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2 charged in theft of rare jewelry from Formula 1 heiress
LONDON - British police have charged two people in the December theft of millions of pounds' (dollars') worth of jewelry from the home of heiress Tamara Ecclestone. Police said Saturday that London re...
Feb 01, 2020
ROTHENBURGER: North Shore continues to struggle with weak-sister image
TWO EVENTS THIS WEEK highlight the seemingly rigid dichotomy between the South Shore and the North Shore.A major new commercial development called The Kamloops Hive was announced, to be located on the...
Feb 01, 2020 (Image credit: Mel Rothenburger)
For 'Fast and Furious' cast, Walker's memory remains strong
MIAMI - Vin Diesel says it's the spirit of Paul Walker that motivates him to continue starring in the "Fast and Furious" saga. Diesel and the cast spoke of the memory of their late screen partner at a...
Feb 01, 2020
US economy grew modestly last quarter against a hazy outlook
WASHINGTON - The U.S. economy expanded at a moderate 2.1% annual rate in the final three months of 2019, capping a year when a weak global landscape and a sharp pullback in business investment resulti...
Feb 01, 2020
Appeals court acquits French cardinal of sex abuse coverup
LYON, France - A French appeals court on Thursday threw out a lower court ruling convicting a French cardinal of covering up the sexual abuse of minors in his flock, a decision culminating a drama tha...
Feb 01, 2020
Europe evacuates citizens from China, Russia shuts border
LISBON, Portugal - European countries stepped up efforts Thursday to contain the virus sweeping through central China, sending a chartered airliner there to evacuate hundreds of European citizens, scr...
Feb 01, 2020
UN agency declares global emergency over virus from China
GENEVA - The World Health Organization declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spi...
Feb 01, 2020
Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threat
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump regaled a friendly New Jersey campaign crowd with his thoughts about with his thoughts about impeachment, the economy, the border wall, local politics and much more...
Feb 01, 2020
Parents charged after Chicago boy shot in struggle over gun
CHICAGO - The parents of a 1-year-old boy who was shot in the head as his parents struggled over a gun inside a Chicago home were each ordered held on Thursday in lieu of $10,000 bond. Travis McCoy, 2...
Feb 01, 2020
Bank of England holds fire as Brexit uncertainty eases
LONDON - The Bank of England on Thursday opted against cutting interest rates amid signs of improvement in the British economy in the run-up to Britain's imminent departure from the European Union. Th...
Feb 01, 2020
