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Man arrested after wife's autopsy revealed malnourishment
TAMPA, Fla. - Authorities have arrested a 75-year-old Florida man after an autopsy revealed his bedridden wife died from severe dehydration and malnourishment. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s offi...
Aug 15, 2017
Police arrest man accused of ramming Bentley, Rolls-Royce
BELLEVUE, Wash. - Police say a 32-year-old man has been arrested after he allegedly rammed his car into two luxury vehicles at a Washington car dealership, causing more than $500,000 in damage. Police...
Aug 15, 2017
13 killed when huge tree crashes down on Portuguese festival
LISBON, Portugal - A huge oak tree crashed down on a popular religious festival on the Portuguese island of Madeira Tuesday, killing 13 people and injuring 49 others, officials said. The tree fell whi...
Aug 15, 2017
Home sales may be starting to "bottom out" in Golden Horeshoe: CREA
OTTAWA - The number of homes sold in July fell for the fourth consecutive month as sales in what have been the hottest and most expensive markets - Toronto and Vancouver - slowed. The fewer number of ...
Aug 15, 2017
Scaramucci: If it were up to me, Bannon would be gone
NEW YORK - Short-lived White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci says if it were up to him, top adviser Steve Bannon would be gone from President Donald Trump’s administration. But,...
Aug 15, 2017
Late night comics get serious after Virginia violence
NEW YORK - The weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, prompted late night comics to strike a serious tone at the top of their shows Monday night. Instead of a traditional joke-filled monologue...
Aug 15, 2017
New York factory activity rises, nears 3-year high in August
WASHINGTON - Factory activity in New York surged this month to the highest level in nearly three years. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York says its Empire State manufacturing index jumped to 25.2 th...
Aug 15, 2017
Social media harnessed to expose white nationalists at rally
NEW YORK - One of the social media posts resembled a wanted poster or a missing-persons flyer: Photographs of men were arranged in rows, seeking their names and employers. But the Facebook post wasn&#...
Aug 15, 2017
Sobey family gives critical habitat for endangered species to N.S. nature trust
SHERBROOKE, N.S. - A critical habitat for several endangered species along an ecologically rich Nova Scotia river has been protected following a land donation from a well-known family with a special c...
Aug 15, 2017
Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer raises $6.7 million
CALGARY- Last weekend’s Enbridge Ride to Conquer Cancer and more than 1,500 Riders raised $6.7 million for the Alberta Cancer Foundation. That brings the nine year total to over $66 million for ...
Aug 15, 2017