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Huge explosion rocks a southern suburb of Beirut
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli airstrikes hit one of Beirut's heavily-populated southern suburbs on Friday as blasts were heard throughout the Lebanese capital. It was not immediately clear what the target was...
Sep 27, 2024
MLB's postseason is rapidly approaching with NL playoff race shaping up for tight finish
The Major League Baseball playoffs are approaching and a Shohei Ohtani vs. Aaron Judge matchup in the World Series looms as an enticing October possibility. While the rooting interests of baseball fan...
Sep 27, 2024
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA - The federal government's deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal year. The Finance Department's latest fiscal monitor says the deficit between April and July compares with a $1.2...
Sep 27, 2024
Tropical Storm Joyce forms in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land
MIAMI (AP) - Tropical Storm Joyce formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean and isn't threatening land, forecasters said. The storm is located about 1,325 miles (2,130 kilometers) east of the northern Leewa...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says Israel will keep "degrading Hezbollah' until its objectives are met
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - His leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told world leaders at the United Nations on Friday that his nation will "continue de...
Sep 27, 2024
Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer has died after crashing at the road world champs
ZURICH (AP) - Swiss cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday, one day after crashing at the road world championships. She was aged 18. "Muriel Furrer sadly passed away today at Zurich University Hospital,...
Sep 27, 2024
Israel's Netanyahu, at UN, says he came to refute lies he heard there this week from other leaders
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his leadership strained by conflicts on two fronts, took the U.N. General Assembly podium on Friday and said he was there to refute the...
Sep 27, 2024
Southwest Medicine Hat fire damages garage
Medicine Hat fire fighters were called to a blaze early on Friday at the Southwest Hill area.A detached garage in the zero hundred block of Fourth Street Southwest was on fire.The fire was put down wi...
Sep 27, 2024
University of Wisconsin revokes tenure of former porn-making chancellor who wanted to teach
MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to revoke the tenure of a former campus chancellor who was fired after making pornographic films, rejecting h...
Sep 27, 2024
Man City's Rodri has had an operation on his ACL and will miss the rest of the season
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - Manchester City midfielder Rodri has sustained ACL damage and will be out for the rest of the season, manager Pep Guardiola said on Friday. The Spain international has also ...
Sep 27, 2024