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N Carolina college graduation held days after fatal shooting
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A North Carolina university is holding graduation ceremonies for almost 5,000 students…
Fake German heiress sentenced to 4-12 years behind bars
NEW YORK – Anna Sorokin, the German con artist who passed herself off as a…
Markets Right Now: Late selling leaves stocks slightly lower
NEW YORK – The latest on developments in financial markets (all times local): 4 p.m.…
Tennessee editorial roundup
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: May 8 USA Today Network-Tennessee on House Speaker Glen Casada:…
Victoria’s Sarah Kaufman ready for new challenge in Professional Fighters League
With titles in Strikeforce and Invicta, Sarah Kaufman is a trailblazer for Canadian mixed martial…
Orchestra searching for child who charmed crowd with ‘wow!’
BOSTON – America’s oldest performing arts group is looking for a child who was literally…
Philadelphia Phillies Chairman David Montgomery dies at 72
PHILADELPHIA – The Philadelphia Phillies say the team’s chairman has passed away after a lengthy…
Australian political parties woo Chinese-Australian voters
CANBERRA, Australia – The Chinese diaspora in Australia, long regarded as a politically apathetic ethnic…
New Mexico students help redesign Jemez Historic Site
LAS VEGAS, N.M. – A group of New Mexico college students is helping redesign the…
Chappelle to receive Mark Twain Prize for humour
WASHINGTON – Comedian Dave Chappelle has been chosen to receive this year’s Mark Twain Prize…
‘Bend It Like Beckham’ musical to make North American debut in Toronto
TORONTO – A musical adaptation of the girl-power soccer film “Bend It Like Beckham” is…
Official: Big events brought more tourists to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. – A Milwaukee Brewers playoff run and a giant Harley-Davidson birthday party helped…
Pine Bluff becoming an unlikely hotbed for museums
PINE BLUFF, Ark. – The sky’s the limit this spring at the Arts & Science…
Iraqi TV drama back after 7 years, just in time for Ramadan
BAGHDAD – Every evening at the Muntada al-Masrah theatre on Baghdad’s Rashid street, the cast…
Handyman made dolls worth thousands, but never saw a penny
MACON, Ga. – Before toymakers realized there was a market for black baby dolls, a…
Globe and Mail tops with 10 wins at annual National Newspaper Awards
TORONTO – The Globe and Mail won a leading 10 awards at the National Newspaper…
Rocker Jack White receives honorary doctorate in Detroit
DETROIT – Rocker Jack White is now a doctor. The Detroit-born singer, songwriter and producer…
White supremacists plead guilty in Charlottesville riot
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Two members of a white supremacist group pleaded guilty Friday to federal…
Correction: New Orleans Newspapers story
NEW ORLEANS – In a story that moved May 2 about the purchase of a…
Canadian fighters look to make their mark as UFC touches down in Ottawa
OTTAWA – It’s a golden opportunity for Elias Theodorou. The Toronto middleweight takes on American…
Veterans Art Museum to hold summit, open new exhibits
CHICAGO – More than 50 veteran artists from across the country will be in Chicago…
Transgender baritone Lucia Lucas makes US debut
Lucia Lucas has taken one of the most difficult paths to her American professional opera…
To excel in the automated world Canada shouldn’t forget the liberal arts: study
OTTAWA – Canada can better prepare for a technologically disrupted future by producing more liberal-arts…
Athletic outdoorsman, tech enthusiast killed in NC classroom
RALEIGH, N.C. – Riley Howell had an athlete’s physique and loved working outdoors on his…