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La Scala returns $3.4 million to Saudi Arabia in debacle
MILAN - Italy's famed La Scala opera house will immediately return 3 million euros ($3.4 million) sent to an escrow account by Saudi Arabia in what Milan's mayor on Monday termed a badly handled fundr...
Mar 20, 2019
UK speaker stymies May's bid for 3rd vote on Brexit deal
LONDON - The speaker of Britain's House of Commons dealt a potentially fatal blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's ailing Brexit deal on Monday, saying the government couldn't keep asking lawmakers to ...
Mar 20, 2019
R. Kelly case spotlights abuse of girls in the era of #MeToo
NEW YORK - The girls, a dozen of them 15 to 18 years old, file into a conference room in a downtown Brooklyn office building, taking seats in chairs carefully arranged in a circle. On the floor in fro...
Mar 20, 2019
NZ leader vows to 'absolutely deny' mosque gunman a platform
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - The white supremacist accused of gunning down 50 people at two mosques in New Zealand has dismissed his lawyer and opted to represent himself at trial, prompting the prime ...
Mar 20, 2019
Former PM apologizes for referring to Ontario politician as a 'little girl'
TORONTO - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney apologized Monday for using the term "little girl" to refer to an Ontario politician who left the Progressive Conservative caucus over cuts to francophon...
Mar 20, 2019
Dionne hopes province considers P.A. hospital in budget
Prince Albert Mayor Greg Dionne says he would love to hear some good news about a big-ticket want when the province announces the 2019 budget details today, but he's not expecting much either. Ahead o...
Mar 20, 2019 Prince Albert's Victoria Hospital. (file photo/paNOW Staff)
Iran's woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's many woes briefly went up in smoke as Iranians observed a nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition known as the Festival of Fire. The celebration is held on the last Tuesday night...
Mar 20, 2019
Canadian pair fifth after short program at figure skating worlds
SAITAMA, Japan - Canada's Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro are fifth after the pairs short program on Wednesday at the world figure skating championships. Moore-Towers, of St. Catharines, Ont...
Mar 20, 2019
Trump keeps a sharp focus on Ohio for the 2020 campaign
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is returning to the state that foretold his 2016 victory and serves as the linchpin of his re-election effort. Trump's visit to Ohio on Wednesday marks his first tr...
Mar 20, 2019
Mueller's most devoted fans anxiously await his report
Her family wanted a puppy, so Alicia Barnett dreamed they would find one that was smart, steady and a bit mysterious. She hoped their new addition could share a personality - and a name - with the man...
Mar 20, 2019
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