Category Archives: Canadian Press
Probe of Ford Fusion steering wheels that may loosen, detach
DETROIT - U.S. regulators are investigating complaints that steering wheels can come loose or fall off in the Ford Fusion, a midsize sedan. A person in Georgia told the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Oct 27, 2017
Man sought in rape-murder of Ohio tot in custody
PITTSBURGH - A man wanted on charges he raped and killed a 13-month-old girl in Ohio is in custody in Pennsylvania. KDKA-TV reports Joshua Gurto was captured in Pittsburgh around 1:30 a.m. Friday and ...
Oct 27, 2017
Teacher accused of flipping Down syndrome student's desk
PENSACOLA, Fla. - A special-needs teacher has been charged with child cruelty in Florida after allegedly flipping a desk occupied by a Down syndrome student who doesn’t speak. The Pensacola News...
Oct 27, 2017
Ashley Judd: 'Tipping point' on sexual harassment is here
NEW YORK - Ashley Judd says the continuing flurry of allegations against Harvey Weinstein means society is at a “tipping point” on sexual harassment. The actress added that “this wil...
Oct 27, 2017
Kenya postpones voting in opposition areas after violence
NAIROBI, Kenya - Fears of further bloodshed led Kenya’s election commission to postpone voting planned for Saturday in some opposition strongholds, citing safety concerns for its workers as dead...
Oct 27, 2017
Student charged with murder in Grambling State killings
GRAMBLING, La. - Authorities in Louisiana have charged a fellow student in the deaths of a Grambling State University student and his friend. Jaylin M. Wayne, a 19-year-old freshman from St. Louis, fa...
Oct 27, 2017
New ruler: Olivia Colman to take the throne in 'The Crown'
LONDON - A new royal head is about to wear “The Crown.” Actress Olivia Colman will play Queen Elizabeth II for the third and fourth seasons of the award-winning Netflix series about the Br...
Oct 27, 2017
'Hand of God' saved Indonesian teen from fatal factory fire
TANGERANG, Indonesia - The explosion came first, shocking 17-year-old Fitriyah and sending her running for the only exit of the Indonesian fireworks factory where she started work just the week before...
Oct 27, 2017
JFK Files: Thousands released but Trump holds back others
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump has blocked the release of hundreds of records on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, bending to CIA and FBI appeals, while the National Archives came o...
Oct 27, 2017
Taiwan president making state visits amid China stalemate
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen left Saturday for the United States and three South Pacific nations in an effort to crack the diplomatic isolation imposed by rival China. Tsai w...
Oct 27, 2017