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Migrants weigh limited options at Guatemala-Mexico border
TECUN UMAN, Guatemala - Hundreds of Central American migrants stranded in Guatemala on Wednesday were weighing limited options as to how to make it into Mexico, guarded by troops with riot shields and...
Jan 22, 2020

Democrats appeal for GOP help to convict 'corrupt' Trump
WASHINGTON - House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Donald Trump's impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump f...
Jan 22, 2020

Coast Guard hunts for cruise ship passenger off Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The U.S. Coast Guard said it was searching late Wednesday for a person who reportedly went overboard from a cruise ship just off Puerto Rico's north shore. Coast Guard spokesma...
Jan 22, 2020

Canadian Milos Raonic wins suspended match to begin play at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia - Canada's Milos Raonic won his first match since October on Tuesday, finishing off a suspended opening-round contest at the Australian Open. The 32nd-seeded Raonic beat Italian l...
Jan 22, 2020

Argentine centre back Erik Godoy makes move to Vancouver permanent
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have made Erik Godoy's loan permanent, acquiring the Argentine centre back from Club Atletico Colon. The 26-year-old made 28 starts in 29 league appearances fo...
Jan 22, 2020

Patrick McCaw exits Raptors game early after being hit in face on rebound
TORONTO - Raptors forward Patrick McCaw left Toronto's game against the visiting Philadelphia 76ers after taking an errant hand to the face early in the second quarter. McCaw was reaching for a reboun...
Jan 22, 2020

VanVleet scores 22 as Raptors beat Sixers for fifth consecutive win
TORONTO - Fred VanVleet scored 22 points while Marc Gasol had 17 points on a perfect shooting night, and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 107-95 on Wednesday for the...
Jan 22, 2020

Vegas police arrest 18-year-old in mall shooting that hurt 3
LAS VEGAS - An 18-year-old was arrested Wednesday on attempted murder charges, a day after a shooting triggered by a gang dispute wounded three people, sent shoppers scrambling and drew a massive poli...
Jan 22, 2020

Identity of Hall voter who bypassed Jeter may never be known
NEW YORK - The identity of the voter who kept Derek Jeter from being a unanimous Hall of Fame pick may never be known - and both Jeter and the Hall are OK with that. Individual members of the Baseball...
Jan 22, 2020

Project by art students from New York may help police identify dead in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Police are hoping a sculpture workshop at the New York Academy of Art will help solve the mysteries of 14 unidentified remains found in British Columbia. The RCMP released photos Wedn...
Jan 22, 2020