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AP sources: Former CIA chief Brennan to brief Dems on Iran
WASHINGTON - House Democrats will hear from former CIA director John Brennan about the situation in Iran, inviting him to speak next week amid heightened concerns over the Trump administration's sudde...
May 19, 2019
Indians vote in final phase of grueling national election
KOLKATA, India - Indians voted Sunday in the seventh and final phase of a grueling national election that lasted more than five weeks, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist party seeks t...
May 19, 2019
Saudis say they don't want war, but will defend themselves
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia does not want war but will not hesitate to defend itself against Iran, a top Saudi diplomat said Sunday amid heightened tensions in the Persian Gulf after at...
May 19, 2019
New B.C. museum policy highlights return of Indigenous remains, artifacts
VANCOUVER - Letters to Scotland sent by a woman from the small settlement of Victoria around 1850 gave Dianne Hinkley more insight into why the bones of her ancestor...
May 19, 2019
Uncertainty looms over UK as Brexit compromise talks fail
LONDON - Talks between Britain's Conservative government and the opposition Labour Party seeking a compromise over Brexit broke down without agreement Friday, plunging the country back into a morass o...
May 19, 2019
Former B.C. polygamous leader guilty in taking child bride to United States
CRANBROOK, B.C. - There's "no room for doubt" that a former leader in a religious sect that practises polygamy in Bountiful, B.C., knew that an underage girl who he removed from Canada to be...
May 19, 2019
Gay couples plan mass weddings after Taiwan legalizes unions
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Gay couples in Taiwan plan a mass wedding registration after lawmakers voted to legalize same-sex marriage, a first in Asia and a boost for LGBT rights activists who had championed th...
May 19, 2019
Cordell's suicide squeeze lifts White Sox over Blue Jays 4-2
CHICAGO - Ryan Cordell took a deep breath at the plate after reading the sign from Chicago White Sox third base coach Nick Capra. Then he locked in and executed perfectly. Yolmer Sanchez raced home fr...
May 18, 2019
Green, Warriors beat Blazers for 3-0 lead in West finals
PORTLAND, Ore. - Draymond Green had 20 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-99 on Saturday night for a 3-0 lead in the Western Conferen...
May 18, 2019
Warriors rally from 15 down at halftime, hold off Blazers
OAKLAND, Calif. - These Golden State Warriors have long been able to score in fabulous, jaw-dropping flurries. Down by eight to the Portland Trail Blazers at home with 4 1/2 minutes to go, they needed...
May 18, 2019
