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Nigerian governor says 279 kidnapped schoolgirls are freed
GUSAU, Nigeria - Hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls abducted last week from a boarding school in the northwestern Zamfara state have been released, the state's governor said Tuesday. Zamfara state gover...
Mar 02, 2021
Nashville music club owners recall night the music died
NASHVILLE - When frantic messages started trickling in that a tornado had hit a beloved music venue in Nashville, Mike Grimes told himself it couldn't possibly be that bad. Could Basement East really ...
Mar 01, 2021
Michael Hutchinson earns 31-save shutout, Maple Leafs blank Oilers 3-0
EDMONTON - Michael Hutchinson earned his sixth career shutout, and the Toronto Maple Leafs blanked the Edmonton Oilers 3-0 on Monday. Hutchinson stopped all 31 of the shots he faced as the Leafs (17-4...
Mar 01, 2021
Clugston ‘completely disappointed’ with province’s restriction easement
MEDICINE HAT, AB - Mayor Ted Clugston did not mince words Monday evening when pressed about the province's announcement of some easing of restrictions. Earlier in the day, the province announced that ...
Mar 01, 2021
CNN's Chris Cuomo says he 'obviously' can't cover brother
NEW YORK - CNN host Chris Cuomo told viewers Monday that he "obviously" couldn't cover the stories surrounding his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has been accused of sexual harassment ...
Mar 01, 2021
In Peru, sterilization case against Fujimori goes to court
LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is on trial for his role in a 1990s government program in which many Indigenous women in poor communities say they were forcibly sterilized, and...
Mar 01, 2021
FBI chief to face questions on extremism, Capitol riot
WASHINGTON - FBI Director Chris Wray is set to testify for the first time since the deadly Jan. 6 deadly riot at the U.S. Capitol, with lawmakers likely to press him on whether the bureau adequately c...
Mar 01, 2021
Cuomo allegations leave Democrats grappling with response
NEW YORK - Democrats across the country celebrated New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the face of governing competence as President Donald Trump fumbled his administration's response to the exploding pande...
Mar 01, 2021
Cambodian court sentences opposition leaders in absentia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - A Cambodian court has convicted and sentenced the exiled leader and eight senior members of the country's banned opposition party to more than 20 years in prison, effectively ba...
Mar 01, 2021
Minimum wage hike all but dead in big COVID relief bill
WASHINGTON - Democrats' hopes of including a minimum wage increase in their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill seemed all but dead Monday as the Senate prepared to debate its own version of the House-...
Mar 01, 2021