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Southern storms, apparent tornadoes cause damages; none hurt
Two apparent tornadoes touched down Saturday in central Arkansas, destroying shops as severe storms raking the South damaged some buildings and tore away roofs in northeast Mississippi. There were no ...
Mar 09, 2019
Turbulence injures 30 on flight from Istanbul to New York
NEW YORK - Severe turbulence injured 30 people aboard a Turkish Airlines flight from Istanbul that landed safely at New York's Kennedy International Airport on Saturday afternoon, officials said. Spok...
Mar 09, 2019
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez are engaged
LOS ANGELES - Jennifer Lopez said yes to Aaron Rodriguez's proposal, and with the rock he presented, who could say no? The couple posted an Instagram photo of their hands with a massive engagement rin...
Mar 09, 2019
For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts
CHICAGO - News that a grand jury had indicted "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two masked men may not have made much of a splash except for ...
Mar 09, 2019
Unhealthy climate, sexual misconduct in Concordia's English department: report
MONTREAL - An independent review commissioned following complaints of sexual misconduct at Concordia University has uncovered an "unhealthy" climate in the school's English department. Issue...
Mar 09, 2019
Festival co-founder: Lineup for Woodstock 50 coming soon
NEW YORK - Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang says the wait is almost over regarding performers for Woodstock 50, despite media reports claiming Jay-Z, Black Keys and others will perform at the event i...
Mar 09, 2019
O'Rourke documentary provides no hints on possible 2020 run
AUSTIN, Texas - Beto O'Rourke is sitting in his kitchen hours after a closer-than-expected Texas Senate race loss to Ted Cruz, musing about how his campaign brought out the best in thousands of suppor...
Mar 09, 2019
Over 170 of P.A. and region's finest four-legged friends strut their stuff
The Prince Albert Exhibition Centre went to the dogs Saturday.The Prince Albert Kennel and Obedience Club welcomed 175 dogs to town to take part in their dog show. The local kennel club usually hosts ...
Mar 09, 2019 Over 170 dogs were shown to the judges Saturday at the P.A. Exhibition Centre (Michael Joel-Hansen/paNOW Staff)
Hold the bacon: more Quebec sugar shacks offering vegetarian, vegan options
MONTREAL - As the sugaring-off season begins, thousands of Quebecers will head to a cabane a sucre, or sugar shack, for a traditional heavy meal drenched in sweet syrup. Only now, more and more sugar ...
Mar 09, 2019
A nanny state? Vermont town elects goat as honorary mayor
FAIR HAVEN, Vt. - A 3-year-old Nubian goat named Lincoln is poised to become the first honorary pet mayor of the small Vermont town of Fair Haven. The nanny goat was chosen this week by townspeople fo...
Mar 09, 2019