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Israel, Gaza militants in 2nd day of cross-border fighting
JERUSALEM - Israeli aircraft bombed targets across the Gaza Strip and Gaza militants fired rockets into Israel early Tuesday, the second day of cross-border fighting that erupted in the last stretch o...
Mar 26, 2019
Heiress hoax scores woman celebrity treatment, and charges
NEW YORK - Anna Sorokin travelled in celebrity circles and tossed $100 tips - all the more reason to believe she was the German heiress she said she was. Prosecutors say the jet-set lifestyle and pric...
Mar 26, 2019
Ducks rookie Sam Steel notches first hat trick in 5-4 win over Canucks
VANCOUVER - Anaheim Ducks rookie Sam Steel posted his first NHL hat trick, leading his team to a 5-4 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night. The Canucks clawed their way back from a 5-2 ...
Mar 26, 2019
Bobrovsky perfect, Dubois breaks slump as Blue Jackets blank Canucks
VANCOUVER - The scoring slump was over, but the questions remained for Pierre-Luc Dubois. Dubois had a goal and an assist as the Columbus Blue Jackets pounded the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 Sunday night to...
Mar 26, 2019
Justice sought for 4 Dutch journalists killed in El Salvador
It was 1982, the height of the civil war in El Salvador. Four Dutch TV journalists linked up with leftist rebels near the town of El Paraiso, which had an army base on its outskirts. Planning to spend...
Mar 26, 2019
New Zealand to probe role of spies, guns in mosque attacks
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand will hold a top-level inquiry into the massacre of 50 people at two Christchurch mosques that will examine what roles guns, social media and spy agencies played p...
Mar 26, 2019
Nugent-Hopkins, Draisaitl lead Edmonton Oilers to 8-4 win over LA Kings
EDMONTON - Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Leon Draisaitl each had three goals and Draisaitl added an assist as the Edmonton Oilers powered their way to an 8-4 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. C...
Mar 26, 2019
Svechnikov scores in overtime, Carolina beats Montreal 2-1
RALEIGH, N.C. - The Carolina Hurricanes struggled to beat Montreal goaltender Carey Price for 54 minutes. Price turned away shot after shot, to the point that even Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour tho...
Mar 26, 2019
Tatar powers Canadiens past Panthers 6-1; Florida eliminated from playoffs
MONTREAL - Tomas Tatar scored twice and added an assist to lead the Montreal Canadiens to a decisive 6-1 victory over the Florida Panthers on Tuesday night to remain in a playoff position. Brett Kulak...
Mar 26, 2019
Craig Anderson has 35-save shutout as Senators blank Sabres 4-0
OTTAWA - Craig Anderson stopped all 35 shots he faced as the Ottawa Senators shut out the Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Tuesday night. It was Anderson's second shutout of the season. Brian Gibbons had a goal ...
Mar 26, 2019