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House Ethics Committee accuses Gaetz of 'regularly' paying for sex with women, including minor
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of "regularly" paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for sex and purchasing and using illicit drugs all while the Florid...
Dec 23, 2024
Q&A: Canada Basketball’s Steve Baur says women’s team will build off Paris failure
Expectations for Canada's women's basketball team were high heading into 2024. Veteran WNBA stars Natalie Achonwa and Kia Nurse were set to lead the squad into a fourth-straight Olympics in Paris, whe...
Dec 23, 2024
Matt Petgrave makes crowdfunding appeal, calls death of Adam Johnson a 'tragic accident'
Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson "a tragic accident" in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation. Johnson, who had briefly played fo...
Dec 23, 2024
'Front-row seats to something amazing': 2024 had unforgettable moments in sports
Patrick Mahomes threw a walk-off pass to win the Super Bowl. Freddie Freeman hit a walk-off grand slam to win a World Series game. Stephen Curry said "nuit, nuit" to win an Olympic basketball title in...
Dec 23, 2024
Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to state murder and other charges in United Healthcare CEO's death
NEW YORK (AP) - The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges in a state case that will run parallel to his federal prosecut...
Dec 23, 2024
Matt Petgrave makes crowdfunding appeal, calls death of Adam Johnson a 'tragic accident'
Hockey player Matt Petgrave has called the death of Adam Johnson "a tragic accident" in a public appeal for donations to his legal costs amid a police investigation. Johnson, who had briefly played fo...
Dec 23, 2024
Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great...
Dec 23, 2024
Shohei Ohtani wins 3rd AP Male Athlete of the Year award, tying Michael Jordan for 1 shy of record
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Shohei Ohtani is keeping elite company. The Japanese superstar caps 2024 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the third time, tying him with basketball great...
Dec 23, 2024
Biden gives life in prison to 37 of 40 federal death row inmates so Trump can't have them executed
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment just weeks b...
Dec 23, 2024
In the news today: Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Green Party leader reflects on chaotic week Elizabeth May says in all her years on Parliament Hill she has nev...
Dec 23, 2024