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Fatal confrontation: Mexican TV star must come back to US
MIAMI - A Florida judge has rescinded an order allowing a Mexican soap opera star to travel outside the U.S., saying he's likely to face a more serious charge from a fatal traffic confrontation than t...
Apr 06, 2019
Ex-officer charged with fatally shooting woman in his car
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A former vice squad officer in Ohio was charged Thursday with fatally shooting a woman who was sitting in his unmarked police vehicle in what the man says was an act of self-defence. ...
Apr 06, 2019
Ex-reality TV cast member gets 1-year term in fraud case
NEW YORK - A former cast member of the reality TV series "Bad Girls Club" was sentenced to a year in prison for stealing the debit card information of a man found dead from a drug overdose in his Manh...
Apr 06, 2019
Charles, William, Harry: 3 princes help launch 'Our Planet'
LONDON - A new eight-part Netflix series chronicling life on Earth and the threat posed by climate change has received a royal sendoff at London's Natural History Museum. Prince Charles lauded the "Ou...
Apr 06, 2019
Database of 6000 volunteers should keep eyes peeled
On Friday, Red Deer Mayor Tara Veer proclaimed April 7-13 in recognition of the city's many volunteers and the hard work they do year-round.The same dates also represent National Volunteer Week.To cel...
Apr 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW/Josh Hall)
Oklahoma drops some claims against opioid manufacturers
OKLAHOMA CITY - A week after reaching a $270 million settlement with the maker of OxyContin, Oklahoma's attorney general Thursday dropped some claims against other drugmakers in a lawsuit alleging the...
Apr 06, 2019
FCP announces platform as campaign trudges on
The leaders are busy on what is the penultimate Saturday of the 2019 Election Campaign.NDP leader Rachel Notley is taking part in three leader's events in Fairview, Peace River and Slave Lake.David Kh...
Apr 06, 2019 (rdnewsNOW file photo)
Ex-Auburn football coach Tuberville to run for Ala. Senate
LAS VEGAS - Former Auburn University football coach Tommy Tuberville is joining the Republican race to win back the Alabama Senate seat from Democrat Doug Jones in 2020. Tuberville announced his candi...
Apr 06, 2019
Congress invokes powers to challenge Trump on war in Yemen
WASHINGTON - Rejecting a plank of President Donald Trump's foreign policy, the House on Thursday invoked never-before-used powers to demand that his administration withdraw support from the Saudi-led ...
Apr 06, 2019
Canadian Bar Association calls on Quebec to drop notwithstanding clause from Bill 21
MONTREAL - Quebec's decision to draft a bill that affects the rights of religious minorities but limits their ability to challenge the legislation suggests the Canadian court system is useless or...
Apr 06, 2019