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Alabama lawmakers refuse to create 2nd majority-Black congressional district
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Alabama lawmakers on Friday refused to create a second majority-Black congressional district, a move that could defy a recent order from the U.S. Supreme Court to give minority...
Jul 21, 2023
Regulatory reforms of homesharing services may penalize casual users, Airbnb says
VANCOUVER - As Canadian cities continue to wage a regulatory crack down on online home-rental platforms, Airbnb maintains it’s open to regulation provided new rules don’t penalize casual u...
Oct 26, 2017
US first lady learns calligraphy at Japanese primary school
TOKYO - U.S. first lady Melania Trump tried her hand Monday at Japanese calligraphy at a Tokyo elementary school. She visited the Kyobashi Tsukiji school with her Japanese counterpart, Akie Abe. About...
Nov 06, 2017
23 bilingual municipalities ask judge to suspend portions of Quebec's language law
MONTREAL - A group of 23 bilingual municipalities are in Quebec Superior Court today to ask a judge to suspend the application of several portions of the province's 2022 language reform. Lawyer Julius...
Sep 30, 2024
Vatican urges online protections for kids amid porn scandal
ROME - The Vatican secretary of state urged law enforcement agencies, governments and social media sites on Tuesday to take responsibility to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation...
Oct 03, 2017
Suspect walked off job hours before Colorado Walmart attack
THORNTON, Colo. - A man accused of opening fire inside a suburban Denver Walmart, killing three people, abruptly walked away from his roofing company job hours before the attack, his former boss said ...
Nov 02, 2017
Winners for 2022 BOB Awards announced
After weeks of deliberation and hundreds and thousands of votes, the results of the 2022 Best of the Best (BOB) Awards are in! For the fifth year in a row, battlefordsNOW readership had the opportunit...
Dec 10, 2021
In opioid epidemic, some cities strain to afford OD antidote
BALTIMORE - On a Baltimore street corner, public health workers hand out a life-saving overdose antidote to residents painfully familiar with the ravages of America’s opioid epidemic. But the tr...
Apr 12, 2018
Trump budget would allow sale of wild horses for slaughter
PALOMINO VALLEY, Nev. - President Donald Trump’s budget proposal calls for saving $10 million next year by selling wild horses captured throughout the West without the current requirement that b...
May 25, 2017
After odd win, Djokovic to face Wawrinka in US Open final
NEW YORK - For quite a while, Novak Djokovic’s opponent in the U.S. Open semifinals, Gael Monfils, looked as if he didn’t want to win - or even be there at all. That premeditated “gr...
Sep 09, 2016