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Sen. Birch Bayh, author of Title IX law, dies at age 91
INDIANAPOLIS - Former U.S. Sen. Birch Bayh, who championed the federal law banning discrimination against women in college admissions and sports, died at his home Thursday at age 91. Bayh was surround...
Mar 14, 2019
Alphonso Davies returns to Vancouver for CONCACAF Nations League qualifying game
In his return to Vancouver, Bayern Munich teenager Alphonso Davies will look to help complete Canada's perfect CONCACAF Nations League qualifying run against French Guiana on March 24 at BC Place Stad...
Mar 14, 2019
The Latest: Some US flight attendants balk at Boeing model
HEJERE, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 7:15 p.m. No U.S. airlines have grounded the Boeing 737 Max 8 models that they fly, but at least one group representing fli...
Mar 14, 2019
Baby travelling to see grandfather, teacher among Canadian victims in Ethiopian crash
A high school teacher with a passion for helping the vulnerable and an infant en route to meet her grandfather in Kenya for the first time were the latest Canadians confirmed as victims of a...
Mar 14, 2019
The Latest: Travel hub UAE suspends Boeing 737 Max 8, 9 jets
HEJERE, Ethiopia - The Latest on Ethiopian Airlines crash (all times local): 4:40 a.m. The United Arab Emirates, a key international travel hub, has barred the Boeing 737 Max 8 and 9 from its airspace...
Mar 14, 2019
Judge to be assigned to Jussie Smollett's case at hearing
CHICAGO - A judge is expected to be assigned to Jussie Smollett's disorderly conduct case when the "Empire" actor returns to court Thursday. That judge will then likely ask Smollett to enter a plea. S...
Mar 14, 2019
Confederate statue removed from historic N Carolina court
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - A North Carolina city removed a Confederate statue Tuesday from the grounds of an old courthouse, drawing applause from onlookers for the rare move in a state where such monument...
Mar 14, 2019
Netflix says Lac-Megantic footage will be removed from 'Bird Box' movie
OTTAWA - After initially refusing, Netflix has agreed to remove images of the 2013 Lac-Megantic disaster from its blockbuster film, "Bird Box." A spokesman says in an email to The Canadian Press ...
Mar 14, 2019
US moves to lift remaining grey wolf protections
BILLINGS, Mont. - Gray wolves in the U.S. would be stripped of federal protection and subjected to hunting and trapping in more states under a proposal released Thursday that declares the predators re...
Mar 14, 2019
2 ex-cops arrested in killing of black Brazilian politician
RIO DE JANEIRO - Authorities arrested two former police officers Tuesday in the killing of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver, a brazen assassination that shocked Brazilians an...
Mar 14, 2019