Category Archives: Canadian Press
Soggy shore town OKs renewed court fight against dunes
MARGATE, N.J. - A soggy New Jersey shore town is resuming its costly and thus far futile court battle against protective sand dunes after huge bacteria-laden ponds formed along the beach, blocking acc...
Aug 02, 2017
Trump administration says current war authority sufficient
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration told Congress on Wednesday it has sufficient legal authority to use military force against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria based on the 2001 law to counter al...
Aug 02, 2017
First embryo gene-repair holds promise for inherited disease
WASHINGTON - Altering human heredity? In a first, researchers safely repaired a disease-causing gene in human embryos, targeting a heart defect best known for killing young athletes - a big step towar...
Aug 02, 2017
Correction: Detained Immigrant-Rape story
HELENA, Mont. - In a story Aug. 2 about immigration officials in Montana arresting a man who claimed to be previously raped while in custody, The Associated Press misidentified a protester. Her name i...
Aug 02, 2017
No lie, says Sanders: Trump got praise from Mexico, Scouts
WASHINGTON - Fake news or fib? Two phone calls described by President Donald Trump that didn’t actually happen represent the latest chapter in a long-running series of disputes revolving around ...
Aug 02, 2017
Pharmacy customer shoots armed man demanding opioids
PHOENIX - A customer pulled a gun and shot a man who police say had jumped over the counter of a Phoenix pharmacy and pointed a gun at people while demanding opioids. Authorities didn’t fault th...
Aug 02, 2017
Russia vents frustration over Trump signing sanctions bill
MOSCOW - Russian officials and lawmakers on Wednesday vented their frustration with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to sign a bill imposing new sanctions on Russia, warning that it will e...
Aug 02, 2017
Interior won't change Montana monument designation
WASHINGTON - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke said Wednesday he will not recommend changes to Montana’s Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument as he continues to review national monuments fo...
Aug 02, 2017
Bipartisan drive to pay health insurers faces Senate hurdles
WASHINGTON - A bipartisan Senate effort to continue federal payments to insurers and avert a costly rattling of health insurance markets faces a dicey future. The uncertainty shows that last week̵...
Aug 02, 2017
Fox hit with new charges to its credibility
NEW YORK - Things had started settling down following a tumultuous year at Fox News Channel before it was hit with a cover headline in the New York Daily News, “Fake News Channel,” and que...
Aug 02, 2017