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Myanmar opium cultivation hit highest level in a decade, UN report says
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Opium poppy cultivation in Myanmar surged to its highest level…
Hart helps lead Golden Knights to 4-3 shootout win over Blackhawks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored in a shootout Tuesday night…
Hart helps lead Golden Knights to 4-3 shootout win over Blackhawks
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Pavel Dorofeyev and Shea Theodore scored in a shootout Tuesday night…
Trump will play a starring role heading into a big weekend at the Kennedy Center
WASHINGTON (AP) — On Friday afternoon, the Kennedy Center, best known for its theater, opera…
Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández freed after Trump pardon
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernández, sentenced last year to 45…
Carter Hart returns to NHL after nearly 2 years, receives warm welcome from Golden Knights fans
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Goalie Carter Hart, one of five 2018 Canada world junior hockey…
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Hegseth cites ‘fog of war’ in defending follow-on strike on alleged drug boat WASHINGTON (AP)…
The Latest: Hegseth defends second boat strike, citing ‘fog of war’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug…
Mass wedding in Gaza celebrates new life after years of war and tragedy
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Eman Hassan Lawwa was dressed in traditional Palestinian prints…
Former England cricketer Robin Smith dies at 62
LONDON (AP) — Robin Smith, the batter who shone for England in a period when…
Blue Jays and pitcher Dylan Cease agree to seven-year deal worth US$210 million
TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to terms with right-hander Dylan Cease on…
Tickets to Canada’s FIFA World Cup games popular despite hefty price tag
Tickets to next summer’s FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver and Toronto continue to be…
San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator Claude dies at 30
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A rare albino alligator named Claude who was beloved by fans…
B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia’s overdose-prevention safer supply program to require…
Renowned astronomers push to protect Chile’s cherished night sky from an industrial project
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on earth,…
Quebec justice minister tables bill to restrict ‘parasite’ ticket resellers
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has tabled a new bill to crack down on online…
The Latest: Hegseth defends second boat strike, citing ‘fog of war’
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on Tuesday defended the secondary strike on an alleged drug…
Venezuela to continue accepting deported migrants despite Trump’s airspace closure assertion
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — U.S.-operated flights returning deported migrants to Venezuela will continue despite President…
Some friendly, some on-the-news questions at first briefing for new Pentagon press corps
The new journalism guard is officially in at the Pentagon. And the questions being asked…
Spain keeps Women’s Nations League title as Pina scores twice in 3-0 victory over Germany
MADRID (AP) — Clàudia Pina scored twice and Germany crumbled as Spain retained the Women’s…
The USWNT’s year included a baby boom, some key injuries and a youth movement
While some of the more veteran U.S. stars stepped away to start families or rest…
From vaccines to gender: How Christian ‘momfluencers’ are reshaping the American right
(RNS) — Years before she became a homeschool influencer in western Arkansas, Taylor Moran was…
Former Canada rugby sevens coach Jack Hanratty to take over U.S. women’s 15s team
Jack Hanratty, who coached the Canadian women’s rugby sevens side to Olympic silver in Paris,…
US to play Belgium, Portugal and Germany in friendlies ahead of World Cup
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The United States will play Belgium, Portugal and Germany among its…