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4 German skiers die in avalanche in Switzerland
BERLIN - Swiss police say four German skiers have been killed by an avalanche in southern Switzerland. Police in the canton (region) of Valais said Sunday the group was buried by the avalanche on Frid...
Apr 28, 2019
Uber looks to raise up to $9B in initial public offering
NEW YORK - Ride-hailing giant Uber is aiming to raise $9 billion in its mammoth initial public stock offering that, while smaller than initially expected, still dwarfs most stock market debuts. The Sa...
Apr 28, 2019
Deeply divided, Spaniards vote with eye on far-right's rise
MADRID - A divided Spain is voting in its third general election in four years, with all eyes on whether a far-right party will enter Parliament for the first time in decades and potentially help unse...
Apr 28, 2019
Prince Harry's transformation: The kid's all right
LONDON - Princess Diana's little boy - the red-haired prince with the mischievous smile and his mother's wild streak - is about to become a father. The arrival any day now of Prince Harry's and Americ...
Apr 28, 2019
With churches shut after bombs, Sri Lankans hear Mass on TV
AMPARA, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's Catholics celebrated Mass in their homes via a televised broadcast on Sunday as churches across the island nation shut over fears of militant attacks, a week after the ...
Apr 28, 2019
'Terrifying': Crane falls on busy Seattle street, killing 4
SEATTLE - A construction crane fell from a building on Google's new Seattle campus during a storm that brought wind gusts, crashing down onto one of the city's busiest streets and killing four people....
Apr 28, 2019
Baltimore limps along as mayor's scandal keeps on unfolding
BALTIMORE - When Catherine Pugh was inaugurated as mayor, she vowed to help transform Baltimore into "the greatest city in America." Halfway through her first term, she has thrust her chronically stru...
Apr 28, 2019
In the news today, April 26
Five stories in the news for Friday, April 26 --- ELECTION SHOULDN'T BE ABOUT IMMIGRATION: BUSINESS Big business leaders worried about Canada's aging demographics have be...
Apr 28, 2019
Don't make election about immigration, corporate Canada tells political leaders
OTTAWA - Big business leaders worried about Canada's aging demographics have been urging political parties to avoid inflaming the immigration debate ahead of th...
Apr 28, 2019
B.C. spotted owl breeders hoping for new chicks as fertile eggs ready to hatch
It takes fake eggs, sterile incubators, some trickery and years of trial and error to breed Canada's almost extinct northern spotted owl in captivity. Researchers at British Columbia's Northern S...
Apr 28, 2019
