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TSA tests screening larger electronic devices separately
Travellers at some U.S. airports are being asked to place electronic devices bigger than a cellphone in separate bins so that they can be examined more closely. The Transportation Security Administrat...
May 24, 2017
Top Venezuela prosecutor says protester killed by police
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela’s chief prosecutor further distanced herself from the socialist administration Wednesday, deepening the widest rift in a government that has otherwise presented a ...
May 24, 2017
Major sponsor pulls support from Alaska's Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The world’s most famous sled dog race has lost a major backer, and Alaska race officials are blaming animal rights organizations for pressuring corporate sponsors outside the...
May 24, 2017
Metrolinx appealing latest court loss over $770M contract with Bombardier
TORONTO - Metrolinx has filed an appeal questioning the decision of an Ontario judge last month that preserved the transit agency’s contract with Bombardier Transportation. The notice of appeal ...
May 24, 2017
Jury rules with school in fight over California strawberries
FRESNO, Calif. - A renowned strawberry researcher in California broke patent law and violated a loyalty pledge to his former university by taking his work with him to profit from it in a private compa...
May 24, 2017
Wind storm wreaks havoc on power lines in Red Deer and central Alberta
THURSDAY UPDATE [8:15 a.m.] Jim Jorgensen, Manager – Electric, Light and Power for the City of Red Deer says power service in the city was fully-restored by around 1:15 a.m. Outside of any isola...
May 24, 2017
Pekka Rinne has Nashville in 1st Final with smothering run
NASHVILLE - Knocking the smile off Pekka Rinne’s face right now is nearly impossible. The longest-tenured player with the Nashville Predators, the 34-year-old goaltender finally will play in his...
May 24, 2017
8 California guards, 7 inmates sent to hospital after brawl
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A fight between two California prisoners quickly raged out of control Wednesday and forced correctional officers to open fire to stop a melee that sent eight guards and seven inma...
May 24, 2017
Bear trying to get doughnuts tears off Colorado car bumper
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. - A bear with a sweet tooth ripped off the bumper of a car used to deliver doughnuts in Colorado then tried to claw its way through the trunk to get inside. Moose Watch Cafe o...
May 24, 2017
South Dakota girl with cancer prevented from graduating
RAPID CITY, S.D. - A western South Dakota high school won’t allow a student who has brain cancer to walk during its graduation ceremony because she is a few credits short of being able to gradua...
May 24, 2017