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Ailing Thai beach made famous by Hollywood closes to tourism
MAYA BAY, Thailand - Once a pristine Thai paradise, the secluded bay made famous by the Leonardo DiCaprio movie “The Beach” has been exhausted by mass tourism. Now it’s getting a bre...
May 31, 2018
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games (All times Eastern) NHL Playoffs Stanley Cup Final Washington 3 Vegas 2 (Series tied 1-1) — MLB American League Boston 6, Toronto 4 Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. ...
May 31, 2018
Pediatricians recommend IUDs as first choice for birth control in teen girls
TORONTO - Teen girls who are considering contraception should look to intrauterine devices as their first-line choice, as they provide the greatest protection against an unplanned pregnancy, the Canad...
May 30, 2018
Current lava flows are hottest, fastest of latest eruption
HONOLULU - The hottest and fastest-moving lava of Kilauea volcano’s latest eruption spread across new parts of the Big Island Wednesday, forcing officials to order evacuations in two coastal nei...
May 30, 2018
Judge sweeps clouds away for makers of R-rated puppet movie
NEW YORK - A judge in New York ruled Wednesday against the makers of “Sesame Street” in a dispute with the distributor of the upcoming Melissa McCarthy movie, “The Happytime Murders....
May 30, 2018
Wild card triumph: Little-known speller wins national bee
OXON HILL, Md. - Karthik Nemmani didn’t win his regional spelling bee. He didn’t even win his county spelling bee. But he was still good enough to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Th...
May 30, 2018
Washington Capitals down Vegas Golden Knights 3-2 to even Stanley Cup final 1-1
LAS VEGAS - A goal from the most unlikely source and a jaw-dropping save has the Washington Capitals back on even terms in the Stanley Cup final. Brooks Orpik scored for the first time in 220 games an...
May 30, 2018
Trump tariffs on US allies draw retaliation threats
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration delivered a gut punch to America’s closest allies Thursday, imposing tariffs on steel and aluminum from Europe, Mexico and Canada in a move that drew immedi...
May 30, 2018
Don Cherry asks Gary Bettman directly about NHL expanding to Quebec City
LAS VEGAS - Don Cherry put NHL commissioner Gary Bettman on the spot about expanding the league back into Quebec City. Cherry and co-host Ron MacLean were speaking during their Coach’s Corner se...
May 30, 2018
Plan to triage asylum seekers stalled by Ontario provincial election
OTTAWA - A plan to “triage” asylum seekers crossing the Canada-U.S. border illegally, in an effort to move some migrants out of Quebec and into Ontario, has stalled because Ontario is in t...
May 30, 2018