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Denzel Washington receives surprise honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes premiere for 'Highest 2 Lowest'
CANNES, France (AP) - Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frmaux surprised Denzel Washington with an honorary Palme d'Or before the premiere of "Highest 2 Lowest" on Monday night. "This is my brother, ...
May 19, 2025
Canada Soccer names preliminary 60-man roster for this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup
Canada has filed its preliminary roster for next month's CONCACAF Gold Cup, a 60-man list that will be reduced to a final squad of 23 to 26 players by June 4. The 18th edition of the CONCACAF champion...
May 19, 2025
Judge bars Trump administration from shutting peace institute that sought to end violent conflicts
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with its dismantling of the U.S. Institute of Peace, an organization taken over in March by Elon Musk's...
May 19, 2025
Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from some Venezuelans; deportations could follow
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentially exposing them to deportation. The court's order, with on...
May 19, 2025
Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruises to win in French Open qualifiers
PARIS - Canada's Bianca Andreescu cruised to a 6-0, 6-0 win over China's Xinxin Yao on Monday in women's singles action in the French Open qualifiers. The Mississauga, Ont., native broke on six of her...
May 19, 2025
PWHL unveils expansion draft, signing rules for newest teams in Vancouver and Seattle
TORONTO - The Professional Women's Hockey League's newest expansion teams in Vancouver and Seattle will get their start on building their rosters June 4. The league announced key dates and rules on Mo...
May 19, 2025
Trump call with Putin underway as he hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has grown "frustrated" with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the White House said Monday ahead of separate calls Trum...
May 19, 2025
The Latest: Trump urges GOP to approve his tax cut proposals
President Donald Trump is hoping that separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukr...
May 19, 2025
Russia outlaws Amnesty International in latest crackdown on dissent and activists
The Russian authorities on Monday outlawed Amnesty International as an "undesirable organization," a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organizations a criminal offense. The decis...
May 19, 2025
Archeologists find prehistoric artifacts at future skating rink site near Montreal
MONTREAL - Last fall, as archeologist Yves Chrtien was supervising a team digging at the site of a future hockey rink northeast of Montreal, a mini excavator unearthed pieces of cut stone. Formed unde...
May 19, 2025
