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Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The Senate health committee an...
Mar 13, 2025
Brignone closes gap on super-G leader Gut-Behrami in race won by Germany's Aicher
LA THUILE, Italy (AP) - Federica Brignone closed the gap to leader Lara Gut-Behrami in the World Cup super-G standings to 45 points in a race on a shortened course won by German prodigy Emma Aicher on...
Mar 13, 2025
Russia says it has retaken Kursk's biggest town from Ukraine as US awaits Putin's ceasefire response
Russian forces have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia's Kursk border region, officials claimed Thursday, as U.S. officials sought the Kremlin's response to a proposed 30-day ...
Mar 13, 2025
Mountain biking groups 'stretched thin' with trail work as popularity grows
VANCOUVER - The outdoors were a refuge for many during the pandemic as people hit their local trail networks to mountain bike, hike, run and walk, but advocates in British Columbia say the value of tr...
Mar 13, 2025
Trump family fortune began in a Canadian brothel-hotel
In one of history's little-known ironies, the Maple Leaf country pushing back against Donald Trump's annexation bid is also host to a tiny, remote restaurant and brothel that helped launch the U.S. pr...
Mar 13, 2025
Mountour has fastest goal in NHL overtime history at 4 seconds to lift Kraken past Canadiens, 5-4
SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon Mountour had the fastest goal in NHL overtime history, scoring his second goal of the game four seconds into overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 5-4 comeback victory over the ...
Mar 12, 2025
Elias Pettersson finding his game as Canucks battle for playoff spot
CALGARY - After a difficult start to the season, Elias Pettersson's game is trending up just in time for the Vancouver Canucks' playoff push. Pettersson had the tying goal, an assist and scored in the...
Mar 12, 2025
Mountour has fastest goal in NHL overtime history at 4 seconds to lift Kraken past Canadiens, 5-4
SEATTLE (AP) - Brandon Mountour had the fastest goal in NHL overtime history, scoring his second goal of the game four seconds into overtime to give the Seattle Kraken a 5-4 comeback victory over the ...
Mar 12, 2025
Canucks come back to edge Flames 4-3 in shootout as wild-card race heats up
CALGARY - Vancouver centre Elias Pettersson tied the game late in the third period and Conor Garland notched the shootout winner as the Canucks prevailed 4-3 over the Calgary Flames in thrilling NHL a...
Mar 12, 2025
West-best Thunder come to home of NBA champs and beat Celtics to clinch playoff berth
BOSTON (AP) - Hamilton's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 and Chet Holmgren had 23 points and 15 rebounds to help the Oklahoma City Thunder clinch a playoff berth by beating the Boston Celtics 118-11...
Mar 12, 2025