Category Archives: Canadian Press
Kevin Hart says he's considering Oscar hosting gig again
NEW YORK - Prodded by Ellen DeGeneres, comic Kevin Hart says he’ll reconsider his decision to step down as host of the Academy Awards. Hart had backed away two days after being named host last m...
Jan 04, 2019
Ford recalls over 953,000 vehicles to replace inflators
Ford is recalling more than 953,000 vehicles worldwide to replace Takata passenger air bag inflators that can explode and hurl shrapnel. The move includes 782,000 vehicles in the U.S. and is part of t...
Jan 04, 2019
NAACP Image Awards to televise live from Dolby Theatre
LOS ANGELES - The NAACP Image Awards will be televised live for the first time from the Dolby Theatre. NAACP and TV One officials announced Thursday that the 50th awards ceremony will be televised on ...
Jan 04, 2019
'StarTalk' season on hold amid claims against host Tyson
LOS ANGELES - The current season of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “StarTalk” series is on hold amid sexual misconduct claims against the prominent astrophysicist. The National Geographic cha...
Jan 04, 2019
AP FACT CHECK: Defending border wall, Trump misstates facts
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won’t really cost America anything. As he’s d...
Jan 04, 2019
Trump says shutdown could last for 'months or even years'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Friday he could keep parts of the government shut down for “months or even years” as he and Democratic leaders failed in a second closed-door m...
Jan 04, 2019
House Dems urge sweeping reforms to boost voting, ethics
WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Friday unveiled a comprehensive elections and ethics reform package that targets what they call a “culture of corruption in Washington” and aims to reduce t...
Jan 04, 2019
Fragmentation helps Netanyahu re-election hopes
JERUSALEM - Barring a devastating legal ruling against him in a series of corruption allegations, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks to be cruising toward re-election and a historic fifth...
Jan 04, 2019
Tropical storm's rain, surging seas strike Thai beaches
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT, Thailand - Rain, wind and surging seawater from a tropical storm buffeted coastal villages and world-famous tourist resorts on southern Thailand’s east coast on Friday, knoc...
Jan 04, 2019
Rhodes scholar and 'Dreamer' fears he can't return to US
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - He became the first “Dreamer” to win the prestigious Rhodes scholarship, but for recent Harvard University graduate Jin Park, the joy of that achievement has given way t...
Jan 04, 2019