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Fernandez continues impressive grass-court season with first-round Wimbledon win
LONDON - Canada's Leylah Fernandez continued her impressive grass-court season Tuesday with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Italy's Lucia Bronzetti in first-round action at Wimbledon. Fernandez, seeded 30th in th...
Jul 02, 2024

Much-improved Netherlands beats Romania 3-0 to reach first Euros quarterfinal in 16 years
MUNICH (AP) - The Netherlands reached its first European Championship quarterfinal in 16 years with a 3-0 win over Romania on Tuesday. Cody Gakpo broke the deadlock in the 20th minute and Donyell Male...
Jul 02, 2024

Colorado man gets 60 years for setting fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5
DENVER (AP) - A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison on Tuesday for setting a fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family out of revenge for a robbery after he mistakenly tracked ...
Jul 02, 2024

Canada cancels training session after winger Tajon Buchanan suffers leg injury
ARLINGTON - Winger Tajon Buchanan was injured in practice Tuesday ahead of Canada's upcoming Copa America quarterfinal against Venezuela. Canada Soccer said the Inter Milan attacker sustained an injur...
Jul 02, 2024

UN experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter
GENEVA (AP) - U.N. human rights experts say Russia violated international law by imprisoning Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and should release him "immediately." The Working Group on Ar...
Jul 02, 2024

Rep. Lloyd Doggett is first Democrat to publicly call for Biden to step down as party's nominee
WASHINGTON (AP) - A House Democratic lawmaker has become the first in the party to publicly call for President Joe Biden to step down as the Democratic nominee for president, citing Biden's debate per...
Jul 02, 2024

Concern as Quebec slashes number family reunification applications it will process
MONTREAL - A group representing Quebecers waiting to sponsor family members living abroad says the province is acting in bad faith by slashing the number of family reunification applications it will a...
Jul 02, 2024

British Nurse Lucy Letby, already convicted of killing 7 babies, found guilty in attempted killing
LONDON (AP) - A British neonatal nurse who is serving a life sentence for murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others was convicted Tuesday of trying to kill another infant in her care....
Jul 02, 2024

Pogacar attacks in the Tour de France's first big mountain stage and reclaims the yellow jersey
VALLOIRE, France (AP) - Uphill. Downhill. And everywhere else in between. Tadej Pogacar is dominating cycling like few riders ever have. The Slovenian standout's latest exploit came in the fourth stag...
Jul 02, 2024

Thibeault, Sanford officially named to Canada's Olympic boxing team
MONTREAL - Boxing Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee have named Tammara Thibeault and Wyatt Sanford to Canada's boxing team for this summer's Paris Games. The team was officially announced Tues...
Jul 02, 2024