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Pentagon tightens rules on getting medical waivers to join the military
WASHINGTON (AP) — People with congestive heart failure, undergoing treatment for schizophrenia or who have…
WNBA set to quickly tip off second half of season after short All-Star break
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA tips off the second half of its season on…
Massachusetts governor will give an update on assisted-living fire that killed 10
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is slated to meet with city…
Israeli strikes kill at least 20 in Gaza, health officials say
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes killed at least 20 people in Gaza,…
In the news today: Trade war to dominate meeting with premiers, PM
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Mathieu van der Poel pulls out of Tour de France with pneumonia
MONTPELLIER, France (AP) — Mathieu van der Poel has withdrawn from the Tour de France…
AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT
Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition The Trump administration…
San Francisco to ban homeless people from living in RVs with new parking limit
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is set to ban homeless people from living in…
Yankees SS Anthony Volpe makes 12th error in loss at Toronto, tying him for most in AL
TORONTO (AP) — New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Anthony Volpe has made “a…
Planned Parenthood wins partial victory in legal fight with Trump administration over funding cuts
BOSTON (AP) — Planned Parenthood won a partial victory Monday in a legal fight with…
New York carriage driver acquitted of overworking horse that collapsed
NEW YORK (AP) — A horse carriage driver was acquitted Monday of animal cruelty in…
Venus Williams wins a doubles match at Washington in her first tournament in more than a year
WASHINGTON (AP) — Competing at a tournament for the first time in more than a…
RCMP may need to review training involving Indigenous people, B.C. watchdog says
SURREY — British Columbia’s police watchdog says RCMP policy or training may need to change…
Lawsuit challenges restrictions on Head Start for kids in the US illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of 21 Democratic state attorneys general filed a lawsuit Monday…
Billy Joel says he’s ‘OK’ and not ‘deathly ill’ after receiving brain disorder diagnosis
NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel is doing much better, the “Piano Man” singer wants…
Minnesota lawmaker to resign after being convicted of felony burglary
A Minnesota state senator convicted of burglary for breaking into her estranged stepmother’s house plans…
Former B.C. nurse files human rights complaints against college, employer
VANCOUVER — The Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms says a former nurse who was sanctioned…
Paul Gascoigne ‘back home and doing well’ after hospital visit, representative says
LONDON (AP) — Former England midfielder Paul Gascoigne is back home and “doing well” after…
Ex-NYPD commissioner accuses NYC mayor of ‘character assassination’ in $10 million defamation claim
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s former interim police commissioner has filed a $10…
Heat warning up for B.C.’s north coast, persisting until Tuesday
VICTORIA — Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for the inland regions of British…
A fight to save a Hindu temple for the ‘unheard and unseen’
NEW YORK (RNS) — Illuminated by a skylight at the center of a small factory-turned-Hindu…
Advocates work to put health care on the radar as premiers meet in Ontario
OTTAWA — Health-care advocacy groups and associations representing doctors and nurses are in Ontario’s cottage…
Canada joins 24 nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed…
Belgium questions 2 Israelis at music festival over Gaza crime allegations
BRUSSELS (AP) — Belgian police questioned two members of the Israeli army who were attending…