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Mueller report looming, new attorney general in hot seat
WASHINGTON - William Barr has been attorney general for just one week but is on the cusp of staring down what will almost certainly be the most consequential decision of his long career: how much of t...
Feb 22, 2019
House Dems introduce measure to revoke Trump border edict
WASHINGTON - House Democrats on Friday introduced a resolution to block the national emergency declaration that President Donald Trump issued to fund his long-sought wall along the U.S-Mexico border. ...
Feb 22, 2019
Thursday's Scoreboard
Thursday's GamesSPHLMeota 6, Edam 8Edam leads series 2-0SMAAAHLBlazers 3, Regina 1SAAHL- MidgetBattlefords 3, PA 4 (OT)Series tied at 1 NHL Washington 3 Toronto 2New Jersey 4 Ottawa 0Montreal 5 Philad...
Feb 22, 2019 (file photo/BattlefordsNOW staff) : Brady Lang
Costume Designers Guild honours Ruth E. Carter, Glenn Close
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Ruth E. Carter may be receiving Oscar recognition for her costume designer work on "Black Panther," but she told a packed room at the Costume Guild Awards on Tuesday night that...
Feb 22, 2019
Funeral plans announced for seven Syrian children killed in Halifax fire
HALIFAX - The funeral for seven Syrian children who died in a fast-moving house fire will be held on Saturday. A Facebook post from the Ummah Masjid and Community Center says the service will beg...
Feb 22, 2019
Allegations against son led to Time's Up CEO's resignation
LOS ANGELES - The gender equality initiative Time's Up says its president and CEO resigned because of sexual misconduct allegations against her son. The group on Friday issued a statement explaining w...
Feb 22, 2019
Gory details emerge about missing woman's suspected demise
DENVER - After months of mostly silence from authorities investigating the disappearance of a Colorado mother on Thanksgiving Day, grim details about her suspected demise emerged this week, including ...
Feb 22, 2019
UK's May, EU chief call latest Brexit talks 'constructive'
BRUSSELS - After the resignations of three of her party's lawmakers over Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May came away from more talks on preventing the U.K. from crashing out of the European U...
Feb 22, 2019
French court hits Swiss bank UBS with $5.1 billion penalty
PARIS - A French court ordered Switzerland's largest bank, UBS, to pay 4.5 billion euros ($5.1 billion) in fines and damages for helping wealthy French clients evade tax authorities, sending a stern w...
Feb 22, 2019
Possible peace declaration looms large over Trump-Kim summit
TOKYO - With their second summit fast approaching, speculation is growing that U.S. President Donald Trump may try to persuade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to commit to denuclearization by giving h...
Feb 22, 2019
