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Myanmar charges Japanese journalist with spreading fake news
BANGKOK (AP) — A Japanese video journalist detained in Myanmar while covering a brief pro-democracy…
Election skeptics rise in GOP races to run state elections
PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump-endorsed state lawmaker who won the GOP nomination for Arizona secretary…
Atlanta’s image challenged by facts of 1906 race massacre
ATLANTA (AP) — Everyone who moves through downtown Atlanta today passes places where innocent Black…
Review: ‘Thirteen Lives’ gets lost in sprawling rescue story
Twenty-seven years ago, Ron Howard’s “Apollo 13” saluted men with the right stuff — quiet…
EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones’ trial about free speech rights?
CHICAGO (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at a Texas courthouse for his defamation…
5 high school students to serve as National Student Poets
NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students have received a prize that will enable…
Friends of Japanese journalist demand his release in Myanmar
TOKYO (AP) — Friends of Toru Kubota, a Japanese journalist detained in military-ruled Myanmar while…
Rising sextortion cases, Conservative leadership debate : In The News for Aug. 3
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart…
Sandy Hook parents: Alex Jones claims created ‘living hell’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Fighting back tears and finally given the chance to confront conspiracy…
Producer Janet Yang elected president of film academy
NEW YORK (AP) — Producer Janet Yang has been elected president of the Academy of…
Psychiatrist says Sandy Hook parents fear for their lives
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live…
Jewish volunteers bond with Ukrainian kids at summer camp
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A 5-year-old girl’s drawing at a summer camp in Poland’s capital…
Cities face crisis as fewer kids enroll and schools shrink
CHICAGO (AP) — On a recent morning inside Chalmers School of Excellence on Chicago’s West…
Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the eight-legged stool, a symbol…
Tony Dow, big brother Wally on ‘Leave it to Beaver,’ dies
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Dow, who as Wally Cleaver on the sitcom “Leave It…
New Los Angeles bridge opens, then quickly closes amid chaos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The newest bridge in Los Angeles, a $588-million architectural marvel with…
Ex-CNN anchor Chris Cuomo returning with online, cable shows
NEW YORK (AP) — Seven months after being fired by CNN, Chris Cuomo is emerging…
CCMA Awards make changes, adding MacKenzie Porter and the Reklaws nominations
TORONTO – The Canadian Country Music Association Awards is tweaking the nominations in two categories…
102-year-old WWII veteran from segregated mail unit honored
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Millions of letters and packages sent to U.S. troops had accumulated…
For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star
In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played vengeful warriors, dying prisoners…
For once, Cherokee actor Wes Studi cast as romantic co-star
NEW YORK (AP) — In Wes Studi’s potent and pioneering acting career, he has played…
Joni Mitchell, 78, graces stage after nearly 2 decades away
NEWPORT, RI (AP) — Surprise! Joni Mitchell is back onstage. The folk legend performed her…
Trump v. DeSantis: Young conservatives debate GOP’s future
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — When former President Donald Trump took the stage before a crowd…
Baking star Paul Hollywood returns to the classic recipes
NEW YORK (AP) — If Paul Hollywood needed any evidence that he and “The Great…