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Brunei invokes laws allow stoning for gay sex, adultery
SINGAPORE - New Islamic laws that took effect in Brunei on Wednesday, punishing gay sex and adultery by stoning offenders to death, have triggered an outcry from countries, rights groups and celebriti...
Apr 03, 2019
Rescuers struggle to reach storm-hit area in Nepal; 28 dead
BHARWALIA, Nepal - Villagers who survived a powerful rainstorm that killed at least 28 people and injured hundreds in southern Nepal searched for food and shelter Monday as rescuers struggled to reach...
Apr 03, 2019
Ukraine's president trying to hold off rival for runoff spot
KIEV, Ukraine - Ukraine's president was holding off a long-time rival in a bid to claim the other spot in a runoff set for later this month, while a comic actor with no political experience was leadin...
Apr 03, 2019
Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam
BOSTON - Actresses Lori Loughlin (LAWG'-lin) and Felicity Huffman are expected in court to face charges that they participated in a wide-ranging college admissions cheating scam. The actresses and oth...
Apr 02, 2019
Vancouver Canucks take bite out of San Jose Sharks with 4-2 comeback win
VANCOUER, B.C. - Tanner Pearson scored twice, leading the Vancouver Canucks to a 4-2 comeback win over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Markus Granlund and Troy Stecher also put away goa...
Apr 02, 2019
Hurricanes continue playoff push with victory over lethargic Leafs
TORONTO - The Carolina Hurricanes had everything on the line in their mad dash for a playoff spot. The Maple Leafs didn't - and it certainly showed. Justin Williams and Dougie Hamilton&...
Apr 02, 2019
Barbara Bush saw Trump as a 'symbol of greed'
WASHINGTON - Barbara Bush didn't bite her tongue in recent years when it came to Donald Trump: She just didn't like him. But a new biography of the former first lady finds that her disdain for the Rep...
Apr 02, 2019
MacKinnon leads scoring spree in 2nd as Avs beat Oilers 6-2
DENVER - Nathan MacKinnon and Tyson Barrie scored a minute apart to ignite a four-goal second period as the playoff-chasing Colorado Avalanche rallied for a 6-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday...
Apr 02, 2019
Parise returns with 2 goals; Wild beat Jets 5-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Zach Parise scored twice in his return from injury, Devan Dubnyk made 32 saves and the Minnesota Wild kept their playoff hopes alive with a 5-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesd...
Apr 02, 2019
Flames top Sharks 5-3, clinch conference, division crowns
SAN JOSE, Calif. - It wasn't discussed before the Calgary Flames took the ice Sunday night. It didn't have to be. With a first divisional championship in 13 years within their grasp, they left nothing...
Apr 02, 2019