Category Archives: Canadian Press

NEW YORK - One Cabinet member was grilled by Congress about alleged misuse of taxpayer funds for private flights. Another faced an extraordinary revolt within his own department amid a swirling ethics...

BEIRUT - For the first time since its meteoric rise in 2012 amid the chaos of war, al-Qaida’s branch in Syria is in retreat, battling rival militant groups in the north and fighting for survival...

HELSINKI - If cold weather and a lack of sunlight in winter are enough to get you down, chances are you’re not Finnish. The World Happiness Report published Wednesday put Finland at the top amon...

A dog died on a United Airlines plane after a flight attendant ordered its owner to put the animal in the plane’s overhead bin. United said Tuesday that it took full responsibility for the incid...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio announced Wednesday that he’s filed legislation to allow not just Florida but the entire nation to save daylight all year round. The Florida Republican ...

CASCADE, Md. - Ten snakes with the potential to deliver a fatal bite to humans were found at the home of a Maryland resident popularly known as “VenomMan20.” The Maryland Natural Resources...

NEW YORK - The parents of a Democratic National Committee employee who was killed in 2016 allege Fox News exploited the slaying of their son as a “political football.” Joel and Mary Rich c...

LOS ANGELES - A prostitute who made little secret about her line of work, dubbing herself “Pretty Hoe” and advertising widely on social media, was charged Tuesday with recruiting minors to...

STONY BROOK, N.Y. - The professor scrawls “macho,” ”brave” and “strong” on a crowded blackboard, apt words for someone whose book titles are littered with “ma...

Declaring enough is enough, tens of thousands of young people from Maine to Alaska walked out of school to demand action on gun violence Wednesday in one of the biggest student protests since the Viet...