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Looking for a better telecom bill? Patience, persistence are key
CALGARY - When Kevin Sousa’s cable company botched his service repairs for a third time, he decided it was time to shop around for a better provider. But even before starting his search, he knew...
Oct 26, 2017
Pennsylvania girl, 1, died from carfentanil accident
MCKEES ROCKS, Pa. - A 1-year-old Pittsburgh-area girl’s sudden death in August resulted from accidental exposure to carfentanil, an elephant tranquilizer sometimes mixed with heroin. The Alleghe...
Oct 26, 2017
Louisiana 'dirt farmer' asks Supreme Court's help
WASHINGTON - Some residents in bayou country deep in southeastern Louisiana raise alligators or crawfish. Some grow turnips. Until a local government stepped in, Chad Jarreau farmed dirt. To be more p...
Oct 26, 2017
Born in Sandy-flooded hospital, kids 'stronger than storm'
NEW YORK - Their lives began with one of the most dramatic stories of Superstorm Sandy: the evacuation of 32 newborn babies from a major New York City hospital that got flooded and lost power. Hospita...
Oct 26, 2017
Pesky woodpecker breaks car mirrors in Georgia neighbourhood
SNELLVILLE, Ga. - Authorities say a pesky woodpecker has been breaking car mirrors in Georgia. WSB Radio reports over a dozen cars in a Snellville neighbourhood were damaged last week. Snellville poli...
Oct 26, 2017
Mississippi to resume teaching 'To Kill A Mockingbird'
BILOXI, Miss. - A Mississippi school district will resume teaching “To Kill A Mockingbird” after the book was pulled from a junior high reading list. The Sun Herald reports that Biloxi Sch...
Oct 26, 2017
US agrees to pay tea party groups in suits over IRS scrutiny
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration has agreed to what a lawyer described as a “very substantial” payout to hundreds of tea party groups to settle a class-action lawsuit over the extra, ...
Oct 26, 2017
AP Exclusive: Doctors clash over euthanasia for mentally ill
GHENT, Belgium - After struggling with mental illness for years, Cornelia Geerts was so desperate to die that she asked her psychiatrist to kill her. Her sister worried that Geerts’ judgment was...
Oct 26, 2017
Iraq dismisses Kurdish offer to 'freeze' independence vote
BAGHDAD - Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday dismissed a Kurdish proposal to “freeze” the results of last month’s independence vote, as Iraqi government forces and Kurdish fight...
Oct 26, 2017
AP Explains: Long-secret JFK assassination files released
BOSTON - The public is getting a look at thousands of secret government files related to President John F. Kennedy’s assassination, but hundreds of other documents will remain under wraps for no...
Oct 26, 2017