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STOCKHOLM - Swedish police officers shot and wounded a man who was banging a bag on the ground and claiming to have a bomb at a train station Monday, authorities and a witness said. Police were alerte...

STERLING, Va. - With his threatened Mexican tariffs now on the backburner, President Donald Trump was looking to claim victory even as some of his Democratic challengers for the White House criticized...

TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's foreign minister warned the U.S. on Monday that it "cannot expect to stay safe" after launching what he described as an economic war against Tehran, taking a hard-line stance ami...

NEW YORK - When effervescent actress Ali Stroker came onstage to accept her historic trophy as the first actor in a wheelchair to win a Tony, it wasn't just the feel-good moment of the night. It may h...

In the tiny hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, more than 3,000 kilometres northwest of Scotiabank Arena, the Toronto Raptors' famous slogan takes on a whole new meaning. "One of our big jokes is the li...

OTTAWA - Anyone who wants to buy political ads on Facebook in the lead-up to the federal election will have to be approved by the company, but non-advertising that simply blurs lines -like a rece...

MOSCOW - Preliminary results show an ally of Kazakhstan's former president has won the presidential election. The Central Election Commission in this Central Asian country said Monday that Kassym-Joma...

A publicist for rapper Bushwick Bill says the founder of the iconic Houston rap group the Geto Boys has died. Bill's publicist, Dawn P., told The Associated Press that the rapper died Sunday at 9:35 p...

VANCOUVER - Less than two weeks after signing his first CFL contract, quarterback Grant Kraemer stepped into the starring role Friday night to help the B.C. Lions to a 38-36 comeback win over the...

OAKLAND, Calif. - The biggest challenge of this five-year run for the Golden State Warriors has arrived. Win three in a row, two of them on the road - or else. It is quite the predicament, and one tha...