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California becomes first state to top 3 million virus cases
LOS ANGELES - California on Monday became the first state to record more than 3 million known coronavirus infections. The grim milestone, as tallied by Johns Hopkins University, wasn't entirely unexpe...
Jan 18, 2021

Spaniards killed women, kids over slaying of conquistadores
MEXICO CITY - New research suggests Spanish conquistadores butchered at least a dozen women and their children in an Aztec-allied town where the inhabitants sacrificed and ate a detachment of Spaniard...
Jan 18, 2021

Pakistan PM angry over reports TV anchor knew about strike
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan's prime minister reacted angrily Monday to media reports of a text exchange between an Indian TV anchor and a former media industry executive that suggests a 2019 Indian airstrike...
Jan 18, 2021

Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes
MANAGUA, Nicaragua - Nicaragua's congress gave final approval Monday to change the constitution to permit life imprisonment. Congress is dominated by President Daniel Ortega's Sandinista party, and op...
Jan 18, 2021

Biden to propose 8-year citizenship path for immigrants
WASHINGTON - President-elect Joe Biden plans to unveil a sweeping immigration bill on Day One of his administration, hoping to provide an eight-year path to citizenship for an estimated 11 million peo...
Jan 18, 2021

TWolves back in the gym, united as one
PRINCE GEORGE - Back as one.For the first time in a long time, the UNBC Timberwolves men's basketball team was back on the court as a team. A few weeks back in online classes, the student-athletes thr...
Jan 18, 2021

Blue Monday very different this year
"It's always the shocker when you open your credit card bill after your Christmas spending and your gifts." That's how Angela Crowe with Raymond James describes Blue Monday, which is today. The fun an...
Jan 18, 2021

AME Forum underway virtually
PRINCE GEORGE - The Association of Mineral Exploration forum is back and for the first time ever, it is virtual. Remarkably, investment in mineral exploration has been very robust, despite the pandemi...
Jan 18, 2021

City food drive brings in over 4,000 pounds for Salvation Army
PRINCE GEORGE - It was a very successful city-wide food drive held on Saturday in Prince George as over 4,000 pounds of food was donated and over $10,000 in cash was raised.Those totals alone will hel...
Jan 18, 2021

Raptors coach Nick Nurse watches fallout from blockbuster Harden trade with interest
TAMPA - Raptors coach Nick Nurse says he will watch with interest the fallout of last week's blockbuster four-team trade that sent James Harden from Houston to Brooklyn. He called it a "hell of a stor...
Jan 18, 2021