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Beam me to Beantown: Capt. Kirk headlining Boston Comic Con
BOSTON – Capt. James Tiberius Kirk is beaming down to Beantown for this weekend’s Comic…
John Steinbeck’s son, fellow author Thomas Steinbeck, dies
LOS ANGELES – Thomas Steinbeck, the eldest son of Nobel Prize-winning author John Steinbeck and…
Federal agencies set to tap into minds of thousands of young voters
OTTAWA – Newly released figures show that more than 9,000 young Canadians have applied to…
Robert De Niro opens the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival
SARAJEVO, Bosnia – Robert De Niro opened the 22nd Sarajevo Film Festival on Friday, presented…
‘Minecraft: Pocket Edition’ top paid iPhone game app in Canada
Top 10 free and paid game apps for the iPhone and iPad in Canada for…
Proposed North Miami Chinatown miles from Asian community
MIAMI – North Miami, following in the steps of cities such as New York, San…
The Latest: Reid: Congress must approve funds to fight Zika
MIAMI – The Latest on Zika infections in Florida (all times local): 3:45 p.m. The…
UFC returns to Toronto in December after absence of more than three years
The UFC is returning to Toronto after an absence of more than three years. The…
Obama returns from summer vacation with eye on busy fall
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama returned from vacation Sunday, ready for a busy fall season…
Charter denies sending mailer on drug bust at public school
BETHLEHEM, Pa. – A suburban Philadelphia charter school has denied sending out promotional mailers referencing…
Jazz harmonica great Toots Thielemans dies at 94 in Belgium
BRUSSELS – Belgian musician Toots Thielemans, who turned the lowly harmonica into a virtuoso jazz…
Ruling: Grad students at private universities can unionize
NEW YORK – The National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday that student teaching and research…
Florida: 5 new Zika cases including 1 in the Tampa Bay area
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida Gov. Rick Scott on Tuesday announced a non-travel-related case of…
Attack on American University in Afghanistan leaves 13 dead
KABUL – A brazen, hours-long militant attack on the American University of Afghanistan ended early…
Activists asking if police will be charged in sex scandal
OAKLAND, Calif. – Activists and relatives of a teenage woman at the centre of a…
Flowery teapots in museums, sure, but how about a coffeepot?
It’s not unusual to see teapots on display in museums, celebrated for their beauty and…
Armed forces looking into deaths of four military college students or graduates
TORONTO – Canada’s armed forces says it’s looking into a recent spate of deaths involving…
Lawmakers say FEMA too slow to set up mobile homes
BATON ROUGE, La. – State lawmakers Wednesday lambasted the pace of mobile home setup for…
Musicians close to Prince reportedly in the mix for tribute
MINNEAPOLIS – A tribute concert to Prince next month will reportedly feature some of the…
The Latest: Women at flooded prison moved to other lockups
BATON ROUGE, La. – The Latest on flooding in Louisiana (all times local): 3:15 p.m.…
Rapper Young Dro arrested before concert at Georgia college
STATESBORO, Ga. – Police say rapper Young Dro was arrested on gun and drug charges…
Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak returns to normal life at Toronto high school
TORONTO – Penny Oleksiak is kind of a big deal at her high school. The…
AP EXCLUSIVE: Study finds inequality unchanged in Hollywood
Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little…
WTC arts centre design: Translucent marble and glass cube
NEW YORK – A design of translucent marble and glass was unveiled Thursday for a…