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UK says there are strong indications Iran played a part in a security incident at a US-run air base

LONDON (AP) - The U.K. has "strong indications" that Iran played a part in the incident that saw five men arrested near a U.S.-run military air base in England late at night, Prime Minister Andy Burnh...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2026

Tennessee governor halts executions after Christa Gail Pike survives lethal injection attempt

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee officials were unable to put Christa Gail Pike to death Wednesday for a 1995 murder after administering two doses of a lethal drug. A death penalty expert said it was...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2026

US can deport the leader of Wisconsin’s largest mosque on national security grounds, judge rules

CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. can deport the leader of Wisconsin's largest mosque - an outspoken advocate of Palestinian rights - on the grounds that he is a threat to national security, an immigration judg...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2026

Trump hails the US military's exit from Iraq after 12-year mission against Islamic State

BAGHDAD (AP) - The U.S. military announced Wednesday that it completed the withdrawal of all American troops from Iraq, ending a 12-year mission to fight the Islamic State group and prompting Presiden...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2026

Mark Carney's stand against Trump leads to Nobel Peace Prize and Time Person of the Year buzz

TORONTO (AP) - Mark Carney built a global profile in 2026 by standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump. If some prediction-market traders and prominent admirers are right, the Canadian prime minister...

The Canadian Press Sep 30, 2026

Florida executes 77-year-old man convicted of a deadly hammer attack on a woman

STARKE, Fla. (AP) - A 77-year-old Florida man was put to death Tuesday for his conviction in a deadly hammer attack on a woman decades ago, becoming the 16th person executed to date this year in the n...