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Trump calls on FBI, DOJ to review Jussie Smollett case
CHICAGO - President Donald Trump is calling on the FBI and Department of Justice to review the case of "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett in Chicago. Prosecutors offered little explanation and infuriated ...
Mar 28, 2019
10 dead after blast outside restaurant in Somalia's capital
NAIROBI, Kenya - An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital, killing at least 10 people, police said Thursday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press...
Mar 28, 2019
Pope explains reluctant ring kiss: Fear of spreading germs
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has set the record straight about why he pulled his hand away when throngs of people lined up this week to kiss his ring: for fear of spreading germs. Vatican spokesman Ale...
Mar 28, 2019
Flyers improve to 2-0 at Coy Cup
The 2019 Coy Cup continued Wednesday in Fort St.John with another pair of round robin games.In a match up between a pair of winless teams, it was the Williams Lake Stampeders earning a 7-4 win over th...
Mar 28, 2019 With a win Thursday night, the Flyers can lock up a spot in the Coy Cup Final Saturday night
What's an NCAA Tournament unit worth? Millions. Here's how
The upstart run for Loyola Chicago making the Final Four last year delivered more than just excitement for fans of Sister Jean and the Ramblers. Loyola's run will be worth at least $8.45 million to th...
Mar 28, 2019
UK government defiant as Parliament takes control of Brexit
LONDON - British lawmakers were preparing to blow open the Brexit process and put a host of rejected options back on the table - including keeping the U.K. close to the European Union or even remainin...
Mar 28, 2019
Midget Elite Storm set to host Provincials
The best of the best for Midget Elite hockey in Alberta will be in Grande Prairie this week as the Grande Peace Female Athletic Club's Midget Elite Storm host provincials.Joining the Storm will be bot...
Mar 28, 2019 The Midget Elite Storm won both of their playoff series against the North Central Impact and Sherwood Park Fury leading up to the tournament.
'Second disaster' warned in Mozambique as cholera a concern
BEIRA, Mozambique - Cyclone-ravaged Mozambique faces a "second disaster" from cholera and other diseases, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday, while relief operations pressed into rural ar...
Mar 28, 2019
Israel bombs targets in Gaza as rocket fire resumes
JERUSALEM - The Israeli army on Tuesday bombed several targets in the Gaza Strip and bolstered its forces along the volatile frontier as a truce with the territory's Hamas rulers showed signs of unrav...
Mar 28, 2019
Trump takes victory lap; parties start to pivot past Russia
WASHINGTON - An exuberant President Donald Trump took a victory lap on Capitol Hill Tuesday, emboldened by the end of the special counsel's Russia probe, even as Democrats pressed insistently for Robe...
Mar 28, 2019