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Appeals court removes prosecutor Fani Willis from Georgia election case against Trump and others
ATLANTA (AP) - A state appeals court on Thursday removed Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election interference case against Donald Trump and others but did not dismiss the...
Dec 19, 2024

NHL begins production on a 2nd season of the league's all-access 'Faceoff' docuseries
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL has begun production on the second season of an all-access, behind-the-scenes show with the makers of the popular "Formula 1: Drive to Survive" series. The league, in announcin...
Dec 19, 2024

Canadian men unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in final FIFA rankings of 2024
The Canadian men go into 2025 unchanged at a career-high No. 31 in the FIFA world rankings. The new numbers released Thursday offer little movement. While there were 1,181 men's internationals in 2024...
Dec 19, 2024

Texas-based Friedkin Group completes purchase of Premier League team Everton
LIVERPOOL, England (AP) - The Texas-based Friedkin Group completed its 98.8% purchase of Everton on Thursday, adding the storied Premier League club to its wide-ranging portfolio of investments includ...
Dec 19, 2024

Putin opens his annual news conference, an event he uses to reinforce his authority
MOSCOW (AP) - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday held his marathon news conference and call-in show, an annual event he has used to reinforce his authority and demonstrate sweeping control o...
Dec 19, 2024

No guarantees as Calgary tries to salvage some cherished Olympic Plaza bricks
CALGARY - Valerie Salkeld remembers her then-boyfriend picking her up after work one cold day in January 1990 and heading over to Olympic Plaza in downtown Calgary to watch people skating. "All of a s...
Dec 19, 2024

'Running in fear': Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event
When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the Victoria Conference Centre, he touted invitees from across the political spectrum, including liberal lu...
Dec 19, 2024

French president arrives in Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido damage
MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Mayotte to survey the devastation wreaked by Cyclone Chido. Marcon will overfly the area ...
Dec 19, 2024

Troy Terry gets last-minute winner, Ducks' late rally stuns NHL-best Winnipeg 3-2
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Troy Terry scored with 24 seconds left and the Anaheim Ducks rallied late for a 3-2 victory over the NHL-leading Winnipeg Jets on Wednesday night. Frank Vatrano scored his secon...
Dec 18, 2024

Tkachuk scores twice, Panthers defeat Wild 6-1
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Matthew Tkachuk scored twice, Sergei Bobrovsky made 26 saves and the Florida Panthers beat the Minnesota Wild 6-1 on Wednesday night. Aaron Ekblad added his second goal of the s...
Dec 18, 2024