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Canada introducing digital charter to combat hate speech, misinformation
PARIS - Canada intends to introduce a new digital charter to combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a technology confer...
May 18, 2019
2020 hopeful Biden set to outline vision for uniting America
NEW YORK - Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is set to outline his vision for unifying the country in a high-profile speech in Philadelphia, the city where his campaign has its headquarters....
May 18, 2019
NYC Mayor de Blasio announces candidacy, insults 'Con Don'
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that he will seek the Democratic nomination for president, adding his name to an already long list of candidates itching for a chance to take on D...
May 18, 2019
Feds 'deeply concerned' by China's arrests of Canadians Kovrig, Spavor
OTTAWA - China's arrests of two Canadians are alarming foreign partners much more deeply than leaders in Beijing realize, says one of Canada's former ambassadors to the People's Republic. "I don't thi...
May 18, 2019
Report shocks, angers some of Ohio State doc's 177 victims
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Victims of a now-dead Ohio State team doctor are reacting with shock, grief and anger at investigative findings that validated a heinous pattern of sexual abuse that many of them say ...
May 18, 2019
Report shocks, angers some of Ohio State doc's 177 victims
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Victims of a now-dead Ohio State team doctor are reacting with shock, grief and anger at investigative findings that validated a heinous pattern of sexual abuse that many of them say ...
May 18, 2019
Once again, Iraq caught up in tensions between US and Iran
BAGHDAD - When U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sat down with Iraqi officials in Baghdad last week as tensions mounted between America and Iran, he delivered a nuanced message: If you're not going ...
May 18, 2019
Political pitfalls: Iran tests 'America First' pledge
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump won the White House pledging to wind down the nation's many foreign entanglements and put "America First." But as his administration in recent days has sent mixed s...
May 18, 2019
Weak legal case could still benefit Trump in Congress clash
WASHINGTON - For all President Donald Trump's talk of winning, his lawyers are using a legal argument that many scholars say is a pretty sure loser to try to defy congressional attempts to investigate...
May 18, 2019
US warns airliners flying in Persian Gulf amid Iran tensions
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - U.S. diplomats warned Saturday that commercial airliners flying over the wider Persian Gulf faced a risk of being "misidentified" amid heightened tensions between the U.S...
May 18, 2019
