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Last operating US prison ship, a grim vestige of mass incarceration, set to close in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — Kenneth Williams spent his whole life in Brooklyn, but it wasn’t…
Maine mass shooter’s family reached out to sheriff 5 months before rampage, sheriff’s office says
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Five months before the deadliest mass shooting in Maine’s history, the…
Ex-military couple hit with longer prison time in 4th sentencing in child abuse case
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A former U.S. Army major and his wife accused of routinely…
Veterans are more likely than most to kill themselves with guns. Families want to keep them safe.
FLINT, Texas (AP) — She leaned out of the tent at a small-town summer festival,…
For parents who’ve been through shootings, raising kids requires grappling with fears
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) — By the time Hollan Holm pulls the family minivan into Chickasaw…
UN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told…
In the news today: Israeli ground forces in Gaza as Canada debates humanitarian pause
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Swimmer Felipe Ribeiro paints nails as reminder of bipolar disorder, wins gold at Pan Am Games
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Every stroke of swimmer Felipe Ribeiro in the pool at the…
A UN envoy says the Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, adding to growing instability there
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israel-Hamas war is spilling into Syria, fueled by growing instability,…
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday,…
Doctors say we need the updated COVID-19 shot. So why haven’t we heard more about it?
When vaccines against COVID-19 first became available in Canada, public service announcements flooded radio and…
3 astronauts return to Earth after 6-month stay on China’s space station
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Three Chinese astronauts returned to Earth on Tuesday morning after six…
AP News in Brief at 11:04 p.m. EDT
Israel pushes deeper into Gaza and frees Hamas captive; Netanyahu rejects calls for cease-fire KHAN…
As economy falters, more Chinese migrants take a perilous journey to the US border to seek asylum
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The young Chinese man looked lost and exhausted when Border Patrol…
Climate scientist Saleemul Huq, who emphasized helping poor nations adapt to warming, dies at 71
Saleemul Huq, a pioneering climate scientist from Bangladesh who pushed to get the world to…
Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners: B.C. watchdog
SURREY, B.C. – Intoxicated people are dying in jail cells in what the British Columbia…
Lawyers argue whether the Constitution’s ‘insurrection’ clause blocks Trump from the 2024 ballot
DENVER (AP) — Colorado lawyers seeking to disqualify former President Donald Trump from running for…
Colombia veers to the right as President Petro’s allies lose by wide margins in regional elections
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Allies of President Gustavo Petro lost by wide margins in municipal…
Spending passes $17M in Pennsylvania high court campaign as billionaires, unions and lawyers dig in
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Millions more dollars are flowing into Pennsylvania’s race for an open…
B.C. coalition seeks ‘critical’ crackdown on violent retail crime
VANCOUVER – London Drugs president Clint Mahlman said he never thought he’d be telling a…
Wife of Grammy winner killed by Nashville police sues city over ‘excessive, unreasonable force’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The wife of Grammy-winning sound engineer Mark Capps, who was killed…
Ottawa push for temporary pause in Israel-Hamas fight doesn’t meet mark for advocates
OTTAWA – A temporary respite from Israel-Hamas hostilities should not be Canada’s focus, Israeli and…
Putin claims without proof that airport riots targeting Israelis were staged from Ukraine
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin sought Monday to deflect blame from the Kremlin…
Canada expands drug strategy to prevent more overdoses, provide additional services
The federal government says its expanded drug and substance use strategy will save more lives…