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China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
BEIJING - A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of "picking fights and provoking trouble," ...
Dec 28, 2020
House votes to override Trump's veto of defence bill
WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House voted overwhelmingly Monday to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defence policy bill, setting the stage for what would be the first veto override...
Dec 28, 2020
US cuts military aid to El Salvador amid intense lobbying
MIAMI - The U.S. is slashing foreign military aid to El Salvador despite staunchly pro-American President Nayib Bukele's intense lobbying in Washington to counter criticism he has taken his country do...
Dec 28, 2020
Marc Basnight, longest serving NC Senate leader, dies at 73
RALEIGH, N.C. - Former state Sen. Marc Basnight, a Democrat from North Carolina's barrier islands who became one of North Carolina's most powerful contemporary political leaders while serving a record...
Dec 28, 2020
Fire damages immigrant gathering spots in southwest Missouri
NOEL, Mo. - At least two people were being treated for injuries at hospitals in southwest Missouri after a fire destroyed a grocery store and an adjacent mosque that were gathering spots for immigrant...
Dec 28, 2020
Asia Today: South Korea counts daily high of 40 virus deaths
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - South Korea says 40 more coronavirus patients have died in the past 24 hours, the highest daily fatalities since the pandemic began, as the country is grappling with surgin...
Dec 28, 2020
Ohio police officer fired in fatal shooting of Black man
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A white Ohio police officer was fired Monday after bodycam footage showed him fatally shooting 47-year-old Andre Hill - a Black man who was holding a cellphone - and refusing to admin...
Dec 28, 2020
Biden warns of Trump officials' 'roadblocks' to transition
WILMINGTON, Del. - President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and "roadblocks" in communication between agency officials...
Dec 28, 2020
Stolen jade boulder found and returned, says B.C. gift shop owner
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The owner of a gift shop in British Columbia's southern Interior says a jade boulder stolen from outside the store earlier this month has been found. Heidi Roy says the nearly 1,30...
Dec 28, 2020
Mosaic Stadium's football field in Regina flooded for free, pandemic friendly skating
REGINA - The operators of Regina's Mosaic Stadium have come up with a novel way to give people who want to skate plenty of space for social distancing. On Monday, out of the blue, the Regina Exhibitio...
Dec 28, 2020
