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Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution…
‘Speedy recovery’: Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales
Canadians are wishing the Princess of Wales a speedy recovery after she announced she has…
Chicago voters reject ‘mansion tax’ to fund homeless services during Illinois primary
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago voters have rejected a one-time real estate tax on properties over…
Israel’s Netanyahu rebuffs US plea to halt Rafah offensive. Tensions rise ahead of Washington talks
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again…
Wyoming governor vetoes abortion restrictions, signs transgender medical care ban for minors
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Wyoming’s governor on Friday vetoed a bill that would have erected…
Using public funds or facilities for gender-affirming care banned by GOP-led Idaho Legislature
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The GOP-led Idaho Legislature has passed a bill that would ban…
Pastor among four Cree Nation victims killed in collision in rural Quebec
CHAPAIS, Que. – The pastor of a Cree Nation church and other people en route…
Former Georgia insurance commissioner John Oxendine pleads guilty to health care fraud
ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for…
Read the transcript of Kate’s video announcement about her cancer diagnosis
LONDON (AP) — Kate, Princess of Wales, has released a statement saying she has been…
Republican lawmaker says Kentucky’s newly passed shield bill protects IVF services
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky legislation shielding doctors and other health providers from criminal liability…
Time for Ottawa to protect Canadians from ‘forever chemicals,’ toxics experts say
OTTAWA – Nearly a year after Health Canada issued a draft recommendation to designate an…
As Kate announces her treatment for cancer, a look at recent events that have fueled rumors
LONDON (AP) — On Friday, Kate, the Princess of Wales, said she is undergoing chemotherapy…
UN agencies fear about 70 missing or dead from capsized Rohingya refugee boat
MEULABOH, Indonesia (AP) — About 70 Muslim Rohingya refugees are feared missing or dead from…
French President Macron regrets the Senate’s vote to reject the EU-Canada trade deal
BRUSSELS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Friday he “regrets” the Senate’s vote to…
British man who poisoned couple with fentanyl and monitored their death via app sentenced to life
LONDON (AP) — A British IT worker who befriended and worked for an older couple,…
April’s total solar eclipse promises to be the best yet for experiments
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — April’s total solar eclipse promises to be a scientific bonanza,…
Powerful Spanish regional leader under pressure as court investigates her partner’s tax affairs
MADRID (AP) — A Spanish judge has opened an investigation into alleged fraud and false…
EU slaps sanctions on Russian justice officials blamed for jailing Alexei Navalny
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Friday imposed sanctions on the Russian justice and…
Amid migrant crisis, Massachusetts debates how best to keep families housed
BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts Senate has approved limits on how long homeless families can…
Japanese emperor and empress visit towns hit by Jan. 1 quake and console thousands of homeless
TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Friday visited towns in the…
Police investigate allegedly racist remarks by biggest donor to Britain’s Conservative government
LONDON (AP) — Police in northern England said Friday that they are investigating whether the…
Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea…
Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protest in the streets as national strike enters second week
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Hundreds of Kenyan doctors protested in the streets Friday demanding better…
A firework is lit, a boy is shot. Israel’s use of deadly force against Palestinians is scrutinized
JERUSALEM (AP) — A 12-year-old boy in east Jerusalem lights the fuse of a long…