Category Archives: Canadian Press
Trump odd man out as presidents assemble for Bush funeral
WASHINGTON - There was no mistaking the odd man out. The Washington funeral service for former President George H.W. Bush served as a rare reunion of the remaining members of the presidents club, but ...
Dec 05, 2018
Prosecutors recommend no jail time for co-operative Flynn
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser provided so much information to the special counsel’s Russia investigation that prosecutors say he shouldn’t do...
Dec 05, 2018
China promises action on US trade deal but gives no details
BEIJING - China issued an upbeat but vague promise Wednesday to carry out a tariff cease-fire with Washington but gave no details that might dispel confusion about what Presidents Xi Jinping and Donal...
Dec 05, 2018
Expectations low as Yemen's warring parties meet for talks
CAIRO - Yemen’s warring parties will meet in Sweden this week for another attempt at talks aimed at halting their catastrophic 3-year-old war, but there are few incentives for major compromises,...
Dec 05, 2018
Shelter says starved Great Dane ate own foot to survive
GREENWOOD, S.C. - An animal shelter in South Carolina says it has rescued a starved Great Dane that ate one of his own feet to survive. News outlets report owners 32-year-old Jessica James and 38-year...
Dec 05, 2018
Saints owner Gayle Benson pays off $100K in Walmart layaways
New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson has paid off nearly $100,000 worth of layaway orders at a New Orleans Walmart. News outlets reported Tuesday that Benson has paid off more than 400 o...
Dec 05, 2018
Man says he urinated on Kellogg's cereal conveyor belt
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - A Tennessee man faces up to three years in prison for urinating on a Kellogg’s cereal conveyor belt at a Memphis facility. News outlets report 49-year-old Gregory Stanton pleade...
Dec 05, 2018
President Donald Trump to attend Army-Navy game
President Donald Trump will attend Saturday’s Army-Navy Game in Philadelphia. The White House confirmed Trump’s attendance to The Associated Press on Tuesday. Trump also went to the 2016 g...
Dec 05, 2018
AP source: GOP committee suffers midterm election email hack
WASHINGTON - Thousands of emails were stolen from aides to the National Republican Congressional Committee during the 2018 midterm campaign, a major breach exposing vulnerabilities that have kept cybe...
Dec 05, 2018
AP FACT CHECK: Economists say Trump off on tariffs' impact
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump promised on Twitter that tariffs would maximize the country’s economic heft and “MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN.” Almost all economists say the president...
Dec 05, 2018