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State Department: Nauert out as pick for UN ambassador
WASHINGTON - Heather Nauert, picked by President Donald Trump to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations but never officially nominated, has withdrawn from consideration, the State Departmen...
Feb 17, 2019
Saudis say crown prince doesn't intend to buy Man United
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman does not intend to buy Manchester United, the kingdom's government said, while confirming its sovereign wealth fund held sponsorship talks with English football'...
Feb 17, 2019
Canadian Brayden Schnur's run at New York Open falls one win short
UNIONDALE, N.Y. - Brayden Schnur's improbable run at the New York Open has fallen one victory short of a championship. The Canadian tennis player lost 6-1, 6-7 (7), 7-6 (7) to American Reilly Ope...
Feb 17, 2019
Suspect in 2010 Cabanas shooting gets 20 years in Mexico
MEXICO CITY - The man suspected of shooting former Paraguay national soccer team standout Salvador Cabanas in the head in 2010 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Mexico. But federal prosecuto...
Feb 17, 2019
Former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell accused of sexual assault: British newspaper
LONDON - A British newspaper says police in London are investigating an allegation of sexual assault made against former British Columbia premier Gordon Campbell. The Daily Telegraph says Scotland Yar...
Feb 17, 2019
Ottawa, provincial governments commit to addressing abuse in sports
Canadian politicians are banding together to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sports, but details on their plans remain slim. Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Minister of Science and Spor...
Feb 17, 2019
Ottawa, provincial governments commit to addressing abuse in sports
Canadian politicians are banding together to address harassment, abuse and discrimination in sports, but details on their plans remain slim. Kirsty Duncan, Canada's Minister of Science and Spor...
Feb 17, 2019
'Melrose Place' actress to serve more time for fatal crash
SOMERVILLE, N.J. - A former "Melrose Place" actress was sentenced Friday to more prison time for a fatal 2010 auto accident by a judge who appeared at times reluctant to follow the guidelines set by a...
Feb 17, 2019
Employee being fired fatally shoots 5 co-workers in Illinois
AURORA, Ill. - A 15-year employee being fired from a suburban Chicago manufacturing company started shooting Friday, killing five co-workers and wounding five police officers before he was killed by p...
Feb 17, 2019
Fourteen 'dream' homes ordered evacuated as sinkholes open in Sechelt, B.C.
Greg and Gerry Latham spent Friday morning scrambling to pack up family heirlooms as a series of sinkholes threatened to destroy their dream retirement home on British Columbia's Sunshine Co...
Feb 17, 2019