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Uganda police kill 5, including cleric, after bomb blasts
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities have killed at least five people, including a Muslim…
Online response rate to census questionnaire hits new high, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says about 84 per cent of completed census questionnaires were filled…
NASA: Space station remains at risk from weapons test debris
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The International Space Station remains at increased risk from orbiting…
Minnesota man charged in killing of couple at Fargo factory
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — A 35-year-old man with a long criminal record was charged Thursday…
Israeli couple is home after weeklong detention in Turkey
MODIIN, Israel (AP) — An Israeli couple held by Turkey on suspicion of espionage returned…
Germany approves new measures amid warnings of virus spike
BERLIN (AP) — Germany approved new measures Thursday to rein in record coronavirus infections as…
Democrat Rep. Butterfield to retire, new district is toss-up
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield announced Thursday that he will not seek…
2 Iranians charged with threatening US voters in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two suspected Iranian computer hackers have been charged with election interference, accused…
IOC hails progress at meeting with Afghan sports officials
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Sports leaders appointed by the Taliban have promised Olympic officials that…
Fire breaks out on Canadian warship off coast of Norway while leading NATO force
OTTAWA – A fire broke out on HMCS Fredericton early Thursday morning as the Canadian…
Iraqi Shiite cleric calls on pro-Iran militias to disband
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s influential Shiite cleric who emerged as a winner in last month’s…
Churchill Downs picked to build western Indiana casino
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The company that runs the Kentucky Derby has been picked to take…
Migrants held at sea for weeks accuse Malta of rights breach
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — Some 32 migrants who were held for weeks at sea on…
Accused marijuana ring leader pleads not guilty
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The accused ring leader of an operation that allegedly diverted and…
US-Canada border towns assess damage from devastating floods
SUMAS, Wash. (AP) — Residents of this small U.S. city along the Canadian border were…
Not just Adele: Surging vinyl sales amid supply squeeze derail some artists’ plans
TORONTO – Everybody seems to be blaming massive orders of Adele’s new album for a…
Judge dismisses body disposal charge against crematory owner
WEST BLOOMFIELD, Mich. (AP) — A judge has dismissed a charge of improperly disposing of…
Canada’s Tajon Buchanan runner-up as MLS young player of the year
Canadian winger Tajon Buchanan finished runner-up to FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi as the 2021…
Zahedi, playboy Iran ambassador to US under shah, dies at 93
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Ardeshir Zahedi, Iran’s flamboyant ambassador to the United States…
Governor condemns tweet offering a ‘bounty’ on teachers
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican Gov. Chris Sununu on Thursday denounced a conservative group’s offer…
Volunteer migrant rescuers appear in court in Greece
LESBOS, Greece (AP) — A group of 24 volunteers who took part in migrant rescue…
Authorities: Missing Missouri woman was killed, dismembered
BUFFALO, Mo. (AP) — Two men were charged with first-degree murder Wednesday after human remains…
Charlie Kirk exploits racial divide to reach Gen Z
MANKATO, Minnesota (AP) — Charlie Kirk stood 80 miles from where George Floyd was murdered,…
1 dead, 1 hurt in surging Chicago expressways gun violence
CHICAGO (AP) — Two shootings on a Chicago expressway early Thursday left one person dead…