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Appeals rulings at odds over Confederate-themed jury room
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two Black men who challenged their criminal convictions after jurors deliberated…
Medical groups, 20 states weigh in on Idaho abortion lawsuit
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A legal battle over abortion rights pitting one of the reddest…
Children’s hospitals harassed over transgender care programs
BOSTON (AP) — Doctors and other staffers at Boston Children’s Hospital are being threatened with…
OPINION: Cold hands, small crowds: reflections from a weird world junior championship
EDMONTON – I’m not used to wearing a parka in August. It’s a necessity, though,…
Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say
LANGLEY, B.C. – Police say the wolf enclosure at the Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged…
UN envoy tells Myanmar general: End violence, seek democracy
BANGKOK (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Myanmar, Noeleen Heyzer, met Wednesday with the…
WHO chief: Lack of help for Tigray crisis due to skin color
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization described the ongoing crisis…
Court: BIA owes damages for officer impregnating woman
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs can be held responsible for…
Judge: Pharmacies owe 2 Ohio counties $650M in opioids suit
CLEVELAND (AP) — A federal judge in Cleveland awarded $650 million in damages Wednesday to…
A$AP Rocky pleads not guilty to firearm assault charges
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rapper A$AP Rocky has pleaded not guilty to felony assault with…
Proportion of French speakers declines nearly everywhere in Canada, including Quebec
OTTAWA – The proportion of Canadians who mainly speak French at home continues to decline…
Feds announce four new passport service sites as backlog continues
OTTAWA – The federal government is adding new passport service locations across Canada as a…
Venice fines tourist surfers for motoring down Grand Canal
MILAN (AP) — Two foreign tourists who sped down Venice’s Grand Canal on motorized surf…
CEBL’s Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary to play in a larger market
GUELPH, Ont. – The Guelph Nighthawks are moving to Calgary. In a strategic move to…
Argos running back Harris to undergo season-ending surgery for torn pectoral muscle
TORONTO – Running back Andrew Harris’s first season with the Toronto Argonauts has ended prematurely.…
Evidence dispute spills into public in Alex Murdaugh case
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Attorneys for disbarred South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh say prosecutors are…
Spain: 10 injured while leaving stopped train near wildfire
MADRID (AP) — An approaching wildfire in eastern Spain caused a train driver to stop…
First drought, now downpours as storms slam France, England
PARIS (AP) — After a summer of drought, heat waves and forest fires, violent storms…
Man dies in shootout with would-be robber in Alabama woods
ASHLAND, Ala. (AP) — A Florida college student exploring the Alabama wilderness with his girlfriend…
Russian spacewalk cut short by bad battery in cosmonaut suit
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A Russian spacewalker had to rush back inside the International…
Poll: Majority of Canadians believe sexual misconduct a major issue in youth hockey
A majority of Canadians believe sexual harassment and sexual assault are a major problem in…
Family to proceed with suit alleging man tortured in Lebanon
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Relatives of a Lebanese American man said they are happy to…
School shooter’s attorneys drop contentious brain exam
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Attorneys for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz reversed course Wednesday…
Israel, Turkey to exchange ambassadors in diplomatic reset
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Turkey will restore full diplomatic relations and dispatch ambassadors for…