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Search on for 2nd suspect in fatal Georgia police shooting
October 21, 2018 - 10:36 PM

SNELLVILLE, Ga. - Authorities said they are continuing the search for the second of two teenage suspects in connection with the fatal weekend shooting of a police officer near a school northeast of Atlanta.
Florida's culture clash pits Gillum against Trump voters
October 21, 2018 - 10:22 PM

THE VILLAGES, Fla. - President Donald Trump's loyalists here at Florida's premier retirement community fear Andrew Gillum.
Saudi king, crown prince call slain writer Khashoggi's son
October 21, 2018 - 10:17 PM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has called the son of Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist killed at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul by officials that allegedly included a member of the royal's entourage.
Japanese Nobel chemistry laureate Shimomura dies at 90
October 21, 2018 - 10:06 PM

TOKYO - Japanese-born Marine biologist Osamu Shimomura, who won the Nobel Prize in chemistry, has died. He was 90.
Warren took DNA test to help rebuild "trust in government"
October 21, 2018 - 9:50 PM

Democratic U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren said Sunday that she changed her mind recently and took a DNA test proving her heritage because Americans' trust in government is "at an all-time low" and she wanted to help rebuild it by being transparent.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus feted for career achievement in comedy
October 21, 2018 - 9:49 PM

WASHINGTON - After a 35-year acting career and with two iconic television characters to her name--"Seinfeld's" Elain Benes and foul-mouthed Vice-President Selina Myers--Julia Louis-Dreyfus has been honoured with the Mark Twain Prize for lifetime achievement in comedy.
Abe to bring business leaders to Beijing amid US trade spat
October 21, 2018 - 9:46 PM

BEIJING - Around 500 Japanese business leaders will accompany Prime Minister Shinzo Abe when he visits Beijing this week, amid an ongoing China-U.S. trade feud that is hurting industries on both sides.
Rescuers search site after train crash killed 18 in Taiwan
October 21, 2018 - 9:21 PM

DONGSHAN TOWNSHIP, Taiwan - Rescuers searched through wreckage Monday after one of Taiwan's fastest passenger trains derailed on a curve along a popular weekend route, killing at least 18 people and injuring more than 180 others.
Both sides ignoring swing voters in hot Texas Senate race
October 21, 2018 - 9:14 PM

AUSTIN, Texas - With Mike Pence and Donald Trump Jr. already visiting the state and the president himself coming Monday, Ted Cruz is convening a veritable parade of Republican powerbrokers in the final weeks of the Texas Senate campaign to ensure Democrat Beto O'Rourke doesn't upset him.
PM formally apologizes to Australian child sex abuse victims
October 21, 2018 - 9:12 PM

SYDNEY, Australia - Prime Minister Scott Morrison delivered a formal apology on Monday to Australia's victims of child sex abuse, saying the nation must acknowledge their long, painful journey and say sorry.
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Stop people from giving food to Penticton homeless people? Politicians 'surprised' by public reaction to idea
PENTICTON - Two South Okanagan regional directors are trying to walk back controversial comments this week after openly discussing if they could use health regulations to stop people from giving food to homeless people. Judy Sentes, one of