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Correction: Ethiopia-Plane-Crash-The Latest story
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - In a story March 11 about the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after a crash in Ethiopia, The Associated Press reported erroneously that China grounded its models of the same plane fo...
Mar 12, 2019
College coaches, others indicted in admissions bribery case
BOSTON - College coaches and others have been charged in a sweeping admissions bribery case unsealed in federal court. The racketeering conspiracy charges unveiled Tuesday were brought against the coa...
Mar 12, 2019
College coaches, others indicted in admissions bribery case
BOSTON - College coaches and others have been charged in a sweeping admissions bribery case unsealed in federal court. The racketeering conspiracy charges unveiled Tuesday were brought against the coa...
Mar 12, 2019
Canadians mourn as victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash identified
A mother and daughter from Edmonton, a renowned Carleton University professor and an accountant with the City of Calgary were among the 18 Canadians who died Sunday when an Ethiopian Airline...
Mar 12, 2019
Canadians mourn as victims of Ethiopian Airlines crash identified
A mother and daughter from Edmonton, a renowned Carleton University professor and an accountant with the City of Calgary were among the 18 Canadians who died Sunday when an Ethiopian Airline...
Mar 12, 2019
A year after Ariel Kouakou disappeared, family still seeking answers
MONTREAL - One year to the day after a young boy disappeared in north-end Montreal, his photo is being widely distributed in hopes of drumming up new information. Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou never returned ...
Mar 12, 2019
'Mockingbird' author compared hometown to Elvis' Graceland
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - "To Kill a Mockingbird" author Harper Lee railed against her Alabama hometown for trying to exploit her success in a letter that helps explain later legal battles involving commerci...
Mar 12, 2019
Woman picks matching numbers 30 times to win lottery game
RICHMOND, Va. - A Virginia woman parlayed a feeling to purchase 30 lottery tickets with the same numbers to win $150,000. Deborah Brown says she purchased 20 Pick 4 tickets with the numbers 1-0-3-1 af...
Mar 12, 2019
City council supports incentives, discount to spur growth
North Battleford businesses and residents may be inspired to make plans for the future now that the city has approved a number of tax incentives to spur development.City Hall approved several tax ince...
Mar 12, 2019 Mayor Ryan Bater is seen following council Monday. Council approved a number of incentives and a discount offer during its meeting to encourage new business and residential development. (Angela Brown/battlefordsNOW Staff) : Angela Brown
Smollett expected at hearing to discuss cameras in courtroom
CHICAGO - "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is expected at a Chicago hearing to discuss whether cameras will be allowed in the courtroom during his disorderly conduct case. A spokeswoman for Smollett's a...
Mar 12, 2019