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Attack on Rushdie shows divisions among Lebanese Shiites
BEIRUT (AP) — The stabbing of author Salman Rushdie has laid bare divisions in Lebanon’s…
GOP group apologizes for mistakenly posting KKK image
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A Republican group in Alabama is apologizing after accidentally using a…
Iowa council member countersues police over protest arrest
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines council member is countersuing two police officers…
Missouri voters to weigh forgiveness for past weed crimes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri could become the first state to pass a voter-led effort…
Ed Fast out as Tory finance critic after criticizing leadership candidate Poilievre
OTTAWA – Ed Fast is no longer the Conservative finance critic, interim party leader Candice…
Ex-judge to head office probing Washington police shootings
SEATTLE (AP) — A former judge and prosecutor is being appointed to oversee Washington state’s…
Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former Minneapolis police officer pleaded guilty Wednesday to a state charge…
Frankfurt beats Rangers in shootout to win Europa League
SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — Eintracht Frankfurt’s 42-year wait for a European trophy is over. The…
California tree trimmer guilty in deadly throat-slashings
OROVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A tree trimmer in rural Northern California was found guilty in…
Jill Biden, Selena Gomez lead talk on youth mental health
WASHINGTON (AP) — Selena Gomez joined first lady Jill Biden and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek…
Buffalo shooter let some people see plans just before attack
Shortly before he opened fire, the white gunman accused of killing 10 Black people at…
BlackBerry forecasting annual revenues nearly doubling in five years
WATERLOO, ONTARIO – BlackBerry Ltd. is forecasting that revenues will nearly double over the next…
Portugal finds 5 monkeypox cases in men as outbreak spreads
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese health authorities on Wednesday confirmed five cases of monkeypox in…
‘The Real Love Boat’ dating show to sail on CBS’ fall lineup
NEW YORK (AP) — Network TV’s fondness for reality fare and reboots combine in “The…
Gun in 8-year-old’s backpack goes off at school, mom charged
CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun…
‘This Is Us’ to end with a ‘meditative day,’ creator reveals
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack and Rebecca. Randall, Kate and Kevin. Six seasons and a…
Biden warns of ‘another tough hurricane season’ this year
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) — President Joe Biden warned Wednesday that the country will…
China lifts restrictions on Canadian canola: Ottawa announces
OTTAWA – A three-year Chinese ban on Canadian canola has come to an end, according…
Buffalo supermarket shooting: What do we know so far?
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — On Saturday afternoon, a white gunman in body armor killed 10…
Hawaii hurricane season forecasted to be slow with La Nina
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii and the Central Pacific basin should expect two to four hurricanes,…
Family suing widow of late US lawmaker for medical expenses
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Family members of the late U.S. Rep. Jim Hagedorn of Minnesota say…
Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed new U.S. House districts into…
Federal corrections must improve workplace for parole officers’ mental health: report
OTTAWA – A new report calls on federal corrections to ease caseloads, improve workplace policies…
Right to film cops weighed by US court overseeing 6 states
DENVER (AP) — U.S. government lawyers on Wednesday asked the appeals court overseeing four western…