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Pruitt guts EPA science panels, will appoint new members
WASHINGTON - The head of the Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday he intends to replace the outside experts that advise him on science and public health issues with new board members holding m...
Oct 31, 2017
7 arrests outside Yiannopoulos' speech at California college
FULLERTON, Calif. - Police arrested seven people after scuffles and at least one serious fight broke out between protesters and people attending a speech by conservative commentator Milo Yiannopoulos ...
Oct 31, 2017
Police fatally shoot man holding California teacher hostage
RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A SWAT team shot and killed a man who held a 70-year-old first-grade teacher hostage at his daughter’s Southern California school during what his family said was an emotional...
Oct 31, 2017
House GOP leaders delay tax plan release amid changes
WASHINGTON - House Republicans, straining to make last-minute changes to their far-reaching tax proposal, on Tuesday delayed the rollout by a day after they failed to finalize the details. The plan pu...
Oct 31, 2017
Halloween parade marches on amid heavy security after attack
New York City’s always-surreal Halloween parade marched on Tuesday evening under the shadow of real fear, hours after a truck attack killed eight people on a busy city bike path in what authorit...
Oct 31, 2017
Hellebuyck, Jets continue roll with 2-1 win against Wild
ST. PAUL, Minn. - Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck found a new trainer to work with in the off-season to continue his development. Hellebuyck’s work with the trainer, who also trains M...
Oct 31, 2017
Report says food quality, portions, triggers in Saskatchewan Penitentiary riot
OTTAWA - A report from Canada's correctional ombudsman says a deadly riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary last year was likely sparked by disputes over food and small prison cells. Ivan Zinger released h...
Oct 31, 2017
The Latest: Uber confirms terror suspect was a driver
NEW YORK - The Latest on a vehicle driving onto a bike path near the World Trade Center site and memorial (all times local): 12:15 a.m. Uber has confirmed that the man suspected of driving a vehicle d...
Oct 31, 2017
Trudeau, Singh offer condolences in wake of New York City terror attack
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’s “deeply grieved” by Tuesday’s terrorist attack in New York City. A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cycl...
Oct 31, 2017
Industry group warns Ottawa that excessive cuts to drug prices could be harmful
OTTAWA - Canada’s drug developers recognize that pharmaceutical prices need to come down but they fear the Trudeau government will push too hard in a regulatory review by Health Canada, the head...
Oct 31, 2017