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Japan Osprey crash caused by cracks in a gear and pilot’s decision to keep flying, Air Force says
WASHINGTON (AP) - A deadly Osprey aircraft crash last November off Japan was caused by cracks in a metal gear and the pilot's decision to keep flying, instead of heeding multiple warnings that he shou...
Aug 01, 2024
Alberta meditation centre tent collapses in high winds, killing 1 and injuring dozens
BUSBY, Alta. - One person died and dozens were injured after a large tent collapsed at a Buddhist monastery northwest of Edmonton during powerful winds. RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff said there were as man...
Aug 01, 2024
Browns RB D'Onta Foreman suffers head injury during practice, air lifted to hospital in Virginia
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) - Cleveland Browns running back D'Onta Foreman suffered a head injury during practice and was air lifted by helicopter to a hospital in Virginia on Thursday. The team...
Aug 01, 2024
Canadian-born captive and American journalist freed in prisoner swap with Russia
WASHINGTON - Canadian-born Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich were set free today as the United States and Russia completed their largest prisoner swap in post-Soviet histor...
Aug 01, 2024
Tarik Cohen informs Jets that he's ending his comeback and retiring from playing, AP source says
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Running back and return specialist Tarik Cohen has informed the New York Jets he's ending his comeback bid and will retire from playing football, according to a person with k...
Aug 01, 2024
Inmate sentenced to more than 4 years in prison killing of Boston gangster James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - An inmate was sentenced to more than four years in prison Thursday for his role in the 2018 fatal bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger in a West Virg...
Aug 01, 2024
New York appeals court leaves Trump’s gag order in place after hush money conviction
NEW YORK (AP) - A New York appeals court has rejected Donald Trump's bid to end a gag order in his hush money criminal case, rejecting the Republican former president's argument that that his May conv...
Aug 01, 2024
Gordon Hayward retires after 14 NBA seasons with Utah, Boston, Charlotte and Oklahoma City
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) - Gordon Hayward, who nearly gave Butler a national title over Duke with a half-court shot that just missed on the final play of the 2010 NCAA men's basketball championship game,...
Aug 01, 2024
PBO estimates capital gain tax change to bring in $17.4B in revenue over five years
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the Liberals' increase to the capital gains inclusion rate will bring in $17.4 billion in revenue over five years. That's two billion dollars less t...
Aug 01, 2024
Australia beats Canada 70-65 in women's Olympic basketball
LILLE - Sami Whitcomb had 19 points as Australia downed Canada 70-65 in women's Olympic basketball on Thursday. Bridget Carleton led Canada with 19 points and eight rebounds, while Kia Nurse added 12 ...
Aug 01, 2024
