Category Archives: Canadian Press
Teen who fled UK to join Islamic State wants to come home
LONDON - A pregnant British teenager who ran away from Britain to join Islamic State extremists in Syria four years ago has said she wants to come back to London, but her path home is not clear. Shami...
Feb 14, 2019
After shooting: 'You can't really trust other students'
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. - Some students have difficulty trusting classmates outside their circle. Parents say interactions with school staff are more impersonal. Teachers worry that added security detracts f...
Feb 14, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Declaring emergency for wall not so ordinary
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump would be taking an extraordinary step by declaring a national emergency to steer money to his promised border wall. He’s making it sound quite ordinary. TRUMP...
Feb 14, 2019
Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary
PARKLAND, Fla. - The communities and families terrorized by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will spend Thursday’s anniversary visiting graves, packing meals for the needy and c...
Feb 14, 2019

Congress OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency
WASHINGTON - Congress lopsidedly approved a border security compromise Thursday that would avert a second painful government shutdown, but a new confrontation was ignited - this time over President Do...
Feb 14, 2019
Deadly blue 'Mexican oxy' pills take toll on US Southwest
TUCSON, Ariz. - Aaron Francisco Chavez swallowed at least one of the sky blue pills at a Halloween party before falling asleep forever. He became yet another victim killed by a flood of illicit fentan...
Feb 14, 2019

US unemployment claims rise by 4,000 to 239,000
WASHINGTON - The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits rose last week but remains at levels low enough to show that most workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department says claims f...
Feb 14, 2019
Humbug holidays: US retail sales drop 1.2 pct. in December
WASHINGTON - U.S. retail sales fell in December, posting the biggest drop since September 2009 and delivering more evidence that last year’s holiday sales fizzled unexpectedly. Even e-commerce s...
Feb 14, 2019
Cockroaches named after exes to be fed to Texas zoo animals
EL PASO, Texas - Not in the Valentine’s Day spirit? A Texas zoo has a cockroach that can help. The El Paso Zoo is running a promotion called “Quit Bugging Me” that allows people to n...
Feb 14, 2019
Florida rapper YNW Melly accused of killing 2 friends
MIRAMAR, Fla. - Police have charged Florida rapper YNW Melly with killing two of his close friends who were also rising rap stars, and trying to make it appear they died in a drive-by shooting. On Wed...
Feb 14, 2019