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NBA players to receive 25% less in paychecks starting May 15
Commissioner Adam Silver said it remains impossible for the NBA to make any decisions about…
Officials implore Tyson to close plant amid virus outbreak
DES MOINES, Iowa – More than a dozen Iowa elected officials on Friday implored Tyson…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro takes risk with new minister for pandemic
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro made it clear on Friday that he…
Judge extends zookeeper’s deadline to challenge convictions
OKLAHOMA CITY – A former Oklahoma zookeeper who was sentenced to 22 years in prison…
Federal oilpatch bailout focus on cleanup of abandoned wells, reduced emissions
Industry and environmental groups welcomed a multibillion-dollar oilpatch bailout package Friday, but both were looking…
Company: 4 Georgia poultry workers dead from coronavirus
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Four employees of a major poultry producer’s operations in rural southwest Georgia…
Nebraska pharmacist arrested in plot to firebomb competitor
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Nebraska pharmacist conspired with another man to use explosives to destroy…
2nd teen charged in death of man pushed into Chicago train
CHICAGO – A Chicago man was ordered held without bond Friday after being charged with…
Taylor Swift has cancelled all shows, appearances for 2020
NEW YORK – Taylor Swift is cancelling all of her performances and appearances for the…
TV doctors Oz and Phil explaining controversial Fox comments
NEW YORK – Two television doctors — Dr. Oz and Dr. Phil — are finding…
Saskatchewan says revenues could decline by up to $3.3B due to COVID-19
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government predicted Friday that the economic fallout from COVID-19 could reduce…
Higher-than-normal snowpacks mean parts of B.C. at risk of flooding
VANCOUVER – Residents in several British Columbia communities are being warned to prepare the sandbags…
4 Texas family members killed, suspect jailed without bond
LAREDO, Texas – A 20-year-old man was jailed without bond Friday after four members of…
‘Heartbreaking’ report shows virus ravaging NY nursing homes
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York, by far the nation’s leader in coronavirus nursing home deaths,…
Pro-Trump protesters push back on stay-at-home orders
While many Americans are filled with fear, Melissa Ackison says the coronavirus pandemic has filled…
Judge: Misconduct claims in college scam case ‘disturbing’
The judge overseeing the case against actress Lori Loughlin, her fashion designer husband Mossimo Giannulli…
Caught in video mashup, Pinsky apologizes for virus comments
NEW YORK – Celebrity doctor Drew Pinsky has apologized for a series of statements unspooled…
Top US and Russian diplomats discuss arms control
MOSCOW – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed…
California death toll from coronavirus rises above 1,000
LOS ANGELES – California hit more than 1,000 deaths linked to the coronavirus on Friday,…
Housing project where Freddie Gray lived being torn down
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore public housing project that was home to Freddie Gray, whose death…
Libya’s east-based forces hit Tripoli civilian area, 4 dead
CAIRO – Libya’s east-based military forces fired into residential neighbourhoods of the country’s besieged capital…
Maryland, Virgina and District co-ordinating virus response
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Long linked by proximity and the hundreds of thousands of federal workers…
B.C. rights groups demand action following inmate’s death related to COVID-19
VANCOUVER – A coalition of rights groups in British Columbia is calling for the immediate…
Court in Rome orders psychiatric exam for U.S. man in trial
ROME – A court in Rome has agreed to a request by defence attorneys for…