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Kimmel says he'd accept an apology from Aaron Rodgers but doesn't expect one
NEW YORK (AP) - Jimmy Kimmel said he'd accept an apology from New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers for inappropriate comments associating the comic with Jeffrey Epstein, but doesn't expect one. "A ...
Jan 9, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtan...
Jan 9, 2024
Canadians vie for 2 spots to play golf in the Olympics. They also have a Presidents Cup in Montreal
KAPALUA, Hawaii (AP) - Even though it technically isn't a team, no squad is more difficult to make than Americans wanting to play in the Olympics. The maximum number is four players provided they are ...
Jan 9, 2024
Shohei Ohtani's Dodgers deal prompts California controller to ask Congress to cap deferred payments
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California Controller Malia M. Cohen wants Congress to change the tax code to cap deferred payments, a change that could ensure the state is owed more money from Shohei Ohtan...
Jan 9, 2024
Minister to promote Alberta in Hollywood
LETHBRIDGE, AB - The Government of Alberta believes the province is a prime place to shoot movies and TV series, and is taking a new step to promote that.Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women ...
Jan 9, 2024
Ray Epps, a target of Jan. 6 conspiracy theories, gets a year of probation for his Capitol riot role
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories about the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced on Tuesday to a year of probation for joining the Jan. 6, 2021, attack by a mob of fellow D...
Jan 9, 2024
Montreal unregistered acupuncturist's clients urged to get tested for HIV, hepatitis
Montreal public health is urging clients of a man offering acupuncture treatments in the city's Notre-Dame-de-Grce neighbourhood to get tested for hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV. Officials say the r...
Jan 9, 2024
With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he's immune from prosecution
WASHINGTON (AP) - With Donald Trump present for the first time in months, federal appeals court judges in Washington expressed deep skepticism Tuesday that the former president was immune from prosecu...
Jan 9, 2024
RCMP fails to submit plan on how it will respond to Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry
HALIFAX - The RCMP have failed to meet a self-imposed deadline to detail how they plan to implement recommendations from the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. When the Mass Casualty Com...
Jan 9, 2024
Toronto FC signs Honduran midfielder Deybi Flores to two-year contract
Toronto FC has signed Honduran international midfielder Deybi Flores to a two-year contract, the club announced Tuesday. Flores, 27, spent the last two seasons with Fehervar FC in Hungary's first divi...
Jan 9, 2024