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Clerical sex abuse disclosures skyrocket in pope's Argentina
CASEROS, Argentina - Karen Maydana says she was 9 years old when the Rev. Carlos Jose fondled her at a church pew facing the altar. It was her first confession ahead of her first Holy Communion. She b...
Oct 26, 2017
Upstart Republican now in headlights of Arizona Senate race
PHOENIX - The upstart tea party Republican who challenged Arizona Sen. John McCain last year and then set her sights on the state’s junior senator is suddenly in the national spotlight. Former s...
Oct 26, 2017
Late Fats Domino mined New Orleans roots in pioneering music
NEW ORLEANS - Fats Domino didn’t look like a typical teen idol. He stood 5-feet-5 and weighed more than 200 pounds, with a wide, boyish smile and a haircut as flat as an album cover. But Domino ...
Oct 26, 2017
No sweat, no sport: EU says bridge card game is not a sport
BRUSSELS - The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday on a topic that vexes sports fans and card players alike: Is a game like bridge a sport? The answer: When it comes to taxes, no sweat, no...
Oct 26, 2017
Slovenia biathlete is sole 2010 Olympic retest positive
SALZBURG, Austria - A Slovenian biathlete was the only competitor who failed doping retests from the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. The International Biathlon Union said Thursday that two samples given by T...
Oct 26, 2017
Blues' power play wakes up in 5-2 win over Flames
ST. LOUIS - Alexander Steen did not panic. The St. Louis winger knew that his return to form was right around the corner. Steen, who missed the first six games of the season with a broken thumb, buste...
Oct 26, 2017
Natalie Spooner scores twice as Canada beats U.S. in exhibition play
BOSTON - Natalie Spooner scored twice and Genevieve Lacasse made 37 saves as Canada’s women’s hockey team downed the United States 5-1 on Wednesday night in pre-Olympic exhibition play. Sp...
Oct 26, 2017
Wednesday's Games
Wednesday’s Games MLB Post-season World Series Houston 7 L.A. Dodgers 6 (11 innings) (Series is tied 1-1) — NHL St. Louis 5 Calgary 2 Columbus 5 Buffalo 1 — AHL Manitoba 3 Chicago 1 ...
Oct 26, 2017
Next month's Grey Cup in Ottawa sold out, capacity at TD Place to be increased
OTTAWA - The Grey Cup is still a month away but organizers say the game is sold out. Capacity at Ottawa’s TD Place for the Nov. 26 CFL championship will be increased from 24,000 to 36,000, with ...
Oct 26, 2017
B.C.-led research aims to help people with spinal cord injuries get fit
VANCOUVER - People with spinal cord injuries now have a set of exercise guidelines for maintaining heart health to match those offered to the general population decades ago. Kathleen Martin Ginis, a r...
Oct 26, 2017