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Toronto mayor denies he smokes crack cocaine

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto Mayor Rob Ford denied Friday that he smokes crack cocaine and said he is not an addict after a video purported to show him using the drug. The mayor of Canada’s […]

20 hours ago

Furlough Friday: Unpaid day off for many in government

WASHINGTON (AP) — No one answered the tax-help hotline at the IRS on Friday. And you could forget about getting advice on avoiding foreclosures at the 80 Housing and Urban Development field offices nationwide. It […]

20 hours ago

Fairfield, Conn., site of train derailment. (AP Photo)

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week’s train collision that that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City. It took Gary Maddin of […]

2013/05/20

Canada trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Canadian government is trying to lure Silicon Valley tech workers who are frustrated by U.S. visa policies, just as Congress wrestles with a long-sought overhaul of America’s immigration system. […]

2013/05/18

Marine, dog reunited in surprise ceremony

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — When Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach served as a dog handler in Afghanistan, he told the yellow lab who was his constant companion that he’d look her up when he returned […]

2013/05/17

Steven Miller, ousted IRS Acting Commissioner, testifying before US House Ways and Means Committee hearing on IRS scrutiny of tax-exempt status requests. (AP Photo)

House chairman sees IRS errors as part of pattern

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service’s improper use of tougher scrutiny of conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status seems part of a broader pattern of intimidation and cover-ups by the Obama administration, a top House […]

2013/05/17

EU to ban reusable olive oil bottles in eateries

BRUSSELS (AP) — The small glass bottle filled, and refilled, with golden olive oil has long been a staple on many restaurant tables across Europe. Now, the European Union is going to ban it. The […]

2013/05/17

US job postings fell in March; hiring slowed

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in March compared with February and slowed overall hiring, underscoring a weak month of job growth. The Labor Department says job openings fell 1.4 percent to […]

2013/05/07

Raid of Minn. home disrupted ‘terror attack’

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The FBI says a potential terror attack that it believes was disrupted by a mobile home raid was in its “planning stages” and the target was believed to be in western Minnesota. […]

2013/05/06

Officials: Israel launches airstrike into Syria

WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel launched an airstrike into Syria, apparently targeting a suspected weapons site, U.S. officials said Friday night. The strike occurred overnight Thursday into Friday, the officials told The Associated Press. It did […]

2013/05/04

Murder suspect mistakenly released from LA jail

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County Sheriff’s authorities say a man charged with murder was accidentally released from jail last month because of a clerical error. Sheriff’s Capt. Chuck Antuna says 32-year-old Johnny Mata […]

2013/05/04

Adam Yauch of the Beastie Boys. (AP Photo)

NYC park named after late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City playground where the late Beastie Boy Adam Yauch learned to ride a bike as a child has been renamed in his honor. City officials on Friday rechristened […]

2013/05/04