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How Fake Was Orson Welles’s War of the Worlds?
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Or Not In today's world many misconceptions have been perpetuated-becoming modern day "facts"-when, in reality, myths and hearsay have taken over. Sorry to...
Jun 1, 2018
The Spirit of Salem: Lori Bruno
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Lori Bruno "I love you," she says, nonchalantly, before ending a phone conversation with someone she's never met. And the thing is, you really believe she ...
Jun 1, 2018
Manhunt: Suspect captured in slaying of Tennessee deputy
DICKSON, Tenn. - Looking haggard and defeated after two days on the run from a massive manhunt, a suspect in the slaying of a deputy was arrested Friday by a single state trooper with no use of force,...
Jun 1, 2018
Spokesman: Montel Williams hospitalized after workout
NEW YORK - Montel Williams has been taken to a hospital after a workout at a New York City gym. Williams’ spokesman tweeted that anyone who knows the 61-year-old television personality knows tha...
Jun 1, 2018
Canada's strategy: giving Trump a way to win while he also backs down
WASHINGTON - In order to persuade Donald Trump to eventually drop his punishing steel and aluminum tariffs and finally agree to a renegotiated NAFTA, Canada’s strategy is to somehow engineer a w...
Jun 1, 2018
US unemployment hits an 18-year low despite trade concerns
WASHINGTON - Defying fears of a global trade war, U.S. businesses have made it abundantly clear that they see no reason to stop hiring. Employers added a robust 233,000 jobs in May, up from 159,000 in...
Jun 1, 2018
Cabinet minister Stephanie McLean won't seek re-election
EDMONTON – Another one of Premier Rachel Notley’s cabinet ministers says she won’t seek re-election. Stephanie McLean, the member for Calgary-Varsity, says she wants to focus on her ...
Jun 1, 2018
Trump: Why isn't Samantha Bee fired for 'horrible language'?
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump, who once bragged that his celebrity status gave him a pass to grab women’s crotches, asked Friday why comedian Samantha Bee wasn’t fired for using a vu...
Jun 1, 2018
Brooke Henderson withdraws from U.S. Women's Open for personal reasons
Canadian golf star Brooke Henderson has withdrawn from the LPGA Tour’s U.S. Women’s Open for personal reasons. The LPGA tweeted Friday that the native of Smiths Falls, Ont., will be return...
Jun 1, 2018
Save-On-Foods raises $580,348 for children’s hospitals of Western Canada
SURREY B.C.- Together with their suppliers and business partners, the team at Save-On-Foods helped raise $580,348 at their 23rd annual Save-On-Foods Charity Golf Tournament at Northview Golf and Count...
Jun 1, 2018