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WASHINGTON - More than 200 mayors, including two anguished by mass shootings in Texas and Ohio, are urging the Senate to return to the Capitol to act on gun safety legislation amid criticism that Cong...

Five stories in the news for Thursday, August 8 --- BODIES BELIEVED TO BE B.C. SUSPECTS FOUND A massive manhunt is over after two bodies believed to be British Columbia murder suspects ...

Five stories in the news for Tuesday, August 6 --- WEEKEND SHOOTINGS LEAVE 13 PEOPLE INJURED Thirteen people were injured after nearly a dozen shootings across Toronto over the long wee...

OTTAWA - Newly released documents show senior government officials were advised to "bring the focus back to the majority" instead of on diversity to counter the threat of populism in Canada....

JERUSALEM - The body of an Israeli soldier was found with stab wounds near a West Bank settlement south of Jerusalem early on Thursday, the military said. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced t...

BEIJING - China said Tuesday that it "will not stand idly by" and will take countermeasures if the U.S. deploys intermediate-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region, which Washington has said it pla...

BEIJING - Tensions between the U.S. and China over trade subsided a bit, giving U.S. investors a reason to wade back into stocks after a big sell-off a day earlier. Still, experts worried that recent ...

LIMA, Peru - Canadian decathlete Damian Warner lay on the pole vault mat for a good five seconds Wednesday night after missing a third and final attempt at a height he normally clears. Frustratio...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A couple of rookies with Tampa Bay ties put an end to the Rays' six-game winning streak. Bo Bichette homered and scored both runs, Jacob Waguespack pitched six impressive inning...

EL PASO, Texas (AP) - In stories Aug. 3-5 about the deadly shootings at an El Paso Walmart, The Associated Press reported erroneously on the number of mass killings so far in 2019. There have been 23 ...