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Jets centre Bryan Little to miss rest of NHL season due to ear injury
Winnipeg Jets centre Bryan Little will undergo a procedure to repair a perforated eardrum and…
Egypt upholds detention of student critical of el-Sissi
CAIRO – An Egyptian court Saturday rejected the appeal of an activist and vocal critic…
Israeli military says 2 rockets fired from Gaza
JERUSALEM – The Israeli military said two rockets were fired into Israel from the Gaza…
Students to study economic impact of Fall River Vietnam wall
FALL RIVER, Mass. – A group of college students has launched a project to study…
14-year-old charged with Barnard College student death
NEW YORK – A 14-year-old has been arrested in the fatal stabbing of a Barnard…
Canada’s Kripps and Coakwell win World Cup bronze in two-man bobsled
SIGULDA, Latvia – Canada’s Justin Kripps and Ben Coakwell won bronze in a World Cup…
Vegas police decry restaurant denying officers service
LAS VEGAS – Two on-duty Las Vegas police officers were refused service at a restaurant…
Ex-Michigan State hoops star Appling facing heroin charges
WARREN, Mich. – Former Michigan State basketball player Keith Appling was charged with drug crimes…
Climate change protest brings flares to London Fashion week
LONDON – Dozens of climate change protesters fired colorful smoke flares and blocked traffic in…
Museum’s founding director named Arab American of the Year
DEARBORN, Mich. – The founding director of the Arab American National Museum is being honoured…
Canada, others nations push Iran on downed airliner probe
MUNICH – Diplomats from nations that lost citizens when Iran shot down a Ukrainian airliner…
New leader of indigenous museum is educator, tribe member
BAR HARBOR, Maine – The new executive director of a museum dedicated to the indigenous…
Egypt sentences ex-minister’s brother for artifact smuggling
CAIRO – An Egyptian court Saturday sentenced the brother of a former finance minister to…
Mating snakes prompt closure of part of Florida park
LAKELAND, Fla. – A Florida city shut down a section of a lake Thursday after…
Lynn Cohen, who played Magda in ‘Sex and the City,’ dies
NEW YORK – Lynn Cohen, an actress best known for playing the plainspoken housekeeper and…
Blue Jays Bichette thinks Astros players should pay for sign-stealing scandal
DUNEDIN, Fla. – Bo Bichette isn’t satisfied with the way Major League Baseball has handled…
Man gets 1 year in case of dog left in cage with tide rising
FREEHOLD, N.J. – A New Jersey man has been sentenced to a year in prison…
New virus cases fall; WHO says China bought the world time
BEIJING – China reported 143 virus deaths and a dip in new cases Saturday while…
US to fly home Americans stuck on quarantined ship in Japan
TOKYO – The U.S. says Americans aboard a quarantined cruise ship will be flown back…
Canadian short-track speedskater Cedrik Blais wins World Cup silver
DORDRECHT, Netherlands – Canadian short-track speedskater Cedrik Blais won his first career World Cup silver…
Accuser testifies in ex-college athlete’s sex assault trial
WILMINGTON, Del. – One of six women to accuse a former University of Delaware baseball…
Bill to require state to recognize 229 Alaskan tribes
JUNEAU, Alaska – More than 200 federally recognized tribes in Alaska would also be officially…
Ex-diplomat’s daughter charged with murder in fatal stabbing
ROCKVILLE, Md. – A woman arrested on suspicion of fatally stabbing an acquaintance during an…
Man accused of slashing girls with machete held without bond
LAUDERHILL, Fla. – A man accused of slashing two children with a machete was ordered…