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Party's over: Raucous Fat Tuesday gives way to solemn Lent
NEW ORLEANS - Families camped out from early morning to catch beads and stuffed animals thrown from float riders. Revelers took to the streets in elaborate or funny costumes evoking Marie Antoinette, ...
Feb 14, 2018
$30 billion pledged in Kuwait at summit to rebuild Iraq
KUWAIT CITY - International donors pledged $30 billion to help rebuild Iraq after the war against the Islamic State group, Kuwait announced Wednesday, overcoming Western doubts and donor fatigue over ...
Feb 14, 2018
Olympic Roundup: Boutin threatened on social media after bronze-medal win
Canada was quiet on Day 5 of competition at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympics, with athletes kept from the podium after winning a flurry of medals over the past three days. But there was plenty of noise o...
Feb 14, 2018
Ex-All Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza to face drug charges
SAN DIEGO - Former All-Star pitcher Esteban Loaiza, who earned more than $43 million over 14 seasons, is accused of drug dealing involving 44 pounds (20 kilograms) of suspected cocaine. The 46-year-ol...
Feb 13, 2018
Tuesday's Games
Tuesday’s Games NHL Carolina 7 Los Angeles 3 Columbus 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 Pittsburgh 6 Ottawa 3 Buffalo 5 Tampa Bay 3 Boston 5 Calgary 2 New Jersey 5 Philadelphia 4 (SO) Detroit 2 Anaheim 1 Nashv...
Feb 13, 2018
Scores and Schedule
Tuesday’s Games NHL Carolina 7 Los Angeles 3 Columbus 4 N.Y. Islanders 1 Pittsburgh 6 Ottawa 3 Buffalo 5 Tampa Bay 3 Boston 5 Calgary 2 New Jersey 5 Philadelphia 4 (SO) Detroit 2 Anaheim 1 Nashv...
Feb 13, 2018
A Westminster wow: Bichon frise becomes America's top dog
NEW YORK - Flynn the bichon frise won best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club on Tuesday night, a choice that seemed to surprise almost everyone in the packed crowd at Madison Square Garden. Fans ...
Feb 13, 2018
Prince Henrik, husband of Danish monarch, dies at age 83
COPENHAGEN - Prince Henrik, the French-born husband of Danish monarch Queen Margrethe who publicly vented his frustration at not being the social equal of his wife or their son in line to become Denma...
Feb 13, 2018
NOLA Police: 2 killed, 3 injured in Lower 9th Ward shooting
NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Police Department was investigating the shooting deaths of two men Tuesday night just a couple of miles from Mardi Gras activities earlier in the day. Police spokeswoman ...
Feb 13, 2018
Calgarian uses billboards in the hope of finding kidney donor for transplant
CALGARY - A Calgary teacher who needs a new kidney hopes the old adage “It Pays to Advertise” will help him find an organ donor for an operation that could save his life. Ryan Mclennan and...
Feb 13, 2018