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Gung-ho culture at tour agency Warmbier used on N.Korea trip
BEIJING - Beer-soaked “booze cruises” down North Korea’s Taedong River. Scuba diving trips off the country’s eastern coast. Saint Patrick’s Day pub crawls in Pyongyang fe...
Jun 21, 2017
US officials underscore Russia threat to 2016 elections
WASHINGTON - U.S. officials sought Wednesday to underscore for lawmakers the threat Russia posed to the 2016 vote for the White House, outlining efforts to hack into election systems in 21 states and ...
Jun 21, 2017
Trump returns to Iowa and unhappy independent voters
DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowa independents who helped Donald Trump win the presidency see last year’s tough-talking candidate as a thin-skinned chief executive and wish he’d show more grace. Una...
Jun 21, 2017
Trump thanks 2 whose yearbook references to him were altered
WALL, N.J. - President Donald Trump posted a Facebook message of thanks to two New Jersey high school students whose references to him were removed from their yearbook. Trump on Monday wrote that Wall...
Jun 21, 2017
Analysis: Dem loss in Georgia underscores party challenges
WASHINGTON - Republicans just got a big argument for sticking with President Donald Trump and pushing forward with dismantling former President Barack Obama’s health law. And Democrats are strug...
Jun 21, 2017
In Georgia, Republicans celebrate while Dems seek upsides
DUNWOODY, Ga. - Republicans say Karen Handel’s victory in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District proves the GOP is still the dominant party in Georgia. Georgia Republican Party Chairman John...
Jun 21, 2017
Kushner kicks off Mideast peace push with first solo visit
JERUSALEM - President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and chief Middle East adviser, Jared Kushner, made his first solo visit to the region Wednesday, holding separate meetings with the Israeli and Pa...
Jun 21, 2017
Red Deer County's Community Well-being survey
Red Deer County has outlined its next steps following the Community Well-being Survey. Conducted throughout 2016, the survey asked for resident feedback on areas such as recreation, culture, and famil...
Jun 21, 2017
Red Deer cleaning up from wind storm after declaring state of emergency
RED DEER, Alta. - People in Red Deer were cleaning up Wednesday after a violent windstorm that knocked out power and prompted the central Alberta city to declare a local state of emergency. Homes wher...
Jun 21, 2017
David Thompson High School modernization encounters design issue
David Thompson High School's (DTHS) makeover may be put on hold after it became clear that the existing lagoon adjacent to it is causing some trouble with the modernization. Wild Rose School Division ...
Jun 21, 2017