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ASIRT investigates death of a man on the Whitefish Lake First Nation
ST. PAUL- RCMP were called about a man causing a disturbance at a home on the Whitefish Lale First Nation on Wednesday evening. The incident resulted in the man being fatally injured by an attending R...
Sep 07, 2017
New fires in empty Rohingya village challenge Myanmar claims
BANGKOK - Journalists saw new fires burning Thursday in a Myanmar village that had been abandoned by Rohingya Muslims, and pages ripped from Islamic texts that were left on the ground. That intensifie...
Sep 07, 2017
Rohingya Muslim refugee crisis provokes anger, denials
BANGKOK - Two weeks after violence erupted in western Myanmar, minority Rohingya Muslims continue to flood into neighbouring Bangladesh every day. The military said it was carrying out “clearanc...
Sep 07, 2017
Billions of dead trees force US fire crews to shift tactics
ALBANY, Wyo. - Vast stands of dead timber in the Western U.S. have forced firefighters to shift tactics, trying to stay out of the shadow of lifeless, unstable trees that could come crashing down with...
Sep 07, 2017
China supports UN action on North Korea while urging talks
BEIJING - China supports further United Nations action in response to North Korea’s latest nuclear test but also wants to see renewed efforts to begin dialogue involving all sides, Foreign Minis...
Sep 07, 2017
Indian court sentences 2 men to death in 1993 Mumbai blasts
NEW DELHI - An Indian court on Thursday sentenced two men to death and two others to life in prison for a series of bombings that killed 257 people in Mumbai in 1993. A fifth man was given 10 years in...
Sep 07, 2017
Trump wants Democratic support for tax pitch
MANDAN, N.D. - President Donald Trump made an overt pitch for Democrats to support his tax overhaul plan, singling out a North Dakota Democratic senator whose vote would be prized by the White House. ...
Sep 07, 2017
Trump's catchphrase for any circumstance: "We'll see"
WASHINGTON - When in doubt, President Donald Trump has a ready-made response to any questions: “We’ll see.” On Wednesday, Trump delivered his go-to line repeatedly. Asked if he would...
Sep 07, 2017
No collusion with Russians, Trump Jr. insists to Congress
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s eldest son cast his meeting with a Russian lawyer last year as simply an opportunity to learn about Hillary Clinton’s “fitness, character or qua...
Sep 07, 2017
Tough path for GOP on immigration - and Trump made it harder
NEW YORK - On immigration, there were few easy answers for the Republican Party’s most vulnerable members. And President Donald Trump just made things harder. Endangered Republicans from Califor...
Sep 07, 2017