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Israeli jets strike Beirut's southern suburbs for third time since ceasefire
BEIRUT (AP) - Israeli jets struck Beirut's southern suburbs Sunday after issuing a warning about an hour earlier, marking the third Israeli strike on the area since a ceasefire took effect in late Nov...
Apr 27, 2025

Vancouver festival ramming is latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
MONTREAL - A car-ramming at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver that killed at least nine people marks Canada's fourth attack in seven years in which vehicles have been used as deadly weapons. ...
Apr 27, 2025

Pakistani troops kill 54 militants attempting to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani security forces overnight killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings ...
Apr 27, 2025

COLLINS: Whatever happened to fiscal responsibility?
I ALWAYS ADMIRED MY DAD'S ability to manage money. He would always be able to make sure we had good food and other necessities as required. If we had to borrow money for something major, he would neve...
Apr 27, 2025

South Korea’s main opposition party taps former party chief as presidential candidate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's main liberal opposition party tapped Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming June 3 vote. The Democratic Party said Lee...
Apr 27, 2025

NHL playoffs: Lightning beat Panthers 5-1 to cut series deficit to 2-1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 Saturday to cut their deficit in the NHL's first-round, best-of-seven pl...
Apr 26, 2025

Focused Leafs look forward to finishing series, Senators in Toronto on Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to wrap up their first-round playoff series Saturday night, but they still feel confident returning home for Game 5 on Tuesday. Down 3-0 in the best-of-seven se...
Apr 26, 2025

Streaking Journalism is 3-1 morning-line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No. 8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in horse racing...
Apr 26, 2025

Arizona's Eugenio Suárez becomes 19th player in MLB history to hit 4 HRs in game
PHOENIX (AP) - Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Eugenio Surez homered in his first four at-bats against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Surez's fourth homer tied it 7 in the ninth inning off B...
Apr 26, 2025

Sanderson scores winner, Sens top Leafs in OT to cut Battle of Ontario deficit to 3-1
OTTAWA - The Senators have a pulse in the Battle of Ontario. Jake Sanderson scored at 17:32 of overtime as Ottawa survived a blown 2-0 lead to top Toronto 4-3 and stay alive in the teams' first-round ...
Apr 26, 2025

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