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Somali police say 32 people died in an attack on a beach hotel. Al-Shabab claimed responsibility.
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Police in Somalia said Saturday that 32 people died and 63 others were wounded in an attack on a beach hotel in the capital, Mogadishu, the previous evening. Al-Qaida's East ...
Aug 03, 2024
Canada's Warner out of decathlon medal contention after pole vault miss
PARIS - Damian Warner's hopes of repeating as Olympic decathlon champion are over. The 34-year-old from London, Ont., knocked the bar down on all three attempts in the pole vault to fall out of medal ...
Aug 03, 2024
Iran says a short-range projectile killed Hamas' Haniyeh, reiterates vows of retaliation
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh and accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel...
Aug 03, 2024
B.C. makes flood plans for possible 'worst case' if landslide bursts from river
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - B.C.'s Emergency Management Minister Bowinn Ma says the best-case scenario for a landslide blocking the Chilcotin River is a gentle clearing that doesn't take debris down the riv...
Aug 03, 2024
Forbidden fruit: Don't eat the food growing in downtown Ottawa planters, says NCC
OTTAWA - On the western side of Major's Hill Park, tall stalks of corn wave in the breeze from planters overlooking the place where the Rideau Canal empties into the Ottawa River. Scarlet beans have w...
Aug 03, 2024
Some Yankee Stadium bleachers fans chant `U-S-A!' during `O Canada' before game against Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) - A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium's right field bleachers chanted "U-S-A! U-S-A!" during the playing of "O Canada" on Friday night before the game between New York and the Toronto Bl...
Aug 02, 2024
George Springer leaves Blue Jays' game at Yankees after fouling ball off shin
NEW YORK (AP) - Toronto slugger George Springer left the Blue Jays' 8-5 victory over the New York Yankees on Friday night in the middle of the seventh inning after fouling a pitch off his left shin. B...
Aug 02, 2024
Some Yankee Stadium bleachers fans chant `U-S-A!' during `O Canada' before game against Blue Jays
NEW YORK (AP) - A segment of fans in Yankee Stadium's right field bleachers chanted "U-S-A! U-S-A!" during the playing of "O Canada" on Friday night before the game between New York and the Toronto Bl...
Aug 02, 2024
Blue Jays beat Yankees 8-5, overcome Judge's 40th home run after rain delay
NEW YORK (AP) - Ernie Clement had three early RBIs off faltering Marcus Stroman, and the Toronto Blue Jays overcame Aaron Judge's major league-leading 40th home run to beat the Yankees 8-5 Friday nigh...
Aug 02, 2024
Denied spot in Paris by the Dutch Olympic committee, Dewi Weber leads the Portland Classic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Denied a spot in Paris because the Dutch Olympic committee didn't think she was good enough to contend, Dewi Weber shot a 10-under 62 on Friday to take the second-round lead in t...
Aug 02, 2024