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Israeli hospital says Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) - An Israeli hospital says Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has undergone successful prostate surgery. Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center said his prostate was removed late Sun...
Dec 29, 2024
Syria's de facto leader says it could take up to 4 years to hold elections
BEIRUT (AP) - Syria's de facto leader said Sunday it could take up to four years to hold elections in Syria, and that he plans to dissolve his Islamist group that led the country's insurgency at an an...
Dec 29, 2024
TSB investigating plane landing incident at Halifax Stanfield International Airport
HALIFAX - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating an incident involving a plane at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport, which one passenger described as a rough landing that...
Dec 29, 2024
Raptors-Knicks trade a year ago reshaped both teams, but who won the trade?
TORONTO - A year ago the Toronto Raptors made a trade that officially signalled that the team was going to rebuild. Toronto acquired guards Immanuel Quickley, RJ Barrett of Mississauga, Ont., and a 20...
Dec 29, 2024
Top draft prospect James Hagens shining at world juniors with U.S.
OTTAWA - James Hagens watched Macklin Celebrini with a close eye last season. The player eventually picked No. 1 at the NHL draft went about his business on the ice in impressive fashion. Hagens, howe...
Dec 29, 2024
Moeller earns first World Cup win as another injured skier is airlifted off 2026 Olympics slope
BORMIO, Italy (AP) - Fredrik Moeller of Norway claimed his first World Cup victory by winning a super-G that got off to an inauspicious start on Sunday as Gino Caviezel became the third skier this wee...
Dec 29, 2024
Ljutic gives Croatian women's ski team its 1st win since great Kostelic last triumphed in 2006
SEMMERING, Austria (AP) - Zrinka Ljutic gave the Croatian women's ski team its first World Cup victory in almost 19 years by triumphing in the final race of the calendar year on Sunday. With injured s...
Dec 29, 2024
What we know about the deadly passenger jet crash in South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation's history. The...
Dec 29, 2024
What is known about a fiery passenger jet crash landing that claimed 179 lives in South Korea?
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A passenger jet burst into flames while landing at an airport in South Korea on Sunday, killing 179 people in one of the deadliest air disasters in that nation's history. The...
Dec 29, 2024
Online child exploitation spiked during lockdowns. Police worry it's here to stay
VANCOUVER - Online predators are becoming increasingly resourceful in trolling media platforms where children gravitate, prompting an explosion in police case loads, said an officer who works for the ...
Dec 29, 2024