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Sen. Warnock reports $9.8M raised to Herschel Walker's $5.4M
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock's campaign said Wednesday that he raised a hefty $9.8 million in the last quarter of 2021, nearly double the fundraising haul reported by the leadi...
Jan 26, 2022

Russia says US gives written response on Ukraine demands
MOSCOW (AP) - The Russian Foreign Ministry says the U.S. has delivered a written response to Moscow's security demands on Ukraine and NATO. The ministry said U.S. Ambassador to Moscow John Sullivan ha...
Jan 26, 2022

Future of transit at stake, big-city mayors say in plea for federal funds
OTTAWA - Canada's big-city mayors are calling for the federal government's help to make up huge shortfalls in transit revenue that threaten to derail the nation's transit systems. The Big City Mayors'...
Jan 26, 2022

AP sources: Justice Breyer to retire; Biden to fill vacancy
WASHINGTON (AP) - Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court, two sources ...
Jan 26, 2022

Survey reveals widening gap between views of double-vaxxed and boosted people
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests a widening gap between the pandemic views of people who have opted to get a COVID-19 vaccine booster and those who are holding steady with only two shots. A web panel su...
Jan 26, 2022

Vancouver Canucks name Penguins AGM Patrik Allvin general manager
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Canucks have filled their vacant general manager position, hiring Pittsburgh Penguins assistant manger Patrik Allvin. He becomes the 12th general manager in the franchise's h...
Jan 26, 2022

Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Felix Auger-Aliassime's (oh-ZHAY' ah-lee-ah-SEEM') bid to reach the semifinals at a second straight Grand Slam ended in heartbreak with a five-set loss to second seed Daniil Med...
Jan 26, 2022

US-backed Syrian forces capture prison from IS after a week
BEIRUT (AP) - U.S.-backed Kurdish-led forces said they wrestled control of the last section of a prison controlled by Islamic State militants, ending a weeklong assault by the extremists on one of the...
Jan 26, 2022

Australian Open: Canada's Auger-Aliassime drops five-set heartbreaker to Medvedev
MELBOURNE, Australia - Daniil Medvedev rallied from two sets down and saved a match point before beating Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (4), 3-6, 7-6 (2), 7-5, 6-4 to move into the Australian Open...
Jan 26, 2022

Coast Guard searches vast sea for 39 people lost off Florida
MIAMI (AP) - The Coast Guard searched through the night Wednesday for 39 people missing from a capsized boat after a solitary survivor was found clinging to the overturned hull off the Florida coast. ...
Jan 26, 2022