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OMAHA, Neb. - The City of Omaha is on trial in the fatal shooting by police of a television crew member who worked on the law enforcement show "Cops." The Omaha World-Herald reports that 38-year-old s...

MARSEILLE, France - A knife-wielding man on a wanted list was shot dead by police Tuesday shortly after he injured four people, one seriously, on a major street in the French city of Marseille, the lo...

OTTAWA - The federal NDP is losing another incumbent, as Quebec MP Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet says she will not be seeking re-election later this year. The decision represents the latest blow to the thir...

SAN DIEGO - With their city's long-suffering fans desperate for a winner, the rebuilding San Diego Padres delivered their splashiest free agent signing ever by agreeing with All-Star infielder Manny M...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia teachers will remain on strike for a second day despite a move by the House of Delegates to effectively kill a complex education bill that had sent them to the picket...

ORANGE, Texas - A police affidavit says a Southeast Texas man found naked and stained with blood told officers that he killed his 2-year-old daughter, who had been bludgeoned with a hammer . The affid...

Chicago police investigated but dismissed a tip that on the night "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett reported being attacked by two masked men he was in an elevator of his apartment building with two brot...

Seven children, all members of a Syrian family who arrived in Canada about two years ago, died in an early morning house fire Tuesday in Halifax, the worst fire toll in recent memory in Nova Scotia. S...

After losses in Uruguay and Brazil, 21st-ranked Canada looks to get back on track Friday when it hosts No. 29 Chile in the Americas Rugby Championship. A revolving-door roster and unexpected dump of s...

OTTAWA - Canada's top public servant says he is worried someone will be assassinated during the coming federal election campaign given the disturbing tenor of recent public discussion. Privy ...