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Syria troops capture central town recently taken by IS
BEIRUT - Syrian government forces and their allies regained control Saturday of a predominantly Christian central town that sleeper cells of the Islamic State group captured late last month. The gover...
Oct 21, 2017
Spanish PM aims to take over Catalan govt; residents aghast
BARCELONA, Spain - Spain announced an unprecedented plan Saturday to sack Catalonia’s separatist leaders, install its own people in their place and call a new local election, using previously un...
Oct 21, 2017
US commanders stress 'ironclad' commitment to defend SKorea
BUSAN, Korea, Republic Of - U.S. naval commanders on Saturday reiterated Washington’s “ironclad” commitment to defend South Korea against North Korean threats as an American nuclear-...
Oct 21, 2017
Judge tosses $417M award against Johnson & Johnson
LOS ANGELES - A judge on Friday tossed out a $417 million jury award to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer by using Johnson & Johnson talc-based baby powder for feminine hygiene. Los...
Oct 21, 2017
Japan votes for lower house; Abe's party seen headed for win
TOKYO - Japanese are voting in a general election that will most likely hand Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition a majority in parliament. Up for grabs Sunday are 465 seats in the more ...
Oct 21, 2017
Man with knife attacks 8 people in Munich; suspect arrested
BERLIN - A man with a knife attacked eight people in Munich on Saturday and then fled, police said. The suspected assailant, a local German already known to police for theft and other offences, was ar...
Oct 21, 2017
Ji fires 69 for 6-stroke lead at Taiwan Championship
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Eun-Hee Ji carded a 3-under 69 to open up a six-stroke lead after the third round of the Taiwan Championship on Saturday. Ji, who shared the overnight lead with Jenny Shin, recovered ...
Oct 21, 2017
Thomas fires 70 to share lead after 3rd round of CJ Cup
JEJU, Korea, Republic Of - Justin Thomas fired a 2-under-par 70 to share the lead with fellow American Scott Brown after the third round of the CJ Cup on Saturday. Thomas offset a lone double bogey an...
Oct 21, 2017
Friday's Games
Friday’s Games CFL Saskatchewan 30 Calgary 7 — NHL Winnipeg 4 Minnesota 3 Anaheim 6 Montreal 2 Vancouver 4 Buffalo 2 San Jose 3 New Jersey 0 Pittsburgh 4 Florida 3 Washington 4 Detroit 3 (...
Oct 20, 2017
Grant's first 2 NHL goals lead Ducks' 6-2 rout of Canadiens
ANAHEIM, Calif. - Derek Grant didn’t score a goal in the first 92 games of his NHL career, and then he put two past star Montreal goalie Carey Price. That was only perhaps the fifth-strangest oc...
Oct 20, 2017