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September 18, 2024
North Korea’s Kim supervises tests of 2 types of missiles and calls for stronger military
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Thursday that leader Kim Jong Un supervised successful tests of two types of missiles — one desig...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
House rejects temporary funding bill to avoid government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal g...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Harris hits Trump’s promise of mass deportations as Trump rallies on Long Island
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday criticized Republican Donald Trump 's promise to deport millions of people who a...
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September 18, 2024
House rejects government funding bill linked to proof of citizenship for new voters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal g...
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September 18, 2024
Testimony begins in trial for ex-sergeant charged in killing of Virginia shoplifting suspect
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Opening statements and testimony began Wednesday in the trial of a former northern Virginia police sergeant charged with...
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September 18, 2024
Tupperware lifts the lid on its financial problems with bankruptcy filing
NEW YORK (AP) — The company behind Tupperware, the plastic kitchenware that revolutionized food storage after World War II and became inextr...
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September 18, 2024
A 12-year-old boy fatally shoots a black bear mauling his father during a hunt in western Wisconsin
SIREN, Wis. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has shot and killed a wounded black bear as it was mauling his father near their hunting cabin in the t...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
‘It was a recipe for this exact incident’: After woman struck by train at Long Branch GO station, riders say construction causes crowding on platform
Police said the 46-year-old woman was walking near the edge of the platform when she was hit by an express train.
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September 18, 2024
Canada’s carbon emissions drop for first time since the pandemic
“Electricity continues to be a standout,” said the Canadian Climate Institute’s principal economist, of the sector’s 62 per cent drop in car...
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September 18, 2024
A former officer texted a photo of the bloodied Tyre Nichols to his ex-girlfriend
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A former Memphis police officer charged in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols sent his ex-girlfriend a photo of the bad...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
No charges will be pursued in shooting that killed 2 after Detroit Lions game
DETROIT (AP) — A man who fired one shot that killed two people at a popular tailgating site after Sunday's Detroit Lions game was acting in...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Family of man found dead with a rope around neck demands answers; sheriff says no foul play detected
HENDERSON, N.C. (AP) — The family of a Black man found dead in North Carolina with a rope around his neck under a tree is demanding answers...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Judge dismisses an assault lawsuit against Knicks owner James Dolan and Harvey Weinstein
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by a woman who alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sex...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Officials identify 2 men killed in Idaho gas station explosion
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Authorities have identified two people killed when a gas station exploded and started a fire in a remote Idaho town last...
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September 18, 2024
Endangered sea corals moved from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research and restoration
DANIA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Scientists have moved about about 300 endangered sea corals from South Florida to the Texas Gulf Coast for research...
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September 18, 2024
Iranian hackers tried but failed to interest Biden’s campaign in stolen Trump info, FBI says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sought to interest President Joe Biden's campaign in information stolen from rival Donald Trump's campaign...
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September 18, 2024
FBI says Iranian hackers sent unsolicited stolen Trump info to people associated with Biden campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) — Iranian hackers sent people associated with President Joe Biden's campaign unsolicited information that had been stolen fr...
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September 18, 2024
District attorney appoints special prosecutor to handle Karen Read’s second trial
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts district attorney on Wednesday appointed a special prosecutor, who has represented James “Whitey” Bulger and o...
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September 18, 2024
Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are indicted for allegedly beating their daughter
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La'Quetta, the city's superintendent of schools, have been indi...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Canada’s physicians formally apologize for harm to Indigenous communities
VICTORIA - The group representing Canada's physicians has formally apologized for the harm medical professionals caused to Indigenous People...
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September 18, 2024
Families of Americans detained in China share their pain and urge US to get them home
WASHINGTON (AP) — The families of four Americans detained in China said Wednesday that their loved ones are suffering both physically and me...
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September 18, 2024
Search for suspect in Kentucky highway shooting ends with discovery of body believed to be his
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The body of a man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on Interstate 75 in Kentucky was found Wednesday, aut...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
A body is found near the site of the deadly interstate shooting in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Authorities have found a body near the rural southeastern Kentucky site where a gunman opened fire on an interstate hi...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Manitoba NDP caucus chair says turfed backbencher was disrespectful, deceitful
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's NDP says a booted backbencher's ties to the lawyer representing convicted sex offender Peter Nygard was the last straw...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Lawyers question whether a drugged French woman was truly unconscious during alleged rapes
AVIGNON, France (AP) — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband questio...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, sheriff puts video of 2 teens online
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notific...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Sheriff’s posting of the mugshot of a boy accused of school threat draws praise, criticism
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notific...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Veteran CIA officer who drugged and sexually assaulted dozens of women gets 30 years in prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A longtime CIA officer who drugged, photographed and sexually assaulted more than two dozen women in postings around the w...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Girl faces new charge after student set on fire in Saskatoon high school
SASKATOON - A 14-year-old girl accused of setting a fellow student on fire in a Saskatoon school is facing an additional charge.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
New federal legislation aims to transfer development and planning authority to Jasper
OTTAWA - New federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority ove...
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September 18, 2024
Autopsy finds a California couple killed at a nudist ranch died from blows to their heads
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California couple whose bodies were found under their neighbor’s home in a nudist ranch died from “blunt...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Mayor of Atlantic City and his wife are charged with beating their daughter
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, La'Quetta, the city's superintendent of schools, have been indi...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Los Angeles area sees more dengue fever in people bitten by local mosquitoes
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Health officials warned Wednesday that the Los Angeles area is seeing more dengue fever cases in people who have not trav...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Lawyers question whether a French woman who was drugged by her husband was unconscious during sex
AVIGNON, France (AP) — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband asked h...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Philadelphia teen sought to travel overseas, make bombs for terrorist groups, prosecutors say
A Philadelphia teenager who authorities say wanted to travel overseas and make bombs for terrorist organizations will be tried as an adult.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Nurse-patient ratios at B.C. hospitals set to expand in fall, says health minister
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says minimum nurse-to-patient ratios meant to improve care and strengthen the health...
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September 18, 2024
North Carolina’s highest court hears challenge to law allowing more time for child sex abuse suits
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Challenges to a portion of a state law that gave adult victims of child sexual abuse two additional years to seek civil...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Defense lawyers question whether French woman was unconscious during sex
AVIGNON, France (AP) — Lawyers for some of the men accused of raping an unconscious French woman who had been drugged by her husband asked h...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Kentucky lawmaker recovering after driving a lawnmower into an empty swimming pool
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky lawmaker who was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool h...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Senator’s son to change plea in 2023 crash that killed North Dakota deputy
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The adult son of U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer is expected to change his plea on Friday in connection with a pursuit and cras...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Connecticut aquarium pays over $12K to settle beluga care investigation
A Connecticut aquarium where three beluga whales died in recent years has agreed to settle a federal investigation over alleged animal care...
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September 18, 2024
A war with Hezbollah may be looming. Is Israel prepared?
JERUSALEM (AP) — With Israel's defense minister announcing a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack setting off explosions in...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Alberta Premier Smith aims to fund private school construction on par with public
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's plan to spend billions of dollars to fast-track school building across the province will come wi...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
N.B. election campaign to kick off Thursday, with economy and health major themes
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs is expected to officially kick off a provincial election campaign Thursday morning with a v...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Alert lifted after arrest of one of two armed robbery suspects in Alberta
EDMONTON - A dangerous persons alert for an area west of Edmonton has been cancelled after RCMP arrested one of two armed robbery suspects.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
‘Hidden Figures’ of the space race receive Congress’ highest honor at medal ceremony
NEW YORK (AP) — The hidden figures of the space race were recognized with Congress’ highest honor at a medal ceremony on Wednesday.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
RCMP feared they didn’t have enough evidence to hold terror suspect sought by U.S.
MONTREAL - Court documents filed in the case of a Pakistani man arrested in Quebec for an alleged plot to kill Jews in New York City reveal...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Toronto police officer charged after SIU investigation
Cst. James Richmond, a Toronto police officer, has been charged with one count of assault causing bodily harm.
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024
Premier Smith blames fate of Calgary Green Line on lack of ‘political oversight’
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says a lack of "political oversight" undermined Calgary's Green Line light rail transit project, bu...
The Toronto Star
September 18, 2024