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Funeral for mother and son killed in Louisiana plane crash
LAFAYETTE, La. - Family and friends wearing purple and gold said goodbye Thursday to a Louisiana woman and her son who were on their way to see the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash. Gretchen...
Jan 04, 2020
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1
NEW DELHI - A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring 19 others, officials said. A fire official said three peopl...
Jan 04, 2020
Copter crash kills Taiwan's top military officer, 7 others
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defence ministry said. Five others...
Jan 03, 2020
Canada secures 1st victory at new ATP Cup
BRISBANE, Australia - Canada secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolaraki...
Jan 03, 2020
Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...
Jan 03, 2020
Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone
PERTH, Australia - Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country. Locals in Cobargo, in Ne...
Jan 03, 2020
Bobbi Kristina Brown's ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30
ATLANTA - Nick Gordon, who was found liable in the death of his ex-partner Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. He was 30. Gordon's attorney Joe S. Habachy confirmed his client's death in a statement Wedne...
Jan 03, 2020
HatSmart solar rebate expected to be snapped up quickly
Medicine Hat, AB - The rebate for the city's residential solar program is going up but a Medicine Hat energy efficiency company expects that subsidy to be fully subscribed within two weeks.This year t...
Jan 03, 2020 The net-zero Bosch house completed in South Ridge in 2019.(Courtesy Ross Lavigne)
Ohio beats Nevada 30-21 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
BOISE, Idaho - Canadian Nathan Rourke accounted for 241 yards of offence and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Ohio (7-6) rebounded from a 1...
Jan 03, 2020
California Rep. Duncan Hunter silent on when he will resign
SAN DIEGO - U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California is staying silent on when he will resign after he pleaded guilty to using campaign money for personal expenses, drawing the ire of a fellow Republican...
Jan 03, 2020