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As cholera raged in Yemen, warring factions blocked vaccines
ADEN, Yemen - In the summer of 2017, a plane chartered by the United Nations idled on the tarmac at an airport in the Horn of Africa as officials waited for final clearance to deliver half a million d...
Apr 08, 2019
Trump's choice to replace Nielsen focuses on southern border
WASHINGTON - Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen has resigned amid President Donald Trump's growing frustration and bitterness over the number of Central American families crossing the southe...
Apr 08, 2019
Trump to pressure Iran by branding its Guard a terror group
WASHINGTON - In an unprecedented step to ramp up pressure on Tehran, the Trump administration is planning to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard a "foreign terrorist organization." The move is expect...
Apr 08, 2019
Bernie Sanders finds himself in a new role as front-runner
DAVENPORT, Iowa - Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders is quieting critics who questioned whether he could recapture the energy of his upstart 2016 campaign, surpassing his rivals in early fundraising and esta...
Apr 08, 2019
Ardern names judge to head royal inquiry into mosque attack
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has named a sitting Supreme Court justice to head New Zealand's top level investigation into the actions of security agencies and other issues r...
Apr 08, 2019
Spectator charged with assaulting WWE star Bret Hart
NEW YORK - Authorities say a spectator faces assault and trespassing charges after tackling wrestler Bret "The Hitman" Hart while he was giving a speech during the WWE Hall of Fame ceremony in Brookly...
Apr 08, 2019
John Oliver's parody book among most 'challenged' works
NEW YORK - Not everyone was amused by the John Oliver send-up of a picture book by the wife and daughter of Vice-President Mike Pence. "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Presents A Day in the Life of...
Apr 08, 2019
Alberta Construction Association asks province to pay hospital contractors
The Alberta Construction Association is calling on the provincial government to pay companies owed money for work done at the new Grande Prairie hospital.It has written a letter to the Infrastructure ...
Apr 08, 2019 Photo by Justin Dionne
Trump struggles with a growing problem on the border
WASHINGTON - Tensions are rising, fingers are pointing and the search for solutions is becoming increasingly fraught. Overwhelmed by an influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border that is taxing the ...
Apr 08, 2019
G-7 ministers reveal 'clear differences' on Middle East
DINARD, France - Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations revealed stark divergences in views on the Middle East on Saturday as they wrapped up a meeting in France that opened with the goal o...
Apr 08, 2019