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Pink Martini: eclectic music in 25 languages and a conga line due at the...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Thomas Lauderdale's description of his band, Pink Martini, is about as colorful as its name. "I...

Muhammad Ali Jr. says airport detention made him feel ‘violated’

Muhammad Ali’s son said Monday he felt “violated” when immigration officials questioned him about his religion at a Florida airport.“I was just appalled,” Muhammad...

4 dead, 2 injured after plane hits houses in California

RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- Four people died and two were injured when a small plane carrying a family returning from a cheerleading competition crashed into...

Confirmation of long-lost brother’s death brings grief, closure

Stephanie Schrade never imagined the time she spent with younger brother Jimmy Reymer at the Libertyland amusement park and other spots in Memphis, Tennessee,...

Longmont City Council to revisit proposed regulations about marijuana home grows

If You GoWhat: Longmont City Council regular meetingWhen: 7 p.m. Tuesday Where: Civic Center council chambers, 350 Kimbark St., LongmontMore...

Duo gets prison time for racial slurs at black child’s birthday celebration

A Georgia judge sentenced a couple to prison time today for their involvement in a 2015 incident in which a group they had...

Green Ride takes over SuperShuttle airport routes in Loveland, Fort Collins (updated)

Loveland-based Green Ride Colorado will take over airport shuttle service in Fort Collins and Loveland from SuperShuttle, the two companies announced Monday.The news comes...

Pilot who died in Cold Lake CF-18 crash didn’t eject, call for help, Department...

OTTAWA—An investigation has found a pilot who died during a training mission near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary didn’t eject or call for help before the...

Manulife admits it was the bank fined $1.2 million by Canada’s money-laundering watchdog |...

Manulife has admitted that it was the bank fined $1.2 million last year by Canada’s money laundering and terrorism financing watchdog, Fintrac.Fintrac had kept...

George W. Bush says ‘we all need answers’ on Trump and Russia | Toronto...

WASHINGTON—Former U.S. President George W. Bush said Monday “we all need answers” on the extent of contact between President Donald Trump’s team and the...

Ex-members say this church beat — and choked — the ‘devil’ out of them

SPINDALE, N.C. — From all over the world, they flocked to this tiny town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, lured by...

Filipino militants release video of beheading of German hostage | Toronto Star

MANILA, PHILIPPINES—Abu Sayyaf extremists in the Philippines released a video showing the beheading of a German hostage in the first sign the brutal Philippine...

Rise in prison violence leaves Ottawa with growing legal burden | Toronto Star

HALIFAX—Canada’s prison service faced 1,200 legal actions at the end of last March — a figure the federal prison ombudsman says is enough to...

Rubber City Beer Fest, Sibling Revelry beer dinner, more – beer calendar

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Several Ales on Rails excursions are slated, plus Forest City is hosting an artisan tasting event...

Professors see room for improvement in Ohio’s lawmakers, college officials’ work to reduce college...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Ohio's lawmakers and college officials have taken positive steps to increase funding and reduce student costs...

Vrbata’s late goal lifts Coyotes past Sabres

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- After two lackluster periods following a pre-game trade, Radim Vrbata and the Arizona Coyotes came to life.Vrbata scored with 18.9 seconds...

Bill opposed by Ticketmaster aims to make event tickets freely transferable in Maryland

State lawmakers will begin hearings this week on legislation that would prohibit companies from restricting the resale of tickets for entertainment and sporting events.The...

‘The Walking Dead’: Has Eugene really joined the Saviors?

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Sunday night's episode of "The Walking Dead" titled "Hostiles and Calamities" featured a change to a...

Facing Russia and terrorism, a NATO outsider urges EU to step up | Toronto...

HELSINKI—Finland is urging Europe to increase NATO contributions and focus more on security as the continent grapples with political turmoil from all sides, including...

Cory Gardner wrestles with Donald Trump, Twitter and Colorado voters

WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner has a modest proposal for the Twitter account of President Donald Trump.Instead of getting him to stop Tweeting...

Orioles' Bourn on football-related injury: 'That’s the risk you take, so you have to...

Over the course of his career, Orioles outfielder Michael Bourn said he has done several drills to improve his speed, and playing catch with...

Orioles lefty Wade Miley fast and efficient in his spring training debut

Orioles left-hander Wade Miley is one of the quickest workers in baseball, which can amplify the effect of how well he's actually pitching.When he’s...

‘American Watercolor’ showcases masterpieces of movement

PHILADELPHIA -- Prior to the 1860s, creating art with watercolor was seen as the realm of women and children, illustrators and amateurs. Artists wanting...

Tom Perez, new Democratic national chairman, pledges unity in the face of Trump |...

ATLANTA—Newly elected Democratic national chairman Tom Perez pledged on Sunday to unite a fractured party, rebuild at all levels from “school board to the...

Naming airport soon after Clintons doesn’t fly with GOP lawmaker

With his party now holding all of the levers of power in Arkansas politics, a Republican state lawmaker is pushing to remove...

Gov. John Kasich and Rep. Jim Jordan duel on TV over Obamacare repeal

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Champaign County GOP Rep. Jim Jordan dueled over Obamacare repeal in...

After years of trying to ban cellphones, many schools are now trying to make...

Researchers and educators agree that cellphones have become fixtures in Canadian classrooms, but opinion remains divided on how best to address their presence.All agree...

Mississauga man travels to Turkey, will try to get aid to besieged family in...

A Canadian man whose family is trapped in a militant-controlled area in the Libyan city of Benghazi has travelled to Turkey in effort to...

Feds probe school to see if de Blasio re-opened it as ‘favor’

Federal prosecutors are examining whether Mayor de Blasio ­reopened a religious girls’ school in Brooklyn closed for safety violations as a favor to a...

Warren Buffett sticks to business, avoids politics in letter

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett reiterated his rosy lengthy-term outlook for the U.S. economy and his distaste for higher Wall Street fees in...

Constable: Local Trumps cope with name’s baggage

By Burt Constablebconstable@dailyherald.comWhen Jane Kenehan married in 1970 and took her husband's unusual last name, she often had to spell it for people: T-R-U-M-P....

Transgender boy wins girls state wrestling title amid controversy | Toronto Star

CYPRESS, TEXAS—A 17-year-old transgender boy completed an undefeated season Saturday by winning a Texas state girls wrestling title made controversial by criticism from those...

District 14 "town hall" misses Rep. David Joyce

PAINESVILLE, Ohio -- About 150 people gathered in Veterans Park on Painesville Square on Saturday morning for what they...

At least 21 hurt when vehicle plows into crowd during Mardi Gras parade in...

Twenty-one people were injured Saturday night when a vehicle plowed into a crowd at the Krewe of Endymion Mardi Gras...

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill believed in extraterrestrials | Toronto Star

LONDON—Even as he was preparing for the biggest struggle of his life, leading Britain in its fight against Nazi Germany, Winston Churchill had something...

Bel Air resident, WUSA9's Kristen Berset battles breast cancer a second time

Bel Air resident and WUSA9 sports anchor Kristen Berset should be basking in wedded bliss.Instead, a month after getting married to Comcast SportsNet reporter...

How A-listers shamelessly campaign for Oscars

Earlier this week, a notoriously press-shy Casey Affleck appeared in his third PETA ad in 10 months, exposing the horrors of circuses as somber...

Ahead of CU Boulder visit, Robert Gates says country is ‘exhausted with war’

If you goWhat: Robert Gates at CU BoulderWhen: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday Where: Macky Auditorium, 1595 Pleasant St.Tickets: The event is sold out, according...

Community event brings resources, conversation after death of Cleveland teen Alianna DeFreeze (video)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Local organizations, law enforcement and the community came together during a community resource event Saturday. The...

Hero dogs who stopped mugging euthanized in city shelter

The two stray dogs who became heroes when they foiled a mugging in a Queens earlier this month were tragically euthanized by the city...