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Jury told Katy Perry hit 'Dark Horse' earned $41M
LOS ANGELES - The penalty phase of a copyright infringement trial over Katy Perry's hit "Dark Horse" opened Tuesday with attorneys for the creators of a Christian rap song telling jurors that the pop ...
Aug 01, 2019
Mavericks game in Okotoks postponed one week due to weather
OKOTOKS, AB - Mother Nature prevented The Medicine Hat Mavericks and Okotoks Dawgs from squaring off on Wednesday.Following a large hail storm in Okotoks Wednesday evening, the game between the two te...
Jul 31, 2019
Advocates: 'Horrible deja vu' in continued family separation
NEW YORK - In the first couple of months after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration last year to stop separating most parents and children at the U.S.-Mexico border, the number of children...
Jul 31, 2019
Biggio's homer sends Blue Jays to 7-3 win over Royals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bo Bichette rapped a clean single in the first at-bat of his big league career, and then was greeted by his parents after the Toronto Blue Jays rolled to a 7-3 win over the Kansas C...
Jul 31, 2019
TV ancestry series is a salve for divided America, host says
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - The celebrity ancestry show "Finding Your Roots" has a message to counter divisive political rhetoric, said its host, educator Henry Louis Gates Jr. The PBS series demonstrates...
Jul 31, 2019
CNN coverage of Democratic debate seen by 8.7 million
NEW YORK - The Nielsen company says that just under 8.7 million people watched opening night of the second Democratic presidential debate on CNN, a sharp drop from the first debate last month. Nielsen...
Jul 31, 2019
New 5-year deal for PBS CEO, new YouTube pact for public TV
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Longtime PBS chief executive Paula Kerger said she's ready to face more budget fights and competition with the expanding number of commercial outlets treading on public TV's pr...
Jul 31, 2019
Pakistani army plane crashes into homes, killing 19
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan - A Pakistani military plane crashed into a residential area before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, most of them in their homes on the outskirts of the city of Rawalp...
Jul 31, 2019
Strangers stepping up to help cover cost of parvovirus puppy bills
MEDICINE HAT, AB - It was a casual day earlier this week for local photographer Amber Goreham, between shoots and deciding to surf social media.But while on Facebook on Monday, she stumbled onto a tro...
Jul 31, 2019 Photo courtesy of Ross Lavigne
AJ's Loan Cupboard makes sure everyone has access to medical equipment
Medicine Hat, AB - Ten years ago, Jeff Desjarlais and his family were searching for a way to make sure his father could spend as much time as possible at home after being diagnosed with terminal cance...
Jul 31, 2019 Photo courtesy of Colton McKee