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Ship attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels in fatal assault sinks in Red Sea in second-such sinking
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A bulk carrier sank days after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels believed to have killed one mariner on board, authorities said early Wednesday, the second-such shi...
Jun 18, 2024
Body of second missing cousin found in Dawson Creek, B.C.
DAWSON CREEK, B.C. - Mounties in Dawson Creek, B.C., say they have identified human remains discovered in April as belonging to Darylyn Supernant, who was among four people to vanish from the area sin...
Jun 18, 2024
US Rep Tom Cole wins GOP primary outright against well-funded challenger, 3 others
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Eleven-term Oklahoma U.S. Rep. Tom Cole won a five-way Republican primary outright on Tuesday and avoided an August runoff. Cole faced a well-funded political newcomer in business...
Jun 18, 2024
New York's 'equal rights' constitutional amendment restored to ballot by appeals court
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A proposed amendment to New York's constitution barring discrimination based on "gender identity" and "pregnancy outcomes" was restored to the November election ballot Tuesday by a...
Jun 18, 2024
GOP contest between Bob Good and John McGuire highlights primary slate in Virginia
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) - One of America's most conservative congressmen is facing a serious primary challenge after his opponent was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, while voters in two othe...
Jun 18, 2024
Wayne Johnson beats Jan. 6 offender Chuck Hand for GOP nomination in Georgia congressional district
ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia Republicans were settling two congressional nominations in Tuesday runoffs, with a former Donald Trump aide bidding for an open seat and a man convicted for illegally demonstrat...
Jun 18, 2024
Police say shoplifting started at new B.C. store 40 minutes after first opening
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Police say a new grocery store in Prince George, B.C., has been hit by a spate of shoplifting that began 40 minutes after it opened its doors for the first time. The Buy-Low Food...
Jun 18, 2024
Kansas lawmakers approve a plan to lure the Chiefs from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas legislators approved a plan Tuesday aimed at luring the Kansas City Chiefs away from Missouri by helping to finance a new stadium for the Super Bowl champions. The bill pass...
Jun 18, 2024
Texas megachurch pastor resigns after woman says he sexually abused her in the 1980s
DALLAS (AP) - The pastor of a Texas megachurch has resigned after a woman said he had sexually abused her on multiple occasions in the 1980s, beginning when she was 12. Gateway Church's board of elder...
Jun 18, 2024
B.C.'s 'war in the woods' battlegrounds to be permanently protected
VICTORIA - Forests that were environmental and Indigenous rights battlegrounds over clearcut logging during British Columbia's "war in the woods" in the 1980s and 1990s are set to receive permanent pr...
Jun 18, 2024
