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Takata air bags claim another life after Arizona crash
DETROIT - An Arizona man killed by an exploding Takata air bag inflator brings the worldwide death toll to at least 24. Armando V. Ortega, 55, of Yuma, died June 11, 2018, three days after his 2002 Ho...
Mar 31, 2019
Kudlow calls for one-half point rate cut by Fed
WASHINGTON - A top Trump administration official on Friday called on the Federal Reserve to cut its key interest rate by a half-percentage point. Larry Kudlow, head of the president's National Economi...
Mar 31, 2019
2 pilots killed in Marine helicopter crash in Arizona
YUMA, Ariz. - U.S. Marine Corps officials are investigating after two pilots died in a helicopter crash during a training mission in southwestern Arizona. A statement from the Marine Corps Air Station...
Mar 31, 2019
Autopsy: Migrant child who died in US custody had infection
HOUSTON - A 7-year-old girl from Guatemala died of a bacterial infection while detained by the U.S. Border Patrol, according to an autopsy released Friday, in a case that drew worldwide attention to t...
Mar 31, 2019
Blue Jays shortstop Freddy Galvis's game streak remains intact - for now
TORONTO - When Freddy Galvis was in negotiations to join the Toronto Blue Jays as a free agent, the veteran shortstop knew that he'd likely have to give something up: his iron man streak. The 29-year-...
Mar 31, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays lose 4-3 to Tigers in 11 innings, split series 2-2
TORONTO - Nicholas Castellanos' RBI single in the 11th helped the Detroit Tigers edge the Toronto Blue Jays 4-3 on Sunday afternoon at the Rogers Centre. Daniel Stumpf (1-0) picked up the win and Shan...
Mar 31, 2019
Wilson-Raybould: I recorded phone call out of fear it would be 'inappropriate'
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould threw another can of gas on the SNC-Lavalin fire - and prompted calls for her expulsion from the Liberal caucus - with the revelation Friday that she secretly&n...
Mar 31, 2019
Canada won't extend peacekeeping mission in Mali: Freeland
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will not extend Canada's peacekeeping mission in Mali despite a direct appeal from the United Nations for it to stay longer to prevent a gap in the provision of lifesav...
Mar 31, 2019
Oklahoma ex-senator David Boren accused of sexual misconduct
OKLAHOMA CITY - A former University of Oklahoma student alleges he was touched and kissed inappropriately by former university President David Boren on several occasions almost a decade ago when the m...
Mar 31, 2019
Quebec Premier Francois Legault to address secularism bill in video message
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault will address his government's controversial secularism bill tonight in a speech delivered via video. Legault's office says the message will be...
Mar 31, 2019