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Different laws and databases affect gun background checks
Devin Kelley, who carried out the massacre at a Texas church, was able to buy four guns even though he had been convicted in the Air Force of domestic violence. Yet he was denied a Texas permit to car...
Nov 10, 2017
AP Analysis: No end to war in sight as life worsens in Yemen
CAIRO - As Saudi Arabia tightens the screws on its weak southern neighbour, the war it launched in Yemen over two years ago appears more intractable than ever, with nothing but further suffering in si...
Nov 10, 2017
Parishioners: Gunman acted oddly week before church attack
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas - Less than a week before the Texas church massacre, the gunman who slaughtered more than two dozen people showed up at a festival dressed in black and acted so strangely tha...
Nov 10, 2017
Top Catalan lawmaker makes bail, cleared to get out of jail
MADRID - A top Catalan lawmaker who spent the night in a Madrid prison as part of a wide-ranging rebellion investigation stemming from the Spanish region’s declaration of independence was cleare...
Nov 10, 2017
Catharsis brings Burning Man spirit to nation's capital
WASHINGTON - Coming soon to the National Mall: a 70-foot-long metal dragon on wheels that doubles as a stage. A wooden temple that will be set ablaze. And events called “cascading into compassio...
Nov 10, 2017
AP FACT CHECK: Trump hails 'new' VA as old problems persist
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump speaks with pride about the progress of his overhaul of health care for veterans, declaring that the Department of Veterans Affairs already “is a whole new pl...
Nov 10, 2017
Marine drill instructor gets 10 years for abusing recruits
RALEIGH, N.C. - A Marine Corps drill instructor was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison for choking, punching or otherwise tormenting recruits, especially three Muslims - one of whom ultimately kil...
Nov 10, 2017
Big O's new roof a reminder of the past and a sign of confidence in the future
MONTREAL - A new roof for Montreal’s Olympic Stadium will serve as a reminder of the perils of unchecked ambition and vanity but also as a sign of confidence in the future, says the head of the ...
Nov 10, 2017
List of Remembrance Day Ceremonies
Here is a full list of all the Remembrance Day Ceremonies that will be taking place in Rocky Mountain House and area on November 11. Rocky Mountain House Royal Canadian Legion R.L Zengel V.C. Branch 8...
Nov 10, 2017
The gaping US trade gap: A sign of weakness? Not necessarily
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump ripped into one of his favourite targets Thursday in Beijing: The United States’ “shockingly” large trade deficit with China. “I blame past ...
Nov 10, 2017