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Family remembers firefighter killed in N.W.T. as brave and passionate about his job
FORT LIARD, N.W.T. - The sky dumped buckets of rain, explosive thunder and lightning shook Jack Yeadon's home, and the father started to cry. Yeadon said it was the Creator telling him that his son wa...
Jul 18, 2023
MLS Commissioner Don Garber talks Messi, Leagues Cup on eve of All-Star Game
WASHINGTON (AP) - MLS Commissioner Dan Garber figures Lionel Messi's arrival is just the start of an exciting few years for soccer in North America. The United States, Mexico and Canada are hosting th...
Jul 18, 2023
Fargo police officer's funeral scheduled; 2 other officers remain hospitalized after shooting
Funeral services have been scheduled for the Fargo, North Dakota, police officer killed in a shooting that also left two other officers injured. The funeral service for Jake Wallin, 23, is set for 10:...
Jul 18, 2023
Iowa governor plans to appeal block on restrictive abortion law
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said on Tuesday that plans are in progress to appeal a temporary block on the state's new, restrictive abortion law, previewing a likely emotional court ...
Jul 18, 2023
Louisiana youths held at adult prison's old death row suffer heat, isolation, advocates say
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Juveniles held in a former death row building at a Louisiana prison for adults are suffering through dangerous heat and psychologically damaging isolation in their cells with little...
Jul 18, 2023
Noon Interview: Natasha Carvalho and Steve Larochelle July 18
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It's the season for charity golf tournaments and the one of the biggest ones each year is the Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society Charity Golf Classic presented by Scotiabank Group...
Jul 18, 2023
Galchenyuk to check into player assistance program after outburst during arrest
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Former Arizona Coyotes player Alex Galchenyuk is entering the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program and apologized for hurling threats at officers during his arrest earlier this...
Jul 18, 2023
Texas trooper's accounts of bloodied and fainting migrants on US-Mexico border unleashes criticism
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's escalating measures to stop migrants along the U.S. border with Mexico came under a burst of new criticism Tuesday after a state trooper said migrants wer...
Jul 18, 2023
After court ruling, Alabama GOP criticized for rejecting 2nd majority-Black congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama Republicans on Tuesday advanced proposals to boost the number of Black voters in one of the state's seven congressional districts, but critics said the plans flout a co...
Jul 18, 2023
Michigan charges 16 fake electors for Donald Trump with election law and forgery felonies
LANSING, Mich. (AP) - Michigan's attorney general filed felony charges Tuesday against 16 Republicans who acted as fake electors for then-President Donald Trump in 2020, accusing them of submitting fa...
Jul 18, 2023