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Man convicted of killing woman out running in NYC park
NEW YORK - A man was convicted Monday of killing a woman out running near her New York City home in a case that stirred urban fears, helped change the state's DNA-investigation rules and raised questi...
Apr 02, 2019
Workers help Nepal storm displaced with food, shelter
PARWANIPUR, Nepal - Government workers and private volunteers provided food, tents and clothing Tuesday to the thousands of people in southern Nepal who lost their homes and belongings in a weekend st...
Apr 02, 2019
2nd woman recounts unwanted touching by Joe Biden
WASHINGTON - Aides to Joe Biden are striking a more aggressive tone as the former vice-president faces scrutiny over his past behaviour toward women. In a statement Monday, Biden spokesman Bill Russo ...
Apr 02, 2019
Elections looming, Netanyahu to head to Moscow to meet Putin
JERUSALEM - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will travel to Russia this week for talks with President Vladimir Putin. Their meeting on Thursday will take place just five days before Israel's ...
Apr 02, 2019
2020 by the numbers: Democratic candidates posting big stats
WASHINGTON - How many ways can you measure the first quarter of the year? For Democratic presidential candidates, it's 300-plus events, 24 states and hundreds of voter questions. The Iowa caucus is st...
Apr 02, 2019
Mozambique cyclone death toll up to 598; cholera spreads
JOHANNESBURG - Authorities say the death toll in Mozambique from last month's cyclone has risen to 598 while humanitarian workers race to contain a cholera outbreak in the storm's wake. The World Heal...
Apr 02, 2019
Algeria: Skepticism greets president's planned exit
ALGIERS, Algeria - Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's long-awaited announcement of his departure has fallen flat, as protesters and opposition figures say it doesn't go far enough to satisfy de...
Apr 02, 2019
In the news today, April 2
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, April 2 --- MOTHER SAYS BABY NAMED AFTER BRONCOS PLAYER A Saskatchewan woman who named her baby after a hockey player killed in the Humboldt Broncos cra...
Apr 02, 2019
Police identify one of four suspects in alleged kidnapping of Chinese student
Police investigating the alleged abduction of a Chinese student from a parking garage north of Toronto said they've managed to identify one of the four suspects wanted in the case. York Regional Polic...
Apr 02, 2019
B.C. receives two money laundering reports after reviews of real estate, cars
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is examining two reports on money laundering that it hopes will help stop the flow of dirty money through real estate, luxury cars and horse racing...
Apr 02, 2019
