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Review: `The Lost Family’ takes deep dive into DNA testing
“The Lost Family,” Abrams Books, by Libby Copeland Journalist Libby Copeland’s “The Lost Family” is…
Virus hammers business travel as wary companies nix trips
Amazon and other big companies are trying to keep their employees healthy by banning business…
Judge delays reckless murder trial of former NASA astronaut
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A judge in Alabama has delayed the reckless murder trial of a…
Congressional primaries: Sessions in Alabama Senate runoff
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump used a scolding tweet Wednesday to undermine his former attorney…
San Antonio: CDC planned to drop cruise passengers at mall
Federal health officials planned to drop off some cruise ship passengers at a shopping mall…
Virus could weigh on toy shopping starting this summer
NEW YORK – From Baby Yoda to eco-friendly stacking rings, toymakers displayed an array of…
Sheriff: 3 dead, no survivors in Georgia small plane crash
WATKINSVILLE, Ga. – At least three people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed Tuesday…
Baltimore squeegee kids find work, risks, cash at stoplights
BALTIMORE – A clock starts ticking when the light turns red at Baltimore intersections. Young…
Amid virus outbreak, mother demands son’s release from Iran
WASHINGTON – The mother of a U.S. Navy veteran imprisoned in Iran is calling on…
Folk musician Ron Hynes to be inducted to Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Acclaimed folk musician Ron Hynes will be inducted posthumously into the…
Brazil’s economy posts third year of slow growth in 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazil’s economy expanded by 1.1% in 2019, marking a third straight…
U.S. businesses add 183K jobs in sign of pre-virus health
WASHINGTON – U.S. businesses added 183,000 jobs last month, a solid gain that shows the…
Alaska highway renovation expected to bring forth ‘Carzilla’
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A plan to reroute Alaska highway traffic during summer construction is expected…
TransAlta reports $66M fourth-quarter profit compared with $122M loss a year ago
CALGARY – TransAlta Corp. reported a fourth-quarter profit of $66 million compared with a loss…
Review: ‘Grace Kelly Dress’ redefines storybook ending
“The Grace Kelly Dress: a Novel,” Graydon House, by Brenda Janowitz Three generations of women,…
Review: A moving turn from Ben Affleck in an ordinary drama
There is nothing particularly extraordinary about director Gavin O’Connor’s “ The Way Back,” except perhaps…
UK’s Johnson stands by colleague as bullying claims mount
LONDON – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came to the defence of his interior minister…
Virginia school aide sentenced for stealing students’ pills
CHESTERFIELD, Va. – A Virginia elementary school clinic aide convicted of stealing students’ prescription medications…
Sessions advances to Texas GOP runoff in Congress return bid
Former longtime Rep. Pete Sessions advanced Tuesday to a runoff for the Republican nomination in…
AP Exclusive: Death row inmate slips through legal system
COLUMBUS, Ohio – David Martin was sentenced to die six years ago. But since late…
3 reasons to pay for spring break with a travel credit card
It may be cold outside, but spring is just around the corner. A recent NerdWallet…
TRREB says Toronto home sales in February up 45.6 per cent from year ago
TORONTO – The Toronto Regional Real Estate Board says home sales in February were up…
Chairman of winning party in Slovak vote to form government
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia – Slovakia’s president on Wednesday asked the chairman of the winning party in…
Doctors: Nepal prime minister’s kidney transplant successful
KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal’s prime minister had a successful kidney transplant on Wednesday and is…