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AP Decision Notes: What to expect in the latest Pennsylvania House special election
WASHINGTON (AP) — Control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives hangs in the balance in…
Retired Arizona prisons boss sentenced to probation over armed 2022 standoff with police
PHOENIX (AP) — Former Arizona Corrections Director Charles Ryan was sentenced Friday to probation for…
Flu hangs on in US, fading in some areas and intensifying in others
NEW YORK (AP) — The flu virus is hanging on in the U.S., intensifying in…
Federal government signs $3.1-billion health accord deal with Ontario
Ontario will spend $3.1 billion in federal health-care funding on increasing access to family doctors,…
What a comeback! Three longtime friends have attended every Super Bowl – and don’t intend to stop
KENNEBUNK, Maine (AP) — As long as they still have each other, they’re still going…
Israel seeks to evacuate Palestinians jammed into a southern Gaza city ahead of an expected invasion
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he has ordered the…
Former Dutch Prime Minister Dries van Agt and his wife die ‘hand in hand’ by euthanasia at age 93
THE HAGUE (AP) — Dries van Agt, the Christian Democrat prime minister of the Netherlands…
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of…
Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden return to Earth, ending private space station trip
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronauts from Turkey, Italy and Sweden returned to Earth on…
Acclaimed Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa, who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra, dies at age 88
TOKYO (AP) — Seiji Ozawa, the Japanese conductor who amazed audiences with the lithe physicality…
Faced with wave of hostile bills, transgender rights leaders are playing “a defense game”
For decades, the plotline for LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S. was one of advances —…
Ukraine needs more troops fighting Russia. Hardened professionals from Colombia are helping
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Melodic Colombian Spanish fills a hospital treating soldiers wounded fighting Russian…
North Korea welcomes Russian tourists, likely first to visit the isolated country since the pandemic
A group of Russian tourists arrived in North Korea on Friday, likely the first from…
US water polo star prepares for Paris Olympics as husband battles lung cancer
COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — The phone call struck Maddie Musselman at her very center,…
How the grocery supply chain works, from wheat fields to weekly flyers
Over the past year, the CEOs of Canada’s biggest grocery chains have become familiar faces…
The race for George Santos’ congressional seat could offer clues to how suburbs will vote this year
A special election in the suburbs of New York to replace disgraced former Rep. George…
The families of a few Israeli hostages don’t want a deal to bring them home. They want Hamas crushed
JERUSALEM (AP) — Chants of “Now! Now! Now!” ring out at nearly every protest in…
As some call for his ouster, McConnell pushes back on GOP critics: ‘They’ve had their shot’
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of negotiations and delays, the Senate on Thursday voted to…
Utah governor says school board member who questioned a student’s gender ‘embarrassed the state’
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Utah’s Republican governor and lieutenant governor are urging the State…
Strikes kill 13 in Gaza as Biden describes Israel’s military response as ‘over the top’
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 13 people in Rafah in…
New York woman sentenced to probation and fines in COVID aid fraud schemes
NEW YORK (AP) — A Brooklyn woman who pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with…
Three Canadians taken by Israel in Gaza, says relative, decrying Ottawa’s response
OTTAWA – The family of three Canadian men says they were taken from their home…
Tobacco firm ‘disappointed’ in B.C. restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales
MONTREAL – A major Canadian tobacco company says it is “extremely disappointed” by British Columbia’s…
Biden aides meet in Michigan with Arab American and Muslim leaders, aiming to mend political ties
DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — Top Biden administration officials met Thursday with Arab American and Muslim…