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Queen Elizabeth II to admit 'bumpy' year in Christmas speech
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II plans to acknowledge that both Britain and her family have endured a difficult year by saying during her Christmas message that it has been a "bumpy" time. The pre-recorded...
Dec 24, 2019
'Just Mercy' aims for justice on death row, and in Hollywood
NEW YORK - Michael B. Jordan doesn't usually get star struck. Bryan Stevenson had a different effect on him. Stevenson, whom Jordan plays in the legal drama "Just Mercy," has led one of the most succe...
Dec 24, 2019
Rapper DaBaby detained hours after toy giveaway, concert
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby was detained in North Carolina hours after he gave away toys to children and shortly after his concert. Charlotte-Mecklenburg police issued citations t...
Dec 24, 2019
Melania Trump silently forges path through impeachment
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton spent the morning of her husband's impeachment visiting Capitol Hill to rally Democrats to his side. Pat Nixon kept assuring reporters her husband wouldn't quit - right up...
Dec 24, 2019
Boeing capsule returns to Earth after aborted space mission
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing safely landed its crew capsule in the New Mexico desert Sunday after an aborted flight to the International Space Station that threatened to set back the company's effort...
Dec 24, 2019
28 killed as bus plunges into ravine in Indonesia
PALEMBANG, Indonesia - A bus plunged into a ravine on Indonesia's Sumatra island after its brakes apparently malfunctioned, killing at least 28 people and injuring 13 others, police and rescuers said ...
Dec 24, 2019
Prince Philip leaves hospital to join Queen for Christmas
LONDON - Prince Philip left hospital Tuesday after being treated for what Buckingham Palace called a "pre-existing condition." The 98-year-old is expected to join the rest of Britain's royal family fo...
Dec 24, 2019
Search and rescue planes and LNG pipeline protest; In The News for Dec. 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Dec. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... Th...
Dec 24, 2019
'A healing farm:' Produce project helps Yazidi refugees in Manitoba plant roots
WINNIPEG - As each seed broke the surface of the rich Manitoba soil, Salim Hasan felt a little bit more like he was building real roots in his new home. The comforting routine of planting seeds, takin...
Dec 24, 2019
The case for Sister Carmelina's sainthood moves from Toronto to the Vatican
GRAVENHURST, Ont. - Father Claudio Piccinini could use a few miracles. For one, a miracle would really help Sister Carmelina Tarantino. She died in 1992, but a confirmed miracle now would send he...
Dec 24, 2019