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US appeals court rules for actor James Woods in Twitter case
CINCINNATI - A federal appeals court has rejected an Ohio woman’s defamation lawsuit against actor James Woods over Twitter posts during the 2016 presidential campaign. The Cincinnati-based 6th ...
Feb 27, 2019

NHL Notebook: Tavares prepared for what's to come in Long Island return
John Tavares seems resigned to his fate. The heart and soul of the New York Islanders for nine seasons, the team’s former captain bolted for the Toronto Maple Leafs in free agency last summer af...
Feb 27, 2019

Pakistan says 2 Indian warplanes downed, pilot captured
MUZAFARABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan’s military said Wednesday it shot down two Indian warplanes in the disputed region of Kashmir and captured a pilot, answering an airstrike a day earlier by India...
Feb 27, 2019

RCMP investigating after pipe bomb found in Banff National Park
Mounties are investigating a pipe bomb that they say exploded in a garbage receptacle in Banff National Park. Police say no one was hurt when the improvised device went off on Tuesday near Carrot Cree...
Feb 27, 2019

Farm workers given extra time to complete truck driver training
Farm workers in Alberta who are facing mandatory truck driver training are being given extra time to get their certification. The government had given them until March 1st to complete training, but an...
Feb 27, 2019

Ottawa Senators experience all kinds of problems in past week
OTTAWA - While the Ottawa Senators have endured more than their fair share of negative headlines the past two years, the last week has been particularly rocky. The latest blow came Wednesday when news...
Feb 27, 2019
Judge allows Abu Ghraib torture claims to go to trial
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - After 10 years of delay, a federal judge has ruled that three former inmates who say they were tortured at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison can go forward with their lawsuit against a ...
Feb 27, 2019

Cohen says Trump knew in advance about WikiLeaks email dump
WASHINGTON - Shaking off criticism from House Republicans, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer declared under oath Wednesday that Trump knew ahead of time and embraced the news when ...
Feb 27, 2019

Nigerian leader appeals for unity as challenger rejects vote
ABUJA, Nigeria - Nigeria’s president on Wednesday defended his sweeping win of a second term as free and fair and appealed to a “common love of country” as his top challenger vowed t...
Feb 27, 2019

Broadcasters aren't succumbing to Netflix era
PASADENA, Calif. - If there is a high point to Netflix’s status as the “cool kids” taking over television, it may be remembered as an emotional Chuck Lorre accepting a best comedy Go...
Feb 27, 2019