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India's Modi opens a controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya in a grand event ahead of national polls
AYODHYA, India (AP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday opened a controversial Hindu temple built on the ruins of a historical mosque in the northern city of Ayodhya, delivering on a cruci...
Jan 22, 2024
Landslide in mountainous southwestern China buries 47 people
BEIJING (AP) - A landslide in southwestern China's mountainous Yunnan province early Monday buried 47 people and forced the evacuation of 200 more amid freezing temperatures and falling snow. The disa...
Jan 21, 2024
Matthews scores his 38th as Maple Leafs edge Kraken 3-1
SEATTLE (AP) - Auston Matthews scored his league-leading 38th goal in the first period, Ilya Samsonov got his first NHL win since early December, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Seattle Kraken 3-...
Jan 21, 2024
NHL roundup: Horvat scores in OT, Islanders sink Stars 3-2 in Roy's debut as coach
NEW YORK (AP) - Bo Horvat scored 41 seconds into overtime and the New York Islanders beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 Sunday night to win in new coach Patrick Roy's debut. Alexander Romanov and Hudson Faschi...
Jan 21, 2024
Nick Dunlap becomes 1st amateur winner on PGA Tour since 1991 with victory at The American Express
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, making a 6-foot par putt on the final hole for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The ...
Jan 21, 2024
Dunlap first amateur to win on PGA Tour since 1991, claims American Express title
LA QUINTA, Calif. (AP) - Nick Dunlap became the first amateur in 33 years to win on the PGA Tour, holding on for a one-shot victory over Christiaan Bezuidenhout at The American Express on Sunday. Dunl...
Jan 21, 2024
At least 27 people are reported killed in an attack on Donetsk in Russian-occupied Ukraine
Moscow-installed officials said Ukrainian shelling killed at least 27 people and wounded 25 on Sunday at a market on the outskirts of Donetsk, a Russian-occupied city in the eastern part of the countr...
Jan 21, 2024
Lydia Ko gets new year off to the right start with LPGA Tour opener victory, Canada's Henderson places third
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - It took only four rounds for Lydia Ko to put a dismal 2023 LPGA Tour season completely behind her. Ko rediscovered her winning touch Sunday in the season-opening Hilton Grand Vaca...
Jan 21, 2024
Liberals to hold auto-theft summit in February amid uptick in stolen cars sent abroad
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals have announced a national summit on auto theft aimed at getting provinces and industry officials together to address the growing issue of cars being stolen and shipped ab...
Jan 21, 2024
Canada's Hannah Schmidt wins second straight World Cup ski cross gold at Nakiska
NAKISKA, ALTA. - Hannah Schmidt doubled her World Cup ski cross victories at Nakiska Ski Resort on Sunday. The 29-year-old from Ottawa parlayed powerful starts out of the gates and over the opening ro...
Jan 21, 2024