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Oklahoma woman charged with racist vandalism pleads guilty
NORMAN, Okla. - An Oklahoma woman has pleaded guilty to spray-painting racist, anti-gay and anti-Semitic graffiti on Democratic Party offices and other properties in central Oklahoma in 2019. The Okla...
Jan 10, 2020
Frustration with lack of diversity grows at Romance Writers
NEW YORK - Turmoil continued Thursday at the Romance Writers of America as it faced another high-level departure and several publishers announced they would not participate in this summer's annual con...
Jan 10, 2020
Parts for the Arts
Join the artistic community in our fourth annual information sharing forum! A lunch will be provided as well. Please RSVP to Shona Stapleton with your name, organization name (if applicable), and phon...
Jan 10, 2020
Royal courtiers chart path for Prince Harry's independence
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth II has moved quickly to take control of the crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family, or...
Jan 10, 2020
Harry, Meghan seek financial independence: Will that work?
LONDON - As part of a surprise announcement distancing themselves from the British royal family, Prince Harry and his wife Meghan declared they will "work to become financially independent" - a move t...
Jan 10, 2020
Support for Trump in Canada modest but growing, global survey suggests
WASHINGTON - Canadian attitudes towards President Donald Trump and his controversial approach to international relations appeared to soften slightly in the weeks after U.S. tariffs on steel and alumin...
Jan 10, 2020
Teen dead, three injured in shooting in central Ottawa: police
Ottawa police say an 18-year-old was killed and three other young people seriously injured in a shooting in downtown Ottawa Wednesday morning, in an apartment rented out through Airbnb....
Jan 10, 2020
West Flat playground to be replaced
A West Flat park is getting a $100,000 upgrade. The city has decided to replace the small play structure at Lions Park off 13th Street West with a much larger modern one. Tenders for the design, suppl...
Jan 10, 2020 This structure, installed in 2008, is set to be removed and replaced with a much larger modern playground at Lions Park near the Bernice Sayese Centre. (Council Agenda/City of P.A.)
Takata recall of 10M inflators could be last of air bag saga
DETROIT - Takata is recalling 10 million more front air bag inflators sold to 14 different automakers because they can explode with too much force and hurl shrapnel. The recall is the last one the ban...
Jan 10, 2020
US adds 145,000 jobs; unemployment holds at 3.5%
WASHINGTON - U.S. employers downshifted their hiring in December, adding 145,000 jobs as consumer spending appeared to aid gains in the retail and hospitality sectors. The Labor Department said Friday...
Jan 10, 2020
