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No charges for London driver who had seizure and plowed into a school, killing 2 children
LONDON (AP) - The driver of a 4x4 who plowed into a school in southwest London in July, killing two children, suffered a seizure that could not have been predicted and will face no criminal charges, p...
Jun 26, 2024
CHL, USA Hockey roll out Prospects Challenge showcase
TORONTO - The Canadian Hockey League believes it has found the right recipe and partner for showcasing top-ranked prospects. Sprinkle in the intense Canadian-United States rivalry, mix it with NHL sco...
Jun 26, 2024
Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) - The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more at a 2022 Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rejected a deal requiring him to plead guilty to seven char...
Jun 26, 2024
Supreme Court overturns ex-mayor’s bribery conviction, narrowing scope of public corruption law
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court overturned the bribery conviction of a former Indiana mayor on Wednesday in an opinion that narrows the scope of public corruption law. The high court sided 6-3 wit...
Jun 26, 2024
Kenya's president says he won't sign finance bill that led protesters to storm parliament
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - Kenyan President William Ruto says he won't sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. The gove...
Jun 26, 2024
Federal government ends cod moratorium in Newfoundland after more than 30 years
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The federal government has ended the Newfoundland and Labrador cod moratorium, which gutted the province's economy and transformed its small communities more than 30 years ago. The ...
Jun 26, 2024
Paris court upholds validity of France's arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad
PARIS (AP) - The Paris appeals court ruled on Wednesday that an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar Assad issued by France for alleged complicity in war crimes during Syria's civi...
Jun 26, 2024
ICC convicts al-Qaida-linked leader of atrocities in Mali
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The International Criminal Court has convicted an al-Qaida-linked Islamic extremist leader of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Mali's Timbuktu. Al Hassan Ag Abdo...
Jun 26, 2024
Disappointed Oilers start off-season by cleaning out lockers
EDMONTON - Matthew Tkachuk of the Florida Panthers started his NHL off-season Tuesday by taking the Stanley Cup for a swim at Fort Lauderdale Beach. Later this week, he will appear on TV and talk show...
Jun 26, 2024
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returns to Australia after US legal battle ends
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet on Wednesday, hours after pleading guilty to obtaining and publishing U.S. military ...
Jun 26, 2024