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US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of a...
Jan 28, 2025
US children fall further behind in reading, make little improvement in math on national exam
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's children have continued to lose ground on reading skills in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and have made little improvement in math, according to the latest results of a...
Jan 28, 2025
Hot Thompson helps Capitals douse the Flames 3-1
CALGARY - Logan Thompson's remarkable run in goal continued on Tuesday as he made 32 saves to backstop the Washington Capitals to a 3-1 victory over the Calgary Flames. Pierre-Luc Dubois, Dylan Strome...
Jan 28, 2025
Connor scores back-breaker, Jets stars shine bright in 4-1 win over Canadiens
MONTREAL - Kyle Connor tilted his head up to the jumbotron and saw the clock winding down. When he looked back down, he spotted an opportunity to score. The Winnipeg Jets' star winger chipped the puck...
Jan 28, 2025
NHL roundup: Thompson, Peterka each net hat tricks as Sabres beat Bruins 7-2
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Tage Thompson and JJ Peterka each had a hat trick and an assist to lead the Buffalo Sabres to a 7-2 win against the Boston Bruins on Tuesday night. Thompson and Peterka became the...
Jan 28, 2025
Thompson leads Frost to 4-3 shootout win over Sceptres
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Claire Thompson scored two goals and added an assist on her 27th birthday, Maddie Rooney had 24 saves - including three in the shootout - and the Minnesota Frost beat the Toront...
Jan 28, 2025
Kyle Connor scores twice, Jets down Canadiens 4-1 for fourth straight win
MONTREAL - Kyle Connor scored twice and Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves as the Winnipeg Jets defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Tuesday. Mark Scheifele also scored, while Gabriel Vilardi provided ...
Jan 28, 2025
Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada's public health care system must pay the B.C. government's legal costs, after what a judge calls a...
Jan 28, 2025
Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada's public health care system must pay the B.C. government's legal costs, after what a judge calls a...
Jan 28, 2025
Dozens are injured in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A stampede injured dozens of people early Wednesday as tens of thousands of Hindus rushed to take a holy bath in the river at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in northern India, local ...
Jan 28, 2025