Murray Wood: Drop in reading rates a sad trend to see
New data suggests people are spending less time reading for pleasure. Murray Wood says it's sad that people are drawn to...
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AG says ‘irregularities’ found at jail where Epstein died
NEW YORK - Attorney General William Barr said Monday that there were "serious irregularities" at the federal jail where Jeffrey Epstein took his own life as he awaited trial on charges he sexually abu...
Aug 12, 2019
Officials: Jeffrey Epstein dies by suicide in jail cell
By Jim Mustian And Michael R. Sisak, The Associated Press NEW YORK - Jeffrey Epstein, the well-connected financier accused of orchestrating a sex-trafficking ring, killed himself while awaiting trial ...
Aug 10, 2019
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
EL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explaine...
Aug 10, 2019
Police: El Paso shooting suspect said he targeted Mexicans
EL PASO, Texas - The man accused of carrying out last weekend's deadly mass shooting at a Walmart in the Texas border city of El Paso confessed to officers while he was surrendering and later explaine...
Aug 09, 2019
McConnell says Senate will consider gun background checks
WASHINGTON - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he wants Congress to consider legislation to expand federal background checks and other gun violence measures when lawmakers return in...
Aug 08, 2019
Ronaldo lawyers file documents after Vegas rape case ruling
LAS VEGAS - Cristiano Ronaldo's lawyers have filed court documents following a judge's decision not to dismiss or keep completely secret a lawsuit by a Nevada woman who accuses the Portuguese soccer s...
Aug 08, 2019 (The Associated Press)
Protesters chant as Trump visits Dayton, El Paso
EL PASO, Texas - Aiming to play the traditional role of healer during national tragedy, President Donald Trump paid visits Wednesday to two cities reeling from mass shootings that left 31 dead and doz...
Aug 07, 2019
El Paso opens healing centre as it prepares for Trump visit
EL PASO, Texas - El Paso officials opened a grief centre on Tuesday to help people cope with last weekend's mass shooting at a Walmart, in which 22 people, nearly all with Latino last names, were kill...
Aug 06, 2019
Students, parents, friends among the dead in shootings
One man protected his wife and granddaughter before he was fatally shot; another was killed during an outing with his beloved son. Stories of bravery and loss are emerging from the shootings that took...
Aug 06, 2019
Trump vows urgent action after shootings, offers few details
WASHINGTON - Speaking out against weekend mass shootings that rocked a nation, President Donald Trump called for bipartisan solutions to the bloodshed but offered few details and faced pointed questio...
Aug 06, 2019
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