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Decision to proceed with expansion of medically assisted dying law looms
OTTAWA – John Scully wants to know that a medically-assisted death would be an option…
Judge dismisses Notre Dame professor’s defamation lawsuit against student newspaper
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — A judge Monday dismissed a University of Notre Dame’s professor’s…
California man gets 4 years in prison for false sex assault claims against Hollywood executives
NEW YORK (AP) — A California man was sentenced Monday to four years in prison…
Manitoba commits $12M to improve intersection that was site of deadly bus crash
DAUPHIN, Man. – The Manitoba government is promising $12 million to improve a highway intersection…
US fugitive accused of faking his death to avoid rape charges is booked into a Utah jail
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A U.S. fugitive known as Nicholas Rossi, who is accused…
Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach for Germany, has died at 78
BERLIN (AP) — Franz Beckenbauer, who won the World Cup both as player and coach…
B.C. study details increasing complexity of hospital patients’ needs
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia study showing that hospitalized patients’ medical issues have become increasingly…
Four premature babies die in hospital fire in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — A fire erupted Monday evening at a hospital in southern Iraq, sending…
Campaign to save Benito the Giraffe wins him a new, more spacious home in warmer southern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A campaign to save Benito the giraffe from extreme temperatures and…
Scientists find about a quarter million invisible nanoplastic particles in a liter of bottled water
The average liter of bottled water has nearly a quarter million invisible pieces of ever…
Stock market today: Wall Street rallies as Big Tech recovers but oil and Boeing tumble
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street rallied to claw back most of the losses from…
Moon landing attempt by US company appears doomed after ‘critical’ fuel leak
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. moon landing attempt in more than 50…
Norwegian mass killer begins a second attempt to sue the state for an alleged breach of human rights
STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — Norwegian far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik, who killed 77 people in…
Another class-action lawsuit over cantaloupe salmonella outbreak filed in Canada
VANCOUVER – A third proposed class-action lawsuit has been filed over salmonella-tainted cantaloupes that have…
New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme…
NDP on track to pay off 2021 election debt, set to begin building campaign war chest
OTTAWA – The federal New Democrats believe they will soon be able to pay off…
Lawsuit limits and antisemitism are among topics Georgia lawmakers plan to take on in 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s General Assembly began its 2024 regular session Monday and the top…
Wisconsin Republicans’ medical marijuana plan gets lukewarm reception from Evers, lawmakers
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Assembly Republicans’ highly restrictive plan to legalize medical marijuana in…
Florida prosecutor fighting DeSantis over suspension says he won’t seek re-election
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An elected prosecutor in Florida who was suspended by Gov. Ron…
Kentucky Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear forms PAC to support candidates across the country
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear, who defeated Donald Trump-backed rivals twice in…
Liz Weston: 3 time-sensitive money tasks for new widows and widowers
Widows and widowers are often told not to make any major decisions for a year…
Cyprus’ president shakes up the Cabinet by replacing several ministers and deputies
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ president on Monday moved ahead with a considerable shake-up of…
North Korea’s Kim turns 40. But there are no public celebrations of his birthday
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un turned 40 on Monday…
Israel says Hezbollah struck sensitive air traffic base in the north and warns of ‘another war’
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hezbollah has struck an air traffic control base in northern Israel, the…