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Mormons severing all ties with Boy Scouts, ending long bond
SALT LAKE CITY - The Mormon church said Tuesday it will sever all ties with the Boy Scouts of America at the end of next year and place its remaining 425,000 boys into a gospel-focused youth program i...
May 9, 2018
Amid #MeToo, more colleges host women as graduation speakers
This graduation season, the podium is all hers. For the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation’s top colleges are featuring women as their spring commencement speakers, a...
May 9, 2018
Ontario teachers to lose licence if found guilty of sexual touching
TORONTO - Ontario teachers found guilty of sexually touching a student will now automatically lose their licence. The provincial government has amended the legislation that regulates teachers, broaden...
May 9, 2018
NYPD tests new tool that detects credit card skimmers
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Patrick Traynor, a cybersecurity expert, was in New York in February working with police to help identify a way to detect credit card skimmers on ATMs when he got a financial fraud...
May 9, 2018
Charles Manson's purported sons could be out of estate fight
LOS ANGELES - One of the purported sons of Charles Manson could soon be out of the legal battle over the late cult leader’s estate after failing to show up in court. Matthew Lentz, who claims he...
May 9, 2018
Egyptian rights lawyer says comedian got 15 days in custody
CAIRO - An Egyptian rights lawyer says authorities have confirmed the detention of a young comedian who was working for a popular satirical television program. Azza Soliman told The Associated Press o...
May 9, 2018
Red Deer County approves 2018 tax bylaw
RED DEER COUNTY- At their meeting on Tuesday, Red Deer County Council approved second and third reading of the municipal tax rate bylaw for 2018. Tax rates will vary on individual properties, and are ...
May 9, 2018
Sanctions on Iran could cost US, European companies billions
European and American companies could lose billions of dollars in commercial deals cancelled and a major new export market undercut by the U.S. decision to re-impose sanctions on Iran. President Donal...
May 9, 2018
Administration proposes cutting $15 billion in unused funds
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump sent lawmakers a plan Tuesday to wipe more than $15 billion in unused spending off the government’s books. The plan wouldn’t have much practical impact ...
May 9, 2018
Police look for victims of suspected Michigan serial killer
MACOMB TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A Michigan man serving life in prison for killing a 13-year-old girl is a suspected serial killer, police said Wednesday as they dug up part of a forest in a search for as man...
May 9, 2018