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Mental health concerns in aftermath of Puerto Rico hurricane
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Locked out of his home and with nowhere else to go, Wilfredo Ortiz Marrero rode out Hurricane Maria inside a Jeep, which was lifted off its wheels by floodwaters in the parking...
Oct 06, 2017
Some injured in Vegas massacre didn't know they'd been shot
LAS VEGAS - Some of the people injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history didn’t initially realize they had been shot, a hospital official said. “We have gotten calls fr...
Oct 06, 2017
US military halts exercises over Qatar crisis
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - The U.S. military has halted some exercises with its Gulf Arab allies over the ongoing diplomatic crisis targeting Qatar, trying to use its influence to end the monthslon...
Oct 06, 2017
Ex-judge admits to giving light sentences for nude photos
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An Arkansas judge who gave lighter sentences to men guilty of minor crimes in return for nude photographs or sexual favours could get a bit of leniency himself after admitting Thur...
Oct 06, 2017
South Dakota St. Bernard has record-longest tongue for a dog
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - A St. Bernard in South Dakota has set a new, slobbery world record. Mochi, also known as Mo, holds the Guinness World Records title for having the longest tongue on a dog. Accordin...
Oct 06, 2017
Chemical weapons watchdog: Sarin traces in Syria attack
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The global chemical weapons watchdog said Thursday it found traces of sarin following an attack in northern Syria in late March, days before a deadly strike using the same ner...
Oct 06, 2017
Chemist says VX traces found on both suspects in Kim murder
SHAH ALAM, Malaysia - A government chemist testified Thursday he found traces of the banned VX nerve agent on two women being tried in Malaysia on charges of murdering the estranged half brother of No...
Oct 06, 2017
IS suspected in Niger attack that killed 3 US forces
WASHINGTON - Islamic State-linked militants may have been responsible for the ambush in southwestern Niger that killed three U.S. Army special operations commandos and several local Niger forces, U.S....
Oct 06, 2017
IOC suspends Olympic official Nuzman in vote-buying case
ZURICH - After being arrested in Rio de Janeiro and accused of storing gold bars in Switzerland, Brazilian Olympic Committee president Carlos Nuzman was suspended by the IOC on Friday. The decision ca...
Oct 06, 2017
At the Turn: Once snow falls, indoor golf offers chance to hone game for spring
OTTAWA - The secret, golfer Ben Hogan famously declared, is in the dirt. But on Dave Druken’s high-tech practice range, there’s not a speck of the stuff. In truth, Golftec’s indoor t...
Oct 06, 2017