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GOP's Byrne to challenge Sen. Doug Jones of Alabama in 2020
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Republican Congressman Bradley Byrne of Alabama announced Wednesday that he will challenge U.S. Sen. Doug Jones in 2020 as the GOP tries to reclaim the high-profile seat previously ...
Feb 20, 2019
Fire in old part of Bangladesh's capital kills at least 69
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A devastating fire raced through buildings in an old part of Bangladesh's capital and killed at least 69 people, officials and witnesses said Thursday. About 50 other people were i...
Feb 20, 2019
Brothers in Smollett case are bodybuilders, aspiring actors
CHICAGO - An attorney representing the brothers at the centre of an investigation into the attack reported by Jussie Smollett said Wednesday that her clients "manned up" and testified in front of a gr...
Feb 20, 2019
PM spoke to Wilson-Raybould after SNC-Lavalin was denied a remediation deal
an OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould almost two weeks after federal prosecutors informed SNC-Lavalin it would not be invited to negotiate a s...
Feb 20, 2019
Man accused of killing 11-year-old daughter dies in hospital: media reports
TORONTO - A man accused of killing his 11-year-old daughter has reportedly died in hospital. Roopesh Rajkumar died on Wednesday, according to media reports, after spending days in hospital with w...
Feb 20, 2019
Justin Trudeau rallies N.S. supporters with fond memories as controversies rage
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited friendly Nova Scotia territory on Wednesday evening to thank fundraisers and recall happier times, as controversies rage in Ottawa. The prime minister b...
Feb 20, 2019
Authorities announce Houston officer case review, FBI probe
HOUSTON - Prosecutors will review more than 1,400 criminal cases that involved a Houston officer who the police chief has accused of lying in an affidavit justifying a drug raid on a home in which off...
Feb 20, 2019
Off-duty police officer, woman stabbed outside elementary school in Delta, B.C.
DELTA, B.C. - An off-duty police officer and a woman were stabbed outside a private elementary school on Wednesday in Delta, B.C. The male officer was at Immaculate Conception elementary school just a...
Feb 20, 2019
Andrew McCabe, franchise shows give CBS weekly ratings win
LOS ANGELES - Fired FBI deputy director Andrew McCabe's headline-making interview on CBS' news magazine proved a TV audience grabber as well. The program ranked as the third most-watched last week wit...
Feb 20, 2019
W.Va. teachers' unions call for strike over education bill
CHARLESTON, W.Va. - West Virginia teachers' unions on Monday called a statewide strike over an education bill that they view as lacking their input and as retaliation for a walkout last year. The stri...
Feb 20, 2019