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AP source: Jones threatens Goodell deal after Elliott ban
NEW YORK - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has threatened to sue the NFL over a proposed contract extension for Commissioner Roger Goodell, a dispute apparently sparked by star running back Ezekiel E...
Nov 08, 2017
Young Canadian women's rugby side named for three-match tour of England
TORONTO - Canadian interim women’s rugby coach Sandro Fiorino is taking a young squad featuring 16 uncapped players to England for a three match series against England. His 27-woman travelling r...
Nov 08, 2017
B.C. man charged after truck commandeered and driver held for several hours
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia man is facing several charges including kidnapping and use of a firearm after a semi-tractor trailer and its driver were allegedly commandeered by an armed assailan...
Nov 08, 2017
Utah town appears headed toward keeping booze prohibition
SALT LAKE CITY - One of Utah’s last “dry” communities appeared Wednesday on track to maintain its eight-decade prohibition on alcohol sales after voters rejected a measure to allow s...
Nov 08, 2017
ICC prosecutor promises new Libya charges if crimes continue
The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court warned Wednesday that the situation in Libya “remains dire” and promised to seek new arrest warrants if serious crimes don’t stop. ...
Nov 08, 2017
Gleeful Democrats see political wave; GOP says not so fast
NEW YORK - Jubilant Democrats across America are declaring their big election victories in Virginia and New Jersey - their first of the young Trump era - mark the beginning of an anti-Trump surge that...
Nov 08, 2017
House approves bill to expand hydropower
WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled House has approved a bill aimed at expanding hydroelectric power, an action supporters said would boost a clean source of renewable energy but opponents denounce...
Nov 08, 2017
Air Force Academy silent on motive in alleged racist hoax
DENVER - The Air Force Academy said Wednesday it would not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to bolster the...
Nov 08, 2017
Former Blue Jays pitcher Roy Halladay remembered as caring, generous man
Sean Clayton was just hoping to play catch with Roy Halladay when he first met the former Blue Jays pitcher in 2008 through the Make-a-Wish organization. Halladay made sure the youngster from Montreal...
Nov 08, 2017
Venezuela assembly passes new law clamping down on media
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s all-powerful constitutional assembly passed a wide-reaching law Wednesday that clamps down on social media and broadcasters alike by ordering prison sentences of...
Nov 08, 2017