Murray Wood: Reflections on a weekend of sports, presidential tantrum and fall colours
Murray Wood says the Riders got robbed, while the Jays surprised the Dodgers and the experts. Meanwhile, he's not sure n...
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Jussie Smollett’s attorneys say all criminal charges dropped
CHICAGO - Attorneys for "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett say charges alleging he lied to police about an attack have been dropped. Smollett attorneys Tina Glandian and Patricia Brown Holmes said in a Tu...
Mar 26, 2019
Uber acquires Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Ride-hailing service Uber announced on Tuesday it has acquired Mideast competitor Careem for $3.1 billion, giving the San Francisco-based firm the commanding edge in a re...
Mar 26, 2019 (The Associated Press)
15 Canadians on cruise ship that was stranded off Norway; one injured
STAVANGER, Norway - Norwegian officials are investigating why a cruise ship carrying more than 1,300 people, including 15 Canadians, set sail despite storm warnings and forced a major evacuation after...
Mar 25, 2019
Thousands attend New Zealand vigil to honour 50 mosque dead
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Thousands of people gathered in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on Sunday to listen to prayers, songs and speeches at a vigil to remember the 50 people killed in a ter...
Mar 24, 2019
UK’s May asks a wary EU to delay Brexit until June 30
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May formally asked the European Union on Wednesday to postpone Britain's departure from the bloc - due in nine days - until June 30. But a frustrated EU has warned it c...
Mar 20, 2019 This is the text of the letter that Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May sent to EU Council President Donald Tusk, asking the EU to delay Brexit until June 30, 2019. The U.K. is currently due to leave the bloc in nine days, but Parliament has twice rejected May's divorce deal with the EU. (10 Downing Street via AP)
New Zealand leader vows to deny notoriety to mosque gunman
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - He took away New Zealand's innocence, along with 50 precious lives. And in exchange, the country's prime minister vowed to take away the one thing the gunman so clearly cra...
Mar 19, 2019
Ethiopian Airlines says analysis of flight recorders begins
HEJERE, Ethiopia - Analysis of the flight recorders of the crashed Ethiopian Airlines plane has begun, the airline said Friday, and The New York Times reported that the pilot requested permission "in ...
Mar 15, 2019
Mosque shootings kill 49; white racist claims responsibility
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - At least 49 people were killed in mass shootings at two mosques full of worshippers attending Friday prayers in an attack broadcast in horrifying, live video by an immigran...
Mar 15, 2019
R. Kelly tells CBS ‘I didn’t do this stuff’ in interview
CHICAGO - In his first interview since being charged with sexually abusing four people, including three underage girls, R. Kelly says he "didn't do this stuff" and he's fighting for his life. The R&am...
Mar 06, 2019
Luke Perry, heartthrob on ‘90210,’ dies at 52 after stroke
LOS ANGELES - Luke Perry, who gained instant heartthrob status as wealthy rebel Dylan McKay on "Beverly Hills, 90210," died Monday after suffering a massive stroke, his publicist said. He was 52. Perr...
Mar 04, 2019
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