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Rays' Wander Franco, who awaits sex abuse trial, arrested in parking lot altercation involving guns
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) - Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco was involved in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside and was arrested, police sai...
Nov 11, 2024
Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration. Confirming the appointmen...
Nov 11, 2024
Trump names Stephen Miller to be deputy chief of policy in new administration
NEW YORK (AP) - Donald Trump is naming longtime adviser Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, to be the deputy chief of policy in his new administration. Vice President-elect JD Vance posted a me...
Nov 11, 2024
HSBC SVNS champions to be decided in California at 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue
The 2025 HSBC SVNS season will wrap up May 3-4 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif., where the champions will be crowned at the 2028 Olympic rugby sevens venue. The championship round of th...
Nov 11, 2024
Trump chooses New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as ambassador to United Nations
NEW YORK (AP) - President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Rep. Elise Stefanik to serve as his ambassador to the United Nations. "Elise is an incredibly strong, tough, and smart America First fighter," T...
Nov 11, 2024
17 Chadian soldiers and 96 rebels killed in a Boko Haram attack, army says
N'DJAMENA, Chad (AP) - Boko Haram insurgents killed 17 Chadian soldiers in a weekend attack on a military post that also left 96 of the assailants dead in the country's west, Chad's army said. The att...
Nov 11, 2024
In the news today: Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Montreal dockworkers reject latest offer The union representing some 1,200 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal...
Nov 11, 2024
Quebec First Nation says government, Hydro-Québec left it out of wind projects
MONTREAL - A First Nation near Quebec City says the provincial government and Quebec's hydro utility have ignored their constitutional duty to consult about four planned wind projects south of the St....
Nov 11, 2024
LeBron James gets 2nd straight triple-double as Lakers dunk Raptors 123-103
LOS ANGELES (AP) - LeBron James recorded his second straight triple-double, and Anthony Davis scored 22 points before leaving with an eye injury in the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' 123-103...
Nov 10, 2024
NHL roundup: Kurashev's OT goal lifts Blackhawks over Wild 2-1
CHICAGO (AP) - Philipp Kurashev's goal at 1:48 of overtime lifted the Blackhawks to a 2-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Sunday night, snapping Chicago's two-game slide. Kurashev ripped a shot from le...
Nov 10, 2024