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UN envoy: Talks on now to extend Yemen’s 2-month cease-fire
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With just two weeks left in a two-month cease-fire in Yemen,…
Leafs staying the course after another playoff disappointment: ‘The belief is strong’
TORONTO – Brendan Shanahan got his housekeeping out of the way quickly. In the wake…
Officials: Georgia execution won’t be carried out Tuesday
JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man who killed an 8-year-old girl and raped her…
Draft report finds Noem’s daughter got special treatment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lawmakers on Wednesday will consider a legislative report…
Judge: Regulators wrong to ban beer label that had naked man
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina regulators were wrong to reject a beer label…
Guatemala leader won’t attend summit in LA after US critique
GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei said Tuesday he will not attend the…
Lawsuit: Students taunted Black student, threatened lynching
Administrators at a Missouri school district that is the subject of a federal civil rights…
Police officer acquitted of murdering Indigenous Australian
DARWIN, Australia (AP) — A police officer was acquitted on Friday on all charges after…
Maple Leafs fall 5-4 in OT to Coyotes; Mrazek pulled in favour of rookie Kallgren
TORONTO – Maple Leafs general manager Kyle Dubas was adamant last week goaltending isn’t a…
Johnny Gaudreau’s hat trick sends Flames to 4-1 victory over Lightning
CALGARY – Hats raining down onto the ice, chants of “Johnny, Johnny” from the raucous…
Lava flows as Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continues to erupt
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s Mount Merapi continued to erupt Friday, forcing authorities to halt…
GOP split on alternative to Greitens in Missouri Senate race
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For all their angst about the possibility of former Gov. Eric…
Texas results hint GOP Hispanic gains may endure post-Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just 46 residents of Starr County, Texas, cast ballots in the state’s…
Canada’s Mollie Jepsen wins Paralympic silver in giant slalom standing
BEIJING – Mollie Jepsen of West Vancouver, B.C., captured a silver medal in the women’s…
Gushue and Koe in stride at Tim Hortons Brier, Flasch win forces tiebreaker
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Shortly after securing first place in his pool with another comfortable round-robin…
Poll: Equality concerns rise, but few say voting is too hard
DENVER (AP) — Majorities of Americans in both major parties think voting rules in their…
UN council to meet on Russian claim of US labs in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council scheduled a meeting Friday at Russia’s request…
$4.5M approved for family of man killed by California deputy
DANVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A California county agreed to pay $4.5 million to the family…
Senate gives final approval to Ukraine aid, huge budget bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — A $13.6 billion emergency package of military and humanitarian aid for besieged…
Connor scores 35th, Comrie makes 33 saves, Jets beat Devils
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Eric Comrie is making the most of his limited starts in…
GOP senators urge Biden to send Polish warplanes to Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican U.S. senators are imploring the Biden administration to reverse course and…
Senators beat Kraken 4-3 in OT after blowing big lead in third period
OTTAWA – The Ottawa Senators know it wasn’t pretty, but the only thing that mattered…
Russia-Ukraine war: Key things to know about the conflict
The Russian invasion of Ukraine entered its third week on Thursday, with Russian forces continuing…
Under the hood of $1.5T bill for Ukraine, pandemic, agencies
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even for Congress,the $1.5 trillion price tag for its bipartisan package helping…