Category Archives: Canadian Press
Complaint in Closs case could be road map for prosecution
MINNEAPOLIS - The criminal complaint charging a Wisconsin man with abducting 13-year-old Jayme Closs and killing her parents laid out the case in detail and offered a possible road map for how prosecu...
Jan 15, 2019
High drama, few results as Trump warns of 'long' shutdown
WASHINGTON - Staring down the next deadline to pay federal workers, the White House shifted tactics Tuesday, trying to bypass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to negotiate with rank-and-file lawmakers even ...
Jan 15, 2019
South Sudan pursues fragile peace, but people remain wary
KAJO KEJI COUNTY, South Sudan - South Sudan opposition commander Moses Lokujo flipped through his notes, explaining international humanitarian law to an attentive group of senior officers. “Sold...
Jan 15, 2019
Alicia Keys to host Grammy Awards next month
NEW YORK - Alicia Keys usually attends the Grammys, but this year she’ll be there as a host. The Recording Academy announced Tuesday that the R&B star will host the Feb. 10 show for the firs...
Jan 15, 2019
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand jumps into 2020 presidential race
NEW YORK - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand entered the growing field of 2020 Democratic presidential contenders Tuesday, telling television host Stephen Colbert that she’s launching an exploratory commi...
Jan 15, 2019
Continental Cup in Vegas mixing and matching curlers in new team scramble
Kaitlyn Lawes playing third for Rachel Homan, Ben Hebert throwing lead stones for U.S. skip John Shuster and Sweden’s Niklas Edin calling games with Scotland’s Jennifer Dodds as his vice a...
Jan 15, 2019
Judge bars citizenship question from 2020 census
NEW YORK - A federal judge blocked the Trump administration Tuesday from asking about citizenship status on the 2020 census, the first major ruling in cases contending officials ramrodded the question...
Jan 15, 2019
Broadway legend Carol Channing has died at age 97
NEW YORK - Carol Channing, the lanky, ebullient musical comedy star who delighted American audiences over almost 5,000 performances as the scheming Dolly Levi in “Hello, Dolly!” on Broadwa...
Jan 15, 2019
Netflix raising prices for 58M US subscribers as costs rise
SAN FRANCISCO - Netflix is raising its U.S. prices by 13 to 18 per cent, its biggest increase since the company launched its video streaming service 12 years ago. Its most popular plan will see the la...
Jan 15, 2019
'Miracle' flight survivors mark decade of thankfulness
NEW YORK - It’s been 10 years, but there isn’t anything Tripp Harris doesn’t remember about the cold January day he cheated death on US Airways flight 1549. The jolt when the plane c...
Jan 15, 2019