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Former sports radio co-host Carton gets 3 1/2 years in prison
NEW YORK - Sports radio personality Craig Carton was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison Friday by a longtime fan and listener - the judge - for a ticket reselling scam that ended his decade-long broad...
Apr 07, 2019
Sale of Ponoka Kinsmen Community Centre becomes official
The sale of the Kinsmen Community Centre is going ahead with the signing of a sale and construction agreement between the Town of Ponoka and Cash Foods Ltd.The agreement received the blessing of town ...
Apr 07, 2019 (Google Maps)
West Virginia mother charged in false abduction report
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - A woman who told police that an Egyptian man had tried to kidnap her daughter from a West Virginia shopping mall was jailed Friday after the accusation unraveled, a police detectiv...
Apr 07, 2019
Gov. Gen. Julie Payette visits Rwanda to mark 25th anniversary of genocide
KIGALI, Rwanda - Gov. Gen. Julie Payette laid a wreath at a memorial in Rwanda's capital today to mark 25 years since the start of a genocide that left an estimated 800,000 people dead. Payette, who i...
Apr 07, 2019
Film explores rural health care amid poverty, opioid crisis
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Northern New Mexico is known for tourist attractions such as artsy Santa Fe, eclectic Taos and the healing dirt of El Santuario de Chimay. The region's relaxing spas and skiing opt...
Apr 07, 2019
Gone in 6 minutes: an Ethiopian Airlines jet's final journey
From nearly the moment they roared down the runway and took off in their new Boeing jetliner, the pilots of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 encountered problems with the plane. Almost immediately, a dev...
Apr 07, 2019
Biden jokes about accusations, targets union voters
WASHINGTON - Former Vice-President Joe Biden on Friday made light of his recent controversy about crossing physical boundaries with women, and he signalled in a resolute speech to union activists that...
Apr 07, 2019
Ex-convict charged with pretending to be long-missing boy
CINCINNATI - A 23-year-old ex-convict accused of pulling a cruel hoax by pretending to be a long-missing Illinois boy was charged Friday with making false statements to federal authorities. The FBI sa...
Apr 07, 2019
CNN anchor Don Lemon engaged to real estate agent Tim Malone
NEW YORK - CNN anchor Don Lemon has announced his engagement to New York real estate agent Tim Malone. Lemon, who has two dogs with Malone, posted on Instagram photos of customized canine tags that re...
Apr 07, 2019
UK Conservatives slam Theresa May's cross-party Brexit talks
LONDON - Britain's pro-Brexit Conservatives are protesting angrily against Prime Minister Theresa May's decision to seek the opposition party's help in finding a compromise Brexit agreement. May ackno...
Apr 07, 2019