…
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1 migrant dead, 6 injured in car chase and crash in Greece
THESSALONIKI, Greece – A car carrying seven Pakistani migrants believed to have just crossed the…