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1-month lockdown lifts in Chinese city, 2M in Beijing tested
BEIJING (AP) - Chinese authorities lifted a monthlong lockdown on the northern city of Xi'an and its 13 million residents Monday as infections subside ahead of the Winter Olympics in Beijing in less t...
Jan 23, 2022
UAE says it intercepts 2 ballistic missilles over Abu Dhabi
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The United Arab Emirates intercepted two ballistic missiles targeting Abu Dhabi early Monday, its state-run news agency reported, the latest attack to target the Emi...
Jan 23, 2022
Canada's Brooke Henderson finishes 2nd at LPGA opener with bogey-free final round
ORLANDO, Fla. - A bogey-free final round saw Canada's Brooke Henderson finish second at the season-opening Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions on Sunday. Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., fi...
Jan 23, 2022
Raptors slice 34-point deficit to just four points before losing to Portland
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors needed the greatest comeback in franchise history. They fell just short. Pascal Siakam scored 28 points as the Raptors nearly overcame a 34-point deficit with an excellen...
Jan 23, 2022
Focus in U.S.-Canada border tragedy to shift Monday as accused appears in court
FARGO, N.D. - Under cover of darkness, strafed by bitter winds and obscured by a swirling blizzard, four people plodded through deep snow and deadly cold, aiming to cross an invisible threshold that h...
Jan 23, 2022
Gay's 30-yard FG lifts Rams over Brady, Buccaneers 30-27
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Matthew Stafford threw for 366 yards and two touchdowns and Matt Gay's 30-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Los Angeles Rams to a 30-27 divisional playoff victory over Tom ...
Jan 23, 2022
Tom Brady's return to the Bucs next season isn't a lock
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - If Tom Brady played the last game of an unprecedented career, he ended with one of his toughest losses after a stunning comeback. Bloodied and battered by the Los Angeles Rams, the ...
Jan 23, 2022
COVID-19: Quebec reopens stores on Sundays, Ontario logs fewer hospitalizations
MONTREAL - Canada's two most populous provinces are reporting declines in COVID-19-related hospitalizations today as one of them prepares to lift a ban on Sunday shopping meant to curb the virus's spr...
Jan 23, 2022
Korda holds slight lead going into final day of LPGA opener
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Nelly Korda is just ahead of a stacked field going into final round of the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions - the LPGA's 2022 kickoff event. Four women who have won ...
Jan 23, 2022
Focus in U.S.-Canada border tragedy to shift Monday as accused appears in court
FARGO, N.D. - Under cover of darkness, strafed by bitter winds and obscured by a swirling blizzard, four people plodded through deep snow and deadly cold, aiming to cross an invisible threshold that h...
Jan 23, 2022