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Smollett case tests relationship between police, prosecutors
CHICAGO - When prosecutors dropped the charges that accused Jussie Smollett of orchestrating a fake attack, the outrage was swift and overwhelming. Smollett saw his record wiped clean without offering...
Mar 30, 2019
Toronto Blue Jays place both Tellez, Guerra on opening-day roster
TORONTO - Rowdy Tellez is getting an opportunity to prove himself right from Opening Day. The rookie first baseman and right-hander Javy Guerra made the Toronto Blue Jays' opening-day r...
Mar 30, 2019
Much of East Coast is one 'perfect storm' away from being cut off from Canada
AMHERST, N.S. - First of a two-part series on the stunning potential impact that climate change could have on the low-lying, narrow band of land connecting Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada. --- John ...
Mar 30, 2019
Stones postpone tour as Jagger receives medical treatment
NEW YORK - The Rolling Stones are postponing their latest tour so Mick Jagger can receive medical treatment. The band announced Saturday that Jagger was told by doctors "he cannot go on tour at this t...
Mar 30, 2019
Trudeau says sorry for sarcastic thank you comment to Indigenous protester
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who typically takes a more deferential, let's-talk approach when protesters get in his face, found himself delivering a rare and rapid apology Thursda...
Mar 30, 2019
Travellers stranded after Icelandic airline collapses
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Icelandic budget airline WOW Air collapsed under its financial problems on Thursday, leading it to ground planes and leave passengers stranded across two continents. The airline, ...
Mar 30, 2019
$768M Powerball winner bought ticket in Milwaukee suburb
NEW BERLIN, Wis. - A single ticket that matched all six Powerball numbers to win the estimated $768.4 million jackpot - the third-largest jackpot in U.S. lottery history - was sold in a Milwaukee subu...
Mar 30, 2019
16 dead after blast outside restaurant in Somalia's capital
NAIROBI, Kenya - An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a busy restaurant in Somalia's capital, killing at least 16 people, police said Thursday. Capt. Mohamed Hussein told The Associated Press...
Mar 30, 2019
Pope explains reluctant ring kiss: Fear of spreading germs
VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis has set the record straight about why he pulled his hand away when throngs of people lined up this week to kiss his ring: for fear of spreading germs. Vatican spokesman Ale...
Mar 30, 2019
City leaders: Smollett owes Chicago $130K for investigation
CHICAGO - City officials have ordered Jussie Smollett to pay $130,000 to cover the cost of the investigation into his report of a street attack that Chicago police say was staged to promote his career...
Mar 30, 2019
