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Texas man sentenced to 50 years for $1.2M theft of fajitas
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A Texas man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas over nine years. Fifty-three-year-old Gilberto Escamilla was sentenced Friday after...
Apr 24, 2018
A tough re-election climate tests the chumminess in Senate
WASHINGTON - In Trump’s Washington, traditions are frail and civility a novelty. But one custom that is hanging on - tattered and tenuously - is an unwritten rule: Don’t work too hard to i...
Apr 24, 2018
Rosenstein puts aside Russia probe to argue at Supreme Court
WASHINGTON - Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein laid aside the stress of one part of his job Monday to put himself in a different kind of pressure cooker: an argument at the Supreme Court. Dressed...
Apr 24, 2018
Armenia's political transition unclear after PM's ouster
YEREVAN, Armenia - The abrupt resignation of Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sargsyan after two weeks of protests against his rule has caught the opposition off guard: The protesters had focused on driv...
Apr 24, 2018
From 'Jumanji' to Tarantino, Sony teases varied slate
LOS ANGELES - Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Tom Rothman assured theatre owners Monday that his studio is dedicated to appealing to a range of audiences - from global franchises such as “S...
Apr 24, 2018
AP Explains: Nicaragua pension changes ignite fiery protests
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua has been rocked by a week of protests in which over two dozen people have been killed. The protests quickly spread nationwide, with scenes of massive rock throwing, burn...
Apr 24, 2018
Province partnering with Yellowhead County to combat mountain pine beetle
The mountain pine beetle threatens six million hectares of Alberta's pine forest and affects the activities of more than half of the major forest companies operating in the province. In order to prote...
Apr 24, 2018
Egypt sends former anti-graft chief to prison for 5 years
CAIRO - An Egyptian military court on Tuesday convicted the country’s former anti-graft chief of insulting the armed forces and sentenced him to five years in prison, according to two defence la...
Apr 24, 2018
Support grows for Newfoundland students in town that nixed a rainbow crosswalk
SPRINGDALE, N.L. - There’s growing support for students who made another pitch to town councillors after they voted down a rainbow crosswalk in Springdale, N.L., unleashing fierce debate. But th...
Apr 24, 2018
How a small P.E.I. police force is using humour to charm the internet
KENSINGTON, P.E.I. - A police force in a tiny Prince Edward Island community is building an international social media audience, leveraging irreverent humour and pop-culture references to draw an audi...
Apr 24, 2018