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Student fatally shot at Texas high school; suspect arrested
BELLAIRE, Texas - A 19-year-old student was shot to death Tuesday at a Texas high school, and a suspect was arrested hours later, officials said. Grenita Lathan, interim superintendent of the Houston ...
Jan 16, 2020

Comfortably in the black, Curling Canada ups prize money across major events
The head of Curling Canada is bullish about its financial position. There's enough money to both tend to the sport's grassroots and significantly enlarge the prize pot of major events, says chief exec...
Jan 16, 2020

Starbucks, home of the $4 latte, is moving into poor areas
DETROIT - Starbucks has a point to prove: There's more to the company than selling $4 lattes to rich people. The Seattle-based coffee giant that has cultivated a reputation for being socially responsi...
Jan 16, 2020

Rep. Ayanna Pressley goes public with alopecia and baldness
NEW YORK - Rep. Ayanna Pressley, whose hair twists have been an inspiration to young girls and part of her personal identity and political brand, said Thursday that she has gone bald due to the auto i...
Jan 16, 2020

Labor Department limits news outlets' use of embargoed data
WASHINGTON - The Labor Department will begin restricting news organizations' use of economic data by barring computers from the rooms where reporters receive such data before its public release, depar...
Jan 16, 2020

Washington Supreme Court OKs lesser version of carbon cap
SEATTLE - The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated a severely limited version of Gov. Jay Inslee's plan to cap carbon pollution in the state, a decision the Democrat described as a "clarion...
Jan 16, 2020

Canada's Dabrowski prepares to resume doubles partnership with Ostapenko
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski and Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko have enjoyed some success on the handful of occasions they've teamed up together in the past. They're hoping to reki...
Jan 16, 2020

Bills seek to end 'conversion therapy' in Kentucky
FRANKFORT, Ky. - Twice a week for four years when he was in high school, gay student Zach Meiners underwent "conversion therapy," a practice that attempts to change a person's sexual orientation or ge...
Jan 16, 2020

Harry and Meghan's royal move to Canada signals generational change: experts
VICTORIA - Prince Harry and Meghan Markle wouldn't be the first couple to visit Victoria and end up wanting to make British Columbia's capital city their home, says a royal expert....
Jan 16, 2020

Jet dumps fuel that lands on schoolkids near Los Angeles
CUDAHY, Calif. - A mist of fuel dumped by an airliner with an engine problem as it made an emergency return to Los Angeles International Airport fell on several schools Tuesday, causing minor skin and...
Jan 16, 2020