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Five kids charged in school threat probes as cops report spike in online threats
Five tweens and teens have been charged with threatening schools on social media, Ontario’s provincial police said Tuesday as they reported a “spike” in online threats following a de...
Mar 20, 2018
Thai court sentences Laotian drug kingpin to life in prison
BANGKOK - A Thai court on Tuesday handed a life sentence to a Laotian drug kingpin who was notorious for a high-flying lifestyle and alleged social connections to celebrities and other VIPs. Bangkok C...
Mar 20, 2018
'Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller set for early prison release
PITTSBURGH - Former “Dance Moms” reality TV star Abby Lee Miller is set to be released from prison early. WTAE-TV reports Miller was originally scheduled for release June 21, but online re...
Mar 20, 2018
Crash marks 1st death involving fully autonomous vehicle
TEMPE, Ariz. - A fatal pedestrian crash involving a self-driving Uber SUV in a Phoenix suburb could have far-reaching consequences for the new technology as automakers and other companies race to be t...
Mar 20, 2018
Fisheries officials unable to help dolphins trapped by ice in N.L. harbour
HEARTS DELIGHT, N.L. - A Canadian Coast Guard vessel was unable to help a group of dolphins trapped by ice in a Newfoundland harbour Tuesday. Officials say heavy ice in Heart’s Delight has cut o...
Mar 20, 2018
Political staffers split on whether harassment legislation will work: survey
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has proposed strict new rules to govern harassment in federal workplaces - including on Parliament Hill - but political staffers are split on whether the changes will m...
Mar 20, 2018
In the news today, March 20
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, March 20 --- FIREARMS LEGISLATION COMING TODAY The federal Liberals are set to tighten restrictions on the sale of guns under proposed legislation to be introduced...
Mar 20, 2018
South Korean K-Pop singers to perform in North Korea
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea said Tuesday it will send a 160-member artistic group to North Korea, including about 10 celebrated K-Pop singers, for rare concerts there. The South Korean mus...
Mar 20, 2018
CARTOON 03-20-2018
Featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not! Source: CARTOON 03-20-2018
Mar 20, 2018
Liberal firearms bill attacked by both gun owners and shooting victims
OTTAWA - The federal government tabled a proposed new bill Tuesday to tighten the sale and tracking of firearms, only to find itself under attack from both sides: gun owners wary of burdensome regulat...
Mar 20, 2018