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Passenger charged over note found at Australian plane toilet
SYDNEY, Australia – A passenger has been charged with writing a threatening note that caused…
Italy nabs migrant smugglers who planned jihadi transport
ROME – Authorities in Sicily say they have detained 15 people accused of running a…
Griffin Poetry Prize nominee Jordan Abel explores appropriation in ‘Injun’
TORONTO – While the western continues to fascinate modern-day storytellers and audiences, Jordan Abel is…
Nigeria first lady: President ‘recuperating fast’ in London
ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s first lady says the president’s health is improving after he has…
Man who beat infant son gets more prison time after boy dies
BELLEFONTAINE, Ohio – An Ohio man imprisoned for severely beating his infant son in 2007…
Powerful new opioids, overdose deaths worry EU drug agency
LISBON, Portugal – Potent new synthetic opioids that mimic the effects of heroin and morphine…
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 6
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 6 ——— BARACK OBAMA IN MONTREAL TODAY…
Vegas officer arrested on manslaughter charge in choke death
LAS VEGAS – A police officer was arrested on charges of involuntary manslaughter for placing…
Diane Keaton talks mom & dad, gratitude ahead of AFI honour
LOS ANGELES – When Diane Keaton accepts the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award this…
Trump defends tweeting as way to get out ‘honest’ message
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is defending his use of social media, saying that the…
After pilots organize, push is now on to unionize WestJet flight attendants
CALGARY – A recent successful bid to unionize WestJet (TSX:WJA) pilots has prompted a push…
Mosque condemns imam’s comments on genital mutilation
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – A Virginia mosque outside Washington is condemning its leading imam’s seeming…
Philadelphia police probe video of attack on disabled man
Philadelphia police are investigating an unprovoked sucker-punch attack on an intellectually disabled man that was…
Germany cracking down on false father schemes with migrants
BERLIN – Germany’s Interior Ministry says a new law will help prevent German men make…
VW independent monitor: company is trying to change
WOLFSBURG, Germany – The independent monitor overseeing Volkswagen’s efforts to prevent a repeat of its…