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Throngs mourn, Iranian leader weeps for general slain by US
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's supreme leader wept Monday over the casket of a top general killed in a U.S. airstrike, his prayers joining the wails of mourners who flooded the streets of Tehran demanding reta...
Jan 07, 2020
Zadina's late goal lifts Red Wings to 4-3 win over Canadiens
DETROIT - Filip Zadina scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:52 left in the third period, sending the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night. Zadina connected on a on...
Jan 07, 2020
Verhaeghe's hat trick helps Lightning rout Canucks 9-2
TAMPA, Fla. - Carter Verhaeghe had his first career hat trick and Tampa Bay scored three times in less than a minute to finish a six-goal second period that propelled the Lightning to their season-bes...
Jan 07, 2020
Japan vows to improve border checks, bail after Ghosn escape
TOKYO - Japan's justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border checks and review bail conditions after Nissan's former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, fled the country despite supposedly stringent surveil...
Jan 07, 2020
Ovechkin, Oshie's two-goal nights give Capitals 6-1 win.
WASHINGTON - T.J. Oshie and Alex Ovechkin each scored two goals as the Washington Capitals beat the Ottawa Senators 6-1 on Tuesday night. Oshie, who scored the tying goal in Sunday's wild comeback win...
Jan 07, 2020
Carmelo Anthony leads Portland Trail Blazers 101-99 over short-handed Raptors
TORONTO - Carmelo Anthony's dagger with 3.3 seconds to play was part of a 28-point performance and lifted the Portland Trail Blazers to a 101-99 victory over the short-handed Toronto Ra...
Jan 07, 2020
Biden: Iran escalation shows Trump 'dangerously incompetent'
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be "dangerously incompetent" and puts the U.S. on the brink of war...
Jan 07, 2020
Diane Ford, mother of Rob and Doug Ford, dies at 85, premier's office says
TORONTO - Diane Ford, the mother of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and the late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, has died at the age of 85. The premier's office said the Ford matriarch died in her Etobicoke home on...
Jan 07, 2020
Sex tech from women-led startups pops up at CES gadget show
LAS VEGAS - Sex tech is gracing the CES gadget show in Las Vegas this week, a year after organizers took fire for revoking an innovation award to a sex device company led by a female founder. CES is a...
Jan 07, 2020
Storms bring relief and danger to Australian wildfires
CANBERRA, Australia - Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia's drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that...
Jan 07, 2020