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6 former Mississippi law officers to be sentenced in state court for torture of 2 Black men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Already sentenced to federal prison, the first of six former Mississippi law enforcement officers has been sentenced on state charges for his part in torturing two Black men. Bre...
Apr 10, 2024
Switzerland will host a Ukraine peace conference in June and hopes Russia can join one day
GENEVA (AP) - Switzerland's government said Wednesday it will host a high-level international conference in June to help chart a path toward peace in Ukraine after more than two years of war, in hopes...
Apr 10, 2024
Canfor closing Jackson mill as part of restructuring in Alabama
VANCOUVER - Canfor Corp. is closing its Jackson mill in southern Alabama at the end of June as part of a restructuring of its operations in the state. The forestry company says as part of the changes ...
Apr 10, 2024
Roots CEO sees consumers getting back to discretionary spending in back half of year
TORONTO - Roots Corp. executives say the back half of 2024 will likely see consumers edging back into purchasing discretionary goods they forewent as inflation and interest rates climbed. "Interest ra...
Apr 10, 2024
Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
Monaco - Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The move is a...
Apr 10, 2024
Track and field becomes first sport to pay prize money at Olympics. Paris gold medalists get $50,000
Monaco - Track and field is set to become the first sport to introduce prize money at the Olympics, with World Athletics saying Wednesday it would pay $50,000 to gold medalists in Paris. The move is a...
Apr 10, 2024
Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime falls to Sonego at Monte Carlo Masters
ROQUEBRUNE-CAP-MARTIN, France - Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the clay-court Monte Carlo Masters tournament on Wednesday after dropping a third-round match 6-4, 7-5 to Lorenzo Son...
Apr 10, 2024
Exit polls suggest a big win by South Korea’s liberal opposition parties in parliamentary election
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Initial exit polls suggested South Korea's liberal opposition parties are expected to win a landslide victory in Wednesday's parliamentary election. The joint exit polls by S...
Apr 10, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify at foreign interference inquiry
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify today at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada's last two elections. The inquiry has already heard that China and other state actors ...
Apr 10, 2024
B.C. doesn't know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
VANCOUVER - Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig's life, and over the years, she's noticed changes. Marshy areas her family used for irrigation...
Apr 10, 2024