Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Venezuelan lawmakers approve sweeping mining bill to lure foreign investors
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - Venezuelan lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill to regulate the country's mining as it seeks to attract leery foreign investors to a once-private industry that has long been...
Apr 09, 2026

Seattle Kraken co-owner Tod Leiweke sees need for change as team struggles
SEATTLE - By his second season as co-owner of the Kraken, Tod Leiweke had witnessed firsthand just how impactful a successful team can be for the city of Seattle. The Kraken not only qualified for the...
Apr 09, 2026

Man who admitted involvement in gold heist at Toronto's Pearson airport gets 4 years
TORONTO - A man who admitted his role in the massive gold and cash heist from Toronto's Pearson airport has been sentenced to four years in prison. Court documents show that 44-year-old Arslan Chaudha...
Apr 09, 2026

76ers say Joel Embiid will have surgery for appendicitis with no timeline for his return
HOUSTON (AP) - Joel Embiid was diagnosed with appendicitis and will undergo surgery on Thursday in Houston, the Philadelphia 76ers announced. The 76ers are scheduled to play the Rockets on Thursday ni...
Apr 09, 2026

Russia's Putin declares a ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Easter
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday declared a 32-hour ceasefire in Ukraine over the Orthodox Easter weekend, following an earlier call from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for a paus...
Apr 09, 2026

Environment Canada to use AI in new weather forecasting model
OTTAWA - Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday. It plans to launch a hybrid model thi...
Apr 09, 2026

Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, AP source says
The Justice Department is investigating the NFL for potential anticompetitive practices, according to a government official. The official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation by...
Apr 09, 2026

Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater. Those regulations we...
Apr 09, 2026

Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says forward Nazem Kadri will miss 'some games' with finger injury
DENVER (AP) - Avalanche forward Nazem Kadri will miss "some games" because of a finger injury, Colorado coach Jared Bednar said Thursday. Bednar added the Avalanche hope to work him back into the line...
Apr 09, 2026

Federal minister lauds close ties between Canada, U.S. police in terror guilty plea
MONTREAL - Canada's public safety minister is lauding the close relationship between police forces in the country and the United States, after a man pleaded guilty in a planned mass shooting that was ...
Apr 09, 2026