Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Turkey's president formally makes Hagia Sophia a mosque
ANKARA, Turkey - The president of Turkey on Friday formally converted Istanbul's sixth-century Hagia Sophia back into a mosque and declared it open for Muslim worship, hours after a high court annulle...
Jul 10, 2020
Wisconsin high court gives mixed ruling on partial vetoes
MADISON, Wis. - The conservative-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday overturned three of four partial budget vetoes issued by Democratic Gov. Tony Evers, bucking 85 years of court precedent t...
Jul 10, 2020
Dutch government to take Russia to European court over MH17
THE HAGUE, Netherlands - The Dutch government is taking Russia to the European Court of Human Rights for its alleged role in the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 over eastern Ukraine six y...
Jul 10, 2020
Policing programs reinforce existing system: critics
When Alain Babineau was a police academy cadet nearly 30 years ago, the education his cohort received on diversity and racism amounted to a few basic lectures with little in terms of practical applica...
Jul 10, 2020
Canada asks British military for help flying troops to and from Latvia
OTTAWA - Canadian troops have been forced to hitch a ride with the British military to get to and from Latvia due to a shortage of working planes. Canada has 540 troops in Latvia, where they form...
Jul 10, 2020
Canadian economy adds 953,000 jobs in June, unemployment rate falls
OTTAWA - Nearly one million more Canadians had jobs in June than a month earlier, Statistics Canada says, as businesses forced to close by the pandemic began to reopen and the coun...
Jul 10, 2020
Genetic non-discrimination law is constitutional, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - In a split decision, the Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a federal law that forbids companies to make people undergo genetic testing before buying insurance or other services. The Genetic ...
Jul 10, 2020
Singapore's ruling party holds on to power but faces setback
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong's long-governing party comfortably won Friday's general elections as expected amid the coronavirus pandemic, but faced a setback as the opposition made minor g...
Jul 09, 2020
Bolivian president has COVID-19 as virus hits region's elite
LA PAZ, Bolivia - Bolivia's interim president and Venezuela's No. 2 leader announced Thursday that they have been infected with the new coronavirus, just days after Brazil's leader tested positive as ...
Jul 09, 2020
Venezuela socialist party boss announces he has COVID-19
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello revealed Thursday that he has tested positive for COVID-19, making him the highest-ranking leader in the distressed South America...
Jul 09, 2020
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