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Witness says she was forced into sex act with self-help guru
NEW YORK - A woman testified on Wednesday that she became a "slave" under the control of a self-help guru who counted her calories, preached that women too often play victim and, ultimately, used her ...
May 10, 2019
Rural Canada's voice in cabinet says feds looking at funding community ISPs
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of a plan to help rural Canada thrive says she'll focus on expanding internet and cellphone coverage, even funding communities that want to be their own servi...
May 10, 2019
Kidnap claim unravels: Baby thrown down hill, mom charged
A mother's claim that her 7-week-old baby was kidnapped quickly unraveled after her infant was found at the bottom of a 75-foot ravine in the North Carolina mountains, law enforcement officials said F...
May 10, 2019
Saskatchewan facing calls to better protect wildlife habitats
Climate change keeps Peter Prebble awake at night and is jeopardizing the future of civilization, according to the Saskatchewan Environmental Society (SES) board member.He's calling on the provincial ...
May 10, 2019 Greater sage-grouse. (Wikimedia Commons)
R. Kelly judgment withdrawn after lawyers say he can't read
CHICAGO - R. Kelly spent much of Wednesday in court, with his lawyer explaining to one judge that the singer didn't respond to a lawsuit brought by one of his sexual abuse accusers because he is illit...
May 10, 2019
Rare look at northern spotted owl chick now possible thanks to B.C. webcam
LANGLEY, B.C. - Curious bird lovers can now get a glimpse of the youngest member of one of the most endangered creatures in Canada. A webcam has been set up above the nest of a pair of north...
May 10, 2019
Trump U.S. Senate ally says Kovrig, Spavor face 'harsh' treatment in China
OTTAWA - A powerful U.S. senator and Trump ally says China is detaining two Canadians in harsh conditions and U.S. lawmakers won't rest until they are freed. Idaho Sen. Jim Risch introduced a resoluti...
May 10, 2019
House passes $19B disaster aid bill over Trump opposition
WASHINGTON - The House on Friday passed a $19 billion disaster aid bill that would deliver long-sought relief to farmers, victims of hurricanes and floods, and rebuild southern military bases, as Demo...
May 10, 2019
Federal Court of Appeal narrows release of Senate-scandal documents
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal says the government does not have to release parts of a government memo about the Senate's expense scandals in 2013 because it constituted legal advice for th...
May 10, 2019
California to ban pesticide it says hurts babies' brains
LOS ANGELES - The nation's most productive agricultural state moved Wednesday to ban a controversial pesticide widely used to control a range of insects but blamed for harming brain development in bab...
May 10, 2019