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Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole defends decision to back, then oust, Sloan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but no longer. And he dismissed the idea that kicking Sloan...
Jan 23, 2021

Humphries wins another monobob gold, leads 1-2 finish for US
KOENIGSSEE, Germany - Kaillie Humphries got her second win in as many attempts in a monobob sled this season Saturday, leading a gold-silver finish for USA Bobsled and Skeleton. Humphries, a Cana...
Jan 23, 2021

Own goal eliminates FA Cup holder Arsenal at Southampton
SOUTHAMPTON, England - Defending-champion Arsenal was eliminated from FA Cup competition following a 1-0 fourth-round loss Satuday to Southampton. Adding insult to injury was the defeat came the ...
Jan 23, 2021

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON - Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leav...
Jan 23, 2021

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Sat...
Jan 23, 2021

Larry King, broadcasting giant for half-century, dies at 87
LOS ANGELES - Larry King, the suspenders-sporting everyman whose broadcast interviews with world leaders, movie stars and ordinary Joes helped define American conversation for a half-century, died Sat...
Jan 23, 2021

Schumer: Trump impeachment trial to begin week of Feb. 8
WASHINGTON - Opening arguments in the Senate impeachment trial for Donald Trump over the Capitol riot will begin the week of Feb. 8, the first time a former president will face such charges after leav...
Jan 23, 2021

Russia arrests 350 protesters demanding Navalny's release
MOSCOW - Russian police on Saturday arrested hundreds of protesters who took to the streets in temperatures as low as minus-50 C (minus-58 F) to demand the release of Alexei Navalny, the country's top...
Jan 23, 2021

UK doctors seek review of 12-week gap between vaccine doses
LONDON - A major British doctors' group is says the U.K. government should "urgently review" it's decision to give people a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine up to 12 weeks after ...
Jan 23, 2021

Asia Today: Sri Lanka minister who drank potion is positive
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Sri Lanka's health minister, who has faced criticism for consuming and endorsing a herbal syrup made by a sorcerer, has tested positive for COVID-19. A Health Ministry official on...
Jan 23, 2021