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Copter crash kills Taiwan's top military officer, 7 others
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's top military official was among eight people killed in an air force helicopter crash in mountainous terrain outside Taipei on Thursday, the defence ministry said. Five others...
Jan 3, 2020
Canada secures 1st victory at new ATP Cup
BRISBANE, Australia - Canada secured the first match of the new ATP Cup with Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime winning their singles matches against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Michail Pervolaraki...
Jan 3, 2020
Larsen, who threw only perfect World Series game, dies at 90
NEW YORK - Don Larsen, the journeyman pitcher who reached the heights of baseball glory when he threw a perfect game in 1956 with the New York Yankees for the only no-hitter in World Series history, d...
Jan 3, 2020
Australian prime minister is jeered in wildfire-ravaged zone
PERTH, Australia - Prime Minister Scott Morrison was confronted by angry residents who cursed and insulted him Thursday as he visited a wildfire-ravaged corner of the country. Locals in Cobargo, in Ne...
Jan 3, 2020
Bobbi Kristina Brown's ex-partner Nick Gordon dies at 30
ATLANTA - Nick Gordon, who was found liable in the death of his ex-partner Bobbi Kristina Brown, has died. He was 30. Gordon's attorney Joe S. Habachy confirmed his client's death in a statement Wedne...
Jan 3, 2020
Ohio beats Nevada 30-21 in Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
BOISE, Idaho - Canadian Nathan Rourke accounted for 241 yards of offence and ran for a touchdown to help Ohio beat Nevada 30-21 on Friday in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl. Ohio (7-6) rebounded from a 1...
Jan 3, 2020
California Rep. Duncan Hunter silent on when he will resign
SAN DIEGO - U.S. Rep. Duncan Hunter of California is staying silent on when he will resign after he pleaded guilty to using campaign money for personal expenses, drawing the ire of a fellow Republican...
Jan 3, 2020
Fort St. John RCMP looking for assault suspect
Fort St. John RCMP are searching for one of the two suspects in a New Year's Day incident where a man was thrown from a vehicle.Mounties say they got a call just before 1 p.m. saying that someone had ...
Jan 3, 2020 Vincent Allen Davis. Photo supplied by Fort St. John RCMP.
Iranian cyberattacks feared after killing of top general
BOSTON - Iran's retaliation for the United States' targeted killing of its top general is likely to include cyberattacks, security experts warned Friday. Iran's state-backed hackers are already among ...
Jan 3, 2020
Chelsea denied by overhead kick; Arsenal beats Man United
LONDON - Having finally ended a goal drought, Alireza Jahanbakhsh is now celebrating the greatest strike of his career. With an acrobatic overhead kick, the Brighton forward stunned not just Chelsea b...
Jan 3, 2020