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SEATTLE - Prior to his death on Monday, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen invested large sums in technology ventures, research projects and philanthropy, some of it eclectic and highly specu...

BEIJING - Global stocks were mixed Friday after data showed Chinese economic growth slowed more than expected but officials moved to shore up the country’s markets. KEEPING SCORE: Germany’...

TORONTO - Connor McDavid or Auston Matthews? Auston Matthews or Connor McDavid? With debate ramping up this week about which player currently sits atop hockey’s throne as “best in the worl...

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The mother of a Canadian who was arrested in northern Thailand on charges of spraying paint on an ancient wall says her daughter made a drunken mistake. Tara Schneider, who liv...

LONDON - That epic 70-68 fifth set at Wimbledon will never be matched or surpassed, or even challenged. The All England Club said Friday it will introduce final-set tiebreakers next year, starting whe...

MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin’s former bodyguard has rejected an opposition leader’s invitation for a television debate after challenging him to a duel. Gen. Viktor Zolotov, chief of R...

Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 10-19-2018

ISTANBUL - Turkey will “never allow a coverup” of the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, a senior official in Turkey’s ruling ...

Five stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 19 --- CALGARY COUPLE CONVICTED IN SON’S DEATH A jury has convicted a Calgary couple in the death of their 14-month-old son who never saw a doctor until...

VANCOUVER - Local elections will be held across British Columbia on Saturday. Here are five races to watch: NANAIMO: The election could trigger a provincial byelection if Leonard Krog, a New Democrat ...