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The Latest: San Francisco bans cash-snubbing stores
SAN FRANCISCO - The Latest on a San Francisco vote on making retailers take cash (all times local): 2:30 p.m. San Francisco supervisors unanimously approved legislation requiring retailers to accept c...
May 07, 2019
'Big Bang Theory' tops 'Game of Thrones' in weekly ratings
LOS ANGELES - In the ratings battle between TV titans "The Big Bang Theory" and "Game of Thrones," laughs won out. CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" was last week's most-watched program, with 12.5 million vi...
May 07, 2019
US raises forecast for summer gasoline prices
Gasoline for that summer road trip will cost a bit more than experts in the federal government were expecting just a month ago. The government is also predicting higher prices for crude oil despite an...
May 07, 2019
A 3rd parent pleads guilty in college admissions scheme
BOSTON - A California executive has pleaded guilty to charges that he paid $400,000 in bribes to get his son into Georgetown University. Stephen Semprevivo pleaded guilty Tuesday in Boston federal cou...
May 07, 2019
Liverpool stuns Barcelona 4-0 to reach CL final
LIVERPOOL, England - Liverpool delivered the greatest in a long line of famous comebacks to reach the Champions League final on Tuesday, beating Lionel Messi's Barcelona 4-0 at Anfield to overturn a t...
May 07, 2019
US Secretary of State Pompeo makes unannounced trip to Iraq
BAGHDAD - U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made an unannounced trip to Iraq as Washington warns Iran against any action against American interests in the Middle East. Pompeo was in Baghdad brie...
May 07, 2019
Red Deer County council approves 2019 tax bylaw
There will be no changes to Red Deer County tax rates from 2018. That according to County officials who say that applies to all three major categories of land use, although At the May 7 Council meetin...
May 07, 2019
Self-improvement guru set to face 'sex slave' accusers
NEW YORK - It was called "collateral" - nude photos and other embarrassing material that female members of an upstate New York self-improvement group turned over to their "masters" to ensure obedience...
May 07, 2019
Culture Services closure and relocation to 48 Avenue
Culture Services (3827 39 Street) will have irregular hours Thursday, May 9 when the facility will open at 10:15 a.m., as staff prepare for a relocation to 5205 48 Avenue. The facility will close perm...
May 07, 2019
Warawa bids emotional farewell to MPs, calls for more access to palliative care
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mark Warawa used his farewell address to the House Commons today to call for changes that will ensure more Canadians have access to palliative care. The 69-year...
May 07, 2019