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Egypt to withdraw peacekeeping troops from Mali, UN says
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) - The United Nations mission in Mali says that Egypt will withdraw its troops from the West African county by mid-August citing deadly attacks against its peacekeepers. Seven Egyptia...
Jul 15, 2022
House voting to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House is set to vote Friday on two bills that would restore and guarantee abortion access nationwide as Democrats make their first attempt at responding legislatively to the Supr...
Jul 15, 2022
Prosecutors disavow 3 convictions in 1995 NYC subway killing
NEW YORK (AP) - Prosecutors are disavowing the convictions of three men who spent decades in prison for one of the most horrifying crimes of New York's violent 1990s - the killing of a clerk who was s...
Jul 15, 2022
Biden lands in Saudi Arabia to meet king, crown prince
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - President Joe Biden touched down in Saudi Arabia on Friday, working to bridge a rift between the United States and the kingdom at a moment when concerns about human rights ...
Jul 15, 2022
Medical examiner: Jayland Walker shot, grazed 46 times
AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Jayland Walker, the 25-year-old Black man killed in a hail of police gunfire in the Ohio city of Akron last month, was shot or grazed 46 times, according to a preliminary autopsy re...
Jul 15, 2022
Deposition of Trump, 2 children delayed after Ivana's death
NEW YORK (AP) - Former President Donald Trump and two of his children got their questioning postponed Friday in a New York civil investigation into their business dealings, a delay that follows the de...
Jul 15, 2022
Crews still checking Vancouver building for possible victims after roof collapse
VANCOUVER - Eight people have been rescued from office space located below a collapsed rooftop parking lot in east Vancouver, but fire officials say it's still too early to tell if everyone is account...
Jul 15, 2022
Griner lawyer: WNBA star had doctor's note for cannabis use
KHIMKI, Russia (AP) - A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner at her drug possession trial in Russia on Friday gave the court a U.S. doctor's letter recommending she use medical cannabis to treat pain....
Jul 15, 2022
Overnight road closure on eastbound 116 Avenue on July 20
On Wednesday, July 20, construction crews will work overnight to remove an overhead sign on 116 Avenue and 102 Street. Work will start on July, 20 at 9 p.m. and go on till July, 21 at 6 a.m. All eastb...
Jul 15, 2022
Wolves Athletics Club hoping to see upgrades to Legion Field facilities
The Peace Country Wolves Athletics Club is hoping to host the 2024 Alberta high school track and field championships but says the facilities at Legion Field will have to be upgraded before that can ha...
Jul 15, 2022