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World junior roundup: Finland, Russia, Canada, Sweden advance
TRINEC, Czech Republic - Reigning gold medallist Finland will face Canada in a semifinal at the world junior hockey championship after beating the United States 1-0 on Thursday. In a rematch...
Jan 04, 2020
Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race
AUSTIN, Texas - Former Obama housing secretary Julin Castro, the only Latino in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary race, ended his campaign Thursday after a yearlong run in which he pushed his r...
Jan 04, 2020
Golden Globes will serve plant-based meal at awards ceremony
LOS ANGELES - The Golden Globes, known as the "party of the year," is going with a meatless menu for its 77th annual awards show. Guests will be served a 100% plant-based meal just ahead of showtime S...
Jan 04, 2020
Daughter hopes social media can lead to answers in mother's killing 39 years ago
WINNIPEG - Denise Pochinko remembers waking up and hearing the screams. She hid under blankets with her sister until sirens drowned out their panicked breathing. It was October 1980 in Winnipeg and sh...
Jan 04, 2020
Santa Fe Chicano mural slated for destruction for new museum
An iconic Chicano mural in Santa Fe painted by Mexican American artists is scheduled for destruction to make way for a new contemporary museum, generating a debate about gentrification and whose cultu...
Jan 04, 2020
Turkish lawmakers authorize sending troops to fight in Libya
ANKARA, Turkey - Turkey's parliament on Thursday authorized the deployment of troops to Libya to support the U.N.-backed government in Tripoli that is battling forces loyal to a rival government seeki...
Jan 04, 2020
Lebanon receives Interpol notice for ex-Nissan fugitive
BEIRUT - Interpol issued a wanted notice Thursday for former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn, who jumped bail in Japan and fled to Lebanon rather than face trial on financial misconduct charges in a dram...
Jan 04, 2020
Funeral for mother and son killed in Louisiana plane crash
LAFAYETTE, La. - Family and friends wearing purple and gold said goodbye Thursday to a Louisiana woman and her son who were on their way to see the Peach Bowl when they died in a plane crash. Gretchen...
Jan 04, 2020
Battery factory collapses in fire in New Delhi, killing 1
NEW DELHI - A factory manufacturing batteries in the Indian capital caught fire and collapsed Thursday, killing one firefighter and injuring 19 others, officials said. A fire official said three peopl...
Jan 03, 2020
Clippers fight back to beat Capitals 3-2 in OT
NANAIMO - The Clippers tied the game late and won 3-2 in overtime against the Capitals.A huge announced crowd of 2679 went home happy after Ethan Scardina beat Zach Borgiel two minutes into OT to cap ...
Jan 03, 2020 Ethan Scardina scored a breakaway goal in overtime to lift the Clippers to a win over the Capitals. Nanaimo has a three point lead for first place in the Island Division. (Gary Dorland)