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Justices rule swath of Oklahoma remains tribal reservation
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a large chunk of eastern Oklahoma remains an American Indian reservation, a decision that state and federal officials have warned could throw Oklahom...
Jul 09, 2020

RCMP rule Edmonton teen's death a homicide
OCT. 26 UPDATE - RCMP laid a charge of second degree murder in the June 18 homicide of Jacob Chitze. On Oct. 25, the 17-year-old suspect, who cannot be named, was arrested by Edmonton Police Service a...
Jul 09, 2020

Toronto FC rookie Ifunanyachi Achara undergoes successful knee surgery
Toronto FC rookie midfielder/forward Ifunanyachi Achara has undergone successful surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in his left knee. In a statement Th...
Jul 09, 2020

Supreme Court says Congress can't get Trump records, for now
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday kept a hold on President Donald Trump's financial records that Congress has been seeking for more than a year. The ruling returns the case to lower courts, w...
Jul 09, 2020

Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
MADISON, Wis. - The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Republican-authored lame-duck laws that stripped power from the incoming Democratic attorney general just before ...
Jul 09, 2020

Calls for police reform shine spotlight on Oregon model for crisis intervention
An emergency dispatcher picks up a call from a mother who says her adult son is angry and breaking things at home, but he may not react well to police officers. In most cities, armed officers would be...
Jul 09, 2020

Depp, at libel trial, says Heard relationship was 'tailspin'
LONDON - Johnny Depp denied assaulting ex-wife Amber Heard on a private Caribbean island and during a furious rampage in Australia in a third day of evidence Thursday in his libel suit against a tablo...
Jul 09, 2020

Asian American girls saw pivotal icon in 'Baby-Sitters Club'
Author Ann M. Martin had no master plan when she decided to make one of the core members of "The Baby-Sitters Club" a Japanese American girl named Claudia. Claudia Kishi happened to be everything the ...
Jul 09, 2020

Sheriff: 'Glee' actor Naya Rivera missing in California lake
LOS ANGELES - A Southern California lake will be closed while they search its waters for "Glee" star Naya Rivera, authorities said Thursday. The Ventura County Sheriff's Department late Wednesday conf...
Jul 09, 2020

Cold Lake RCMP officer recovering after aggravated assault
COLD LAKE- A 44-year-old man is in custody in Cold Lake following Tuesday's violent attack on the RCMP officer trying to make an arrest.At 5:30 p.m., a stolen vehicle was located in the Walmart parkin...
Jul 09, 2020