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UNHCR say Taliban free detained staff, 2 foreign journalists
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban released two foreign journalists working with the U.N. refugee agency and several of the aid organization's Afghan staff on Friday, UNHCR said, hours after news b...
Feb 11, 2022
Biden orders 3,000 more troops to Poland amid Ukraine crisis
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon is sending another 3,000 combat troops to Poland to join 1,700 who already are assembling there in a demonstration of American commitment to NATO allies worried at the p...
Feb 11, 2022
Tennessee parents, teachers push back against 'Maus' removal
ATHENS, Tenn. (AP) - Growing up in rural eastern Tennessee, James Cockrum hadn't given much thought to the possibility that one day he might find himself speaking about his Jewish heritage in front of...
Feb 11, 2022
Super Bowl ads look toward the future - and the past
NEW YORK (AP) - Super Bowl advertisers this year want Americans to forget about pandemic woes and focus on the future: of electric vehicles, mind reading Alexas, robots and cryptocurrency - and also t...
Feb 11, 2022
Ex-Air Force sergeant pleads guilty to killing federal guard
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A former U.S. Air Force staff sergeant and alleged member of the "boogaloo" extremist movement pleaded guilty Friday in the fatal shooting of a federal security officer in the San...
Feb 11, 2022
Eriksen excited to prove he can play after cardiac arrest
LONDON (AP) - Christian Eriksen says he has no anxiety about playing his first match since a cardiac arrest and believes a return to England was perfect after the incident last summer. The Denmark int...
Feb 11, 2022
Senior A Nanaimo Timbermen stay local to restock roster
NANAIMO - The city's senior A lacrosse team didn't have to scout too far in order to find their next generation.The annual Western Lacrosse Association draft was held on Thursday, Feb. 10 with the Nan...
Feb 11, 2022
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern: 12:10 p.m....
Feb 11, 2022
5 Phoenix police officers wounded in shootout at home
PHOENIX (AP) - Five officers were shot and four others were injured by shrapnel or ricocheting bullets in an ambush after they responded to a shooting in Phoenix, a police spokesman said Friday. The m...
Feb 11, 2022
Changes to COVID-19 border measures to be announced next week
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 measures at Canada's borders next week. Currently, the government advises against all non-essent...
Feb 11, 2022