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SALEM, Mass. - Most marathoners take 35,000 steps to reach the finish line. John Young needs 80,000. The high school math teacher from Canada is part of a rare and spirited breed of athlete: those who...

ANKARA, Turkey - Media reports: Gunman shoots dead 4 staff members at university in central Turkey; attacker in custody. More coming. The Associated Press

ANKARA, Turkey - A research assistant shot and killed four staff members at a university in central Turkey, the university’s president said Thursday. Prof. Hasan Gonen of Osmangazi University, i...

PONOKA- Town Council has approved the monthly utility rates for Ponoka residents for 2018. Utility rates for water, sewer and solid waste have increased to cover utility operating costs, as well as cu...

SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities on Thursday promised a deeper investigation into the YouTube shooter’s past and her anger with the online video website, identified as her motive for attacking the co...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Fifty years after a shot rang out in Memphis, killing the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., freedom rang from the balcony of the Lorraine Motel as a bell tolled 39 times to mark a life cut...

WASHINGTON - Facebook isn’t just a company. It’s a behemoth, with 2.1 billion monthly users, $40 billion in revenue and more than 25,000 employees worldwide. And that leaves Washington wit...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is abandoning plans to keep U.S. troops in Syria long term, pushing for a quick military withdrawal over a prolonged effort to stabilize the country and prevent the...

SYDNEY, Australia - Australian authorities say they are investigating whether Facebook breached the country’s privacy law when personal information of more than 300,000 Australian users was obta...

RED DEER- The Red Deer & District Community Foundation is sponsoring Art Battle at the Radisson on Friday evening. Twelve female artists will be featured, including Women of Excellence nominees Ch...