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Shooting stuns indigenous whaling village on Alaska’s desolate North Slope
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A shooting that killed two adults and severely wounded two others…
Lawsuit claims isolation and abuse at Wyoming Boys School
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary…
Judge affirms ouster of Michigan Republican Party leader Karamo
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (AP) — Kristina Karamo was properly removed as chair of the Michigan…
Lawsuit seeks up to $11.5M over allegations that Oregon nurse replaced fentanyl drip with tap water
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The first lawsuit brought amid reports that a nurse at a…
South Dakota voters asked to approve work requirement for Medicaid expansion
South Dakota voters will decide this fall whether the state can impose work requirements on…
Cineplex has made almost $40 million from online booking fees in competition case
TORONTO – Cineplex Inc. has made almost $40 million from online booking fees at the…
Indiana man pleads guilty to threatening Michigan election official after 2020 election
DETROIT (AP) — An Indiana man accused of making a violent threat against a local…
New York Philharmonic’s outgoing director Jaap van Zweden will lead a French radio orchestra
Outgoing New York Philharmonic music director Jaap van Zweden will assume the same role with…
‘Not consulted’: Alberta health minister questions Ottawa’s national pharmacare plan
EDMONTON – Alberta’s health minister is questioning the need for a national pharmacare plan, saying…
Massachusetts man sues state for $1M after serving 27 years in prison
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man who spent nearly three decades in prison on a…
Shohei Ohtani hits 2-run homer in first exhibition game with Los Angeles Dodgers
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani needed just three exhibition at-bats to show what a…
Federal prosecutors take over case against man charged with threatening Virginia church
MANASSAS, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against a northern Virginia…
Changes needed to ensure safer, more resilient RCMP, union mental-health report says
OTTAWA – The union representing front-line Mounties is urging the RCMP to move beyond “patchwork…
Qatar’s emir speaks of “race against time” to win hostage releases in Gaza diplomatic efforts
PARIS (AP) — The emir of Qatar spoke Tuesday of “a race against time” to…
Priest facing sexual assault charge in Nunavut will not be dismissed from Oblates
OTTAWA – A French priest accused of sexually abusing Inuit children in Nunavut will be…
US Army is slashing thousands of posts in major revamp to prepare for future wars
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army is slashing the size of its force by about…
King Harald V of Norway has been hospitalized with an infection while on vacation in Malaysia
STOCKHOLM (AP) — King Harald V of Norway has been hospitalized with an infection while…
Emhoff announces $1.7B in pledges to help President Biden meet goal of ending hunger by 2030
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Harlem Globetrotters will partner with KABOOM! to lead a national public…
Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moon lander that ended up on its side managed…
Groups bring findings of racism at Canadian Human Rights Commission to global body
OTTAWA – A coalition of federal unions and organizations representing Black workers has filed an…
Barrage of gunfire as officers stop shooter at Joel Osteen’s megachurch, newly released video shows
HOUSTON (AP) — The gunfire that shattered the calm at pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in…
Biden backed off a pledge to abolish the federal death penalty. That’s left an opening for Trump
WASHINGTON (AP) — As he prepared to take office three years ago, Joe Biden’s incoming…
Kids are using phones in class, even when it’s against the rules. Should schools ban them all day?
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — In California, a high school teacher complains that students watch Netflix…
UN experts call on authorities in Belarus to pardon a cancer-stricken imprisoned opposition leader
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Experts from the U.N. Human Rights Commission appealed to Belarusian authorities…