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Families leave offerings for children slain at Thai day care
UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — Families offered flowers and dolls, popcorn and juice boxes to…
Quebec businessman and philanthropist André Chagnon, founder of Vidéotron, dead at 94
MONTREAL – André Chagnon, a Quebec businessman who founded telecommunications giant Vidéotron and later set…
‘Fake heiress’ released to house arrest, fights deportation
NEW YORK (AP) — Phony socialite and convicted swindler Anna Sorokin, whose scheme inspired a…
Harvey Weinstein goes on trial in LA, where he once reigned
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Five years after women’s stories about him made the #MeToo movement…
Japanese avant-garde pioneer composer Ichiyanagi dies at 89
TOKYO (AP) — Avant-garde pianist and composer Toshi Ichiyanagi, who studied with John Cage and…
Cross country coaches on leave after sex assault allegations
HUNTINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A northeastern Indiana university placed its women’s cross country head coach…
Kevin Spacey faces New York jury in sexual assault lawsuit
NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Spacey’s lawyer told a jury Thursday that a sexual misconduct…
Florida drop tower will be taken down after teenager’s death
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A towering amusement ride in central Florida’s tourism district where a…
College football at 49? North Dakota lineman has right stuff
WAHPETON, N.D. (AP) — When North Dakota State College of Science suffered a heartbreaking loss…
Myanmar sentences Japanese journalist to prison on 2 charges
BANGKOK (AP) — A court in military-ruled Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to serve…
Canada women’s coach Kevin Rouet puts engineering career aside to focus on rugby
Six years ago Kevin Rouet gave up his day job as an engineer to focus…
State, cops seek to bar evidence in trial over Floyd killing
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys for two former Minneapolis police officers charged in…
Lawsuit settled, film may resume after Alec Baldwin shooting
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a cinematographer shot and killed by Alec Baldwin…
Jones won’t re-take stand in Sandy Hook defamation trial
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) — The father of a boy killed at the Sandy Hook elementary…
FITE to air upcoming Rugby League World Cup
TENAFLY, N.J. (AP) — The upcoming Rugby League World Cup will be available in the…
Toronto-born photographer Douglas Kirkland, known for Marilyn Monroe pics, dies at 88
TORONTO – Canadian photographer Douglas Kirkland captured Judy Garland, Audrey Hepburn and an array of…
Gayl Jones, Tommie Smith among National Book Award finalists
NEW YORK (AP) — Gayl Jones’ “The Birdcatcher,” a short, lyrical novel about a writer’s…
‘This is big for us’: Local businesses cheer on Blue Jays’ playoff run
TORONTO – A clinched playoff spot with home-field advantage for the Toronto Blue Jays will…
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Ukraine claws back more territory Russia is trying to absorb KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian…
Will Smith’s ‘Emancipation’ gets release date, post-slap
NEW YORK (AP) — After holding “Emancipation” in limbo following Will Smith’s slap of Chris…
Google weighs in on Bill C-18 as tech giant gifts $2.7M for tech training
TORONTO – Google’s president of global affairs says Canada must be careful in how it…
Acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer has died
Kevin Locke, an acclaimed Native American flute player, hoop dancer, cultural ambassador and educator, has…
Sacheen Littlefeather, actor who declined Brando Oscar, dies
Sacheen Littlefeather, the actor and activist who declined Marlon Brando’s 1973 Academy Award for “The…
Music stops: Energy costs close Hungary theaters for winter
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A theater in Hungary’s capital will sit through a cold and…