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Ducks hire former Leafs, Islanders assistant Greg Cronin as head coach
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Anaheim Ducks have hired veteran NHL assistant and AHL head coach Greg Cronin to be their new head coach. Ducks general manager Pat Verbeek announced the decision Monday to ...
Jun 05, 2023
It will take days to collect debris from plane that flew over Washington, crashed in rural Virginia
WASHINGTON (AP) - Four were killed when an unresponsive plane that flew over the nation's capitol crashed in Virginia, leaving behind "highly fragmented" wreckage in a mountainous area that will take ...
Jun 05, 2023
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu rules out 2024 presidential bid, citing already crowded GOP field
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu said Monday that he will not seek the presidency in 2024. The 48-year-old Republican governor, a frequent critic of former President Donald Trump, made the announcement...
Jun 05, 2023
Ticats land Canadian defensive lineman Kongbo from Lions
HAMILTON - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats acquired Canadian defensive lineman Jonathan Kongbo from the B.C. Lions on Monday for a conditional fourth-round 2024 draft pick. Hamilton originally obtained the pi...
Jun 05, 2023
Calgary '88 Olympic Games leader Bob Niven dead at 80
CALGARY - One of the men who brought the Winter Olympic Games to Calgary in 1988 has died. Bob Niven, who was president of the bid committee, died May 26 at the age of 80. Niven was vice-chair of the ...
Jun 05, 2023
Sudan crisis: Canada to match $5 million in donations
Ottawa is matching donations to Canadian groups working to help people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Sudan. The Humanitarian Coalition, which includes a dozen organizations, says Ottawa will ...
Jun 05, 2023
Davenport, Iowa, officials: 3 bodies recovered at apartment collapse site; no others thought missing
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Three bodies have been recovered from the site of a collapsed six-story apartment building in Davenport, Iowa, and no other people are thought to be missing, city officials sai...
Jun 05, 2023
Former Vice President Pence filing paperwork launching 2024 presidential bid in challenge to Trump
NEW YORK (AP) - Former Vice President Mike Pence is filing paperwork on Monday declaring his campaign for president in 2024, setting up a challenge to his former boss, Donald Trump, just two years aft...
Jun 05, 2023
France's spectacular abbey Mont-Saint-Michel celebrates 1,000th birthday
PARIS (AP) - France's beloved abbey of Mont-Saint-Michel has reached a ripe old age. It's been 1,000 years since the laying of its first stone. The millennial of the UNESCO World Heritage site and key...
Jun 05, 2023
Hormone patches or creams for menopause symptoms may have lower blood pressure risk than pills
WASHINGTON (AP) - Women often use hormone therapy to relieve hot flashes and other menopause symptoms - and new research suggests patches or creams may be safer for their blood pressure than pills. As...
Jun 05, 2023