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TV producer Dick Wolf making history with 'Law & Order: SVU'
NEW YORK - That familiar "cha-CHUNG" sound effect from the opening credits of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" this Thursday will signal the debut of a new season and something else - TV histor...
Sep 24, 2019
Tom Hanks to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
LOS ANGELES - Tom Hanks became one of Hollywood's beloved actors through an array of likable roles, from "Big" to "Forrest Gump," and now his decorated career has earned him one of the highest honours...
Sep 24, 2019
In cryptic tweet, Antonio Brown appears to retire from NFL
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Antonio Brown went on a Twitter rant on his first NFL Sunday without a team, announcing he was done for good with the league that exiled him. Even though, he claimed, it had been m...
Sep 24, 2019
Vettel ends 13-month winless run; Ferrari 1-2 at Singapore
SINGAPORE - Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel took advantage of an early pit stop to win the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday and end a 13-month winless streak in Formula One. Vettel, who started third on...
Sep 24, 2019
Canadian race walker Evan Dunfee ready for 'insane' late-night challenge
Evan Dunfee would normally be sleeping at the time he'll be stepping up to the start line at the world track and field championships. In an attempt to beat the sweltering heat of Doha, Qatar, any even...
Sep 24, 2019
Scheer promises to clear backlog of veterans waiting to receive benefits
CANOE COVE, P.E.I. - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer asked Canada's embittered military veterans to welcome his party back into their hearts Sunday after a tumultuous 1...
Sep 24, 2019
Quebec First Nation challenging commercial lobster fishing limits
LISTUGUJ, Que. - An Indigenous band in eastern Quebec is challenging the limits of its commercial fishing licence, saying the federal government should allow its members to sell lobster caught during ...
Sep 24, 2019
5 things you need to know: Tuesday, Sept.24
Here are the five things we think you should know:Woman charged for threats towards local school23-year-old Emily Holland has been charged with four counts of uttering threats to cause death or bodily...
Sep 24, 2019
Strong earthquake jolts northeast Pakistan, causing damages
ISLAMABAD - A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck northeast Pakistan Tuesday, damaging some homes, wounding several people and causing people to rush out of multistory buildings into the streets,...
Sep 24, 2019
Pakistan bus crash kills 26; brakes fail on mountain road
ISLAMABAD - A bus crash in northern Pakistan killed 26 people Sunday after its brakes failed on a winding mountain road, police said. Another 20 passengers were injured when the bus smashed head-on in...
Sep 24, 2019