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LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo of Japan takes 1st-round lead at Malaysian tournament
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) - LPGA Tour rookie Mao Saigo birdied six of her first nine holes on Thursday for a 9-under 63 and a one-stroke lead after the first round of the Maybank Championship. Haera...
Oct 24, 2024
British killer nurse Lucy Letby loses appeal bid for attempted baby murder conviction
LONDON (AP) - British killer nurse Lucy Letby lost her bid Thursday to challenge her conviction for the attempted murder of a baby girl in her care. Letby, 34, is serving multiple life sentences with ...
Oct 24, 2024
Venezuelan opposition leaders win the EU’s top human rights prize
BRUSSELS (AP) - Venezuelan opposition leaders Maria Corina Machado and Edmundo Gonzlez Urrutia have won the European Union's top human rights honor, the Sakharov Prize, European Parliament President R...
Oct 24, 2024
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - An Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip killed at least 16 people on Thursday, Palestinian medical officials sai...
Oct 24, 2024
Palestinian officials say an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in Gaza has killed 16
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Palestinian medical officials say an Israeli strike on a school where displaced people were sheltering in the central Gaza Strip has killed at least 16 people. Another...
Oct 24, 2024
Montreal's Chris Boucher gets more playing time for Raptors after season on bench
TORONTO - Chris Boucher was back, for at least one game. The veteran forward spent most of last season at the far end of the Toronto Raptors' bench, rarely seeing playing time. Even with the team rock...
Oct 24, 2024
Macron says France will provide 100-euro aid package to support Lebanon
PARIS (AP) - France will provide a 100-million euro ($108-million) aid package to support Lebanon, French President Emmanuel Macron told an international conference Thursday in Paris. Macron said "in ...
Oct 24, 2024
In the news today: Trudeau to announce major drop in immigration
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trudeau to announce massive drop in immigration targets: official Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to...
Oct 24, 2024
How a Montreal school reignited a debate over secularism and Bill 21 in Quebec
MONTREAL - An investigation into a climate of fear at a Montreal primary school has reignited a debate about secularism in Quebec's education system, with the provincial government pledging to conside...
Oct 24, 2024
Capitals hand the Flyers a 6th consecutive loss, extend their win streak to 5
WASHINGTON (AP) - Connor McMichael scored twice, Alex Ovechkin got an empty-netter for the 855th goal of his NHL career and the Washington Capitals beat the Philadelphia Flyers 6-3 Wednesday night for...
Oct 23, 2024