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After bankruptcy, PG&E headed back to court over wildfires
SAN FRANCISCO - Pacific Gas & Electric Co. will be back in a U.S. courtroom a day after declaring bankruptcy, as it tries to convince a judge not to order dramatic steps to try to prevent its equi...
Jan 30, 2019
Manson follower Leslie Van Houten again seeks parole
CHINO, Calif. - The youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson will again ask a state panel to recommend her for parole. Leslie Van Houten, 69 and serving a life term, is scheduled for ...
Jan 30, 2019
Jury set to hear closings at US trial of El Chapo
NEW YORK - A U.S. jury is set to hear closing arguments at the high-profile trial of the Mexican drug lord known as El Chapo. Joaquin Guzman was due in court Wednesday for the prosecution's summation ...
Jan 30, 2019
French police under fire for yellow vest protest violence
PARIS - Is France cracking down too hard on yellow vest protesters? A top European human rights official thinks so, joining other critics decrying the use of high-velocity rubber projectiles against u...
Jan 30, 2019
For US-China trade talks, hopes are high, expectations low
WASHINGTON - U.S. and Chinese negotiators start two days of high-level talks Wednesday aimed at settling a six-month trade war that has weakened both sides, shaken financial markets and clouded the ou...
Jan 30, 2019
Trump says 'wall' must be part of lawmakers' border deal
WASHINGTON - Capitol Hill negotiators are hopeful of an agreement as they officially kick off talks on a homeland security spending bill stalled over funding for President Donald Trump's proposed wall...
Jan 30, 2019
New Brunswick expected to announce decision on hosting Francophonie Games
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is expected to announce its decision today on whether the province will host the 2021 Francophonie Games. Last month, the Tory government of Premier Bla...
Jan 30, 2019
A new Canadian city flirts with the dream: heated downtown sidewalks
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A winter-weary city councillor in St. John's, N.L., is hoping to resurrect an idea that has been tried, tested and mostly abandoned in other Canadian cities: heated sidewalks. Sandy...
Jan 30, 2019
Underwater search for plane to begin in Channel this weekend
LONDON - The man leading a private search of the missing plane carrying Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala said on Monday there was a "very good chance" of finding the aircraft. David Mearns, an Am...
Jan 30, 2019
Two cranes brought in to Vancouver port for crane recovery effort
VANCOUVER - It's going to take two large floating cranes to try to lift another crane that collapsed over a container vessel at the Port of Vancouver early Monday. Louanne Wong, director of communicat...
Jan 30, 2019