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Bay, Dempster, Thomson and Ash headed into Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
ST. MARYS, Ont. - Former Blue Jays general manager Gord Ash wasn't thinking about a lengthy career when he took a part-time job with the Toronto team's ticket office in 1977. He ju...
Feb 07, 2019
Liam Neeson says he's not racist, explains rage after attack
NEW YORK - Liam Neeson says violence breeds violence and bigotry breeds bigotry. The 66-year-old actor appeared Tuesday on ABC's "Good Morning America," one day after he told an interviewer that he ha...
Feb 07, 2019
21 Savage's English origins stun fans of the Atlanta rapper
LOS ANGELES - It was a shock for fans when 21 Savage was taken into custody by U.S. immigration agents in Georgia. It was an even bigger shock to learn he had been an immigrant in the first place. The...
Feb 07, 2019
Donald Trump, Nancy Pelosi attend National Prayer Breakfast
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is attending the 2019 National Prayer Breakfast in Washington. The annual gathering has brought together members of the president's Cabinet and members of Congress,...
Feb 07, 2019
Third of Himalayan glaciers can no longer be saved: study
KATHMANDU, Nepal - One-third of Himalayan glaciers will melt by the end of the century due to climate change, threatening water sources for 1.9 billion people, even if current efforts to reduce climat...
Feb 07, 2019
Pope caps visit to Arabian Peninsula with historic Mass
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates - The soft hymns of "Hallelujah" boomed from speakers Tuesday as Pope Francis celebrated the first papal Mass in the Arabian Peninsula for about 180,000 people, capping...
Feb 07, 2019
Michigan man gets life without parole in 6 shooting deaths
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - A man who fatally shot six strangers in southwestern Michigan was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison with no chance of parole, and some loved ones of those he killed said they beli...
Feb 07, 2019
In SOTU address, Trump calls for end of resistance politics
WASHINGTON - Face to face with emboldened Democrats, President Donald Trump on Tuesday called on Washington to cast aside "revenge, resistance and retribution" and end "ridiculous partisan investigati...
Feb 07, 2019
Gronk gets bonked by beer can during Super Bowl parade
BOSTON - Gronk got bonked. Rob Gronkowski, the New England Patriots' star tight end, says he got hit in the face by a can of beer thrown during Tuesday's Super Bowl victory parade in Boston. Gronkowsk...
Feb 07, 2019
What a (familiar) feeling: Boston fetes Super Bowl winners
BOSTON - With cheers of "We want seven!" and "Next year, right here!" hundreds of thousands of jubilant fans jammed downtown Boston on Tuesday for a parade celebrating the New England Patriots' sixth ...
Feb 07, 2019