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99-year-old granny gets ‘arrested’ to fulfill bucket list

Most people cringe at the thought of being inside a jail cell — but this granny had it on her bucket list.A 99-year-old woman...

2 die in plane crash at Culver Reservoir in Berthoud

A single-engine planed crashed Monday morning into Culver Reservoir near Berthoud. The two male occupanets of the plane were declared dead at an area...

Money being raised to restore Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia | Toronto Star

PHILADELPHIA—Money is being raised to repair and restore more than 100 headstones that were vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia while police hunt...

White House no longer plans to challenge Texas’ voter ID law, lawyer says |...

AUSTIN, TEXAS—An attorney for a voting rights group said Monday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration said that the federal government no longer plans...

The NDP need a principled approach to policy, not a rock star leader: Hébert...

MONTREAL—Almost a year after the New Democrats made history of a kind by showing Thomas Mulcair the door the party has finally corralled enough...

‘Cars 3’ actually looks totally cool

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If the latest teaser is any indication, "Cars 3" is going to look a lot different...

Hathaway Brown, St. Edward schools host student film festival

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Young filmmakers are getting a chance to shine in Cleveland. Hathaway Brown school is hosting its...

Snow Friday, then sunny skies and a bit of a warm-up: Northeast Ohio weekend...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - This weekend will be March, and while it's an early forecast, skies are looking sunny. High...

Akron Children’s Hospital welcomes two-way conversion on Exchange, Cedar streets

AKRON, Ohio -- Cnverting the one-way Exchange Street to two-way traffic will help ambulances arrive safely and pedestrians navigate...

Mr. Trump, open the envelope, please – and Shizam! It’s all a huge mistake!...

Garrison KeillorCourtesy of Washington Post Writers Group  "Maniacal" is not a word you care to hear about the president...

Willoughby kidnapping suspect calls $1 million bond ‘ridiculous,’ says he acted ‘not out of...

Michael RibaudoWilloughby police  WILLOUGHBY, Ohio -- The man accused of kidnapping three family members and holding them in a...

Man accused of sexually assaulting woman at Cleveland RTA station

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A Cleveland man is accused of sexually assaulting and threatening to shoot a woman earlier this...

Cops arrest man for threatening to burn police station down

A 25-year-old firebug was arrested when he walked into a NYPD police station in Queens carrying a lighter and lighter fluid – and threatened...

Police district commander replaced in hard-hit area

Baltimore police Major Brian Hance announced on Monday that he will no longer oversee police's Southern District, a region that has led Baltimore in...

Mother arrested carrying handgun at BWI while walking children to gate

A Virginia mother was arrested and charged after recently carrying a loaded handgun into Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport while transporting her children...

Police seeking man who killed pet turtle with knife sharpener during burglary

Baltimore County police are searching for a man who they say killed a Parkville woman's pet turtle after burglarizing her home last month.Police say...

Babies photographed cuddled up in molds of their moms’ pregnant bellies

Nothing is sweeter than a sleeping infant, except when that infant is curled up inside a mold of their mom’s pregnant belly. ...

Lady&rsquos &lsquoarrest&rsquo leads to surprise proposal

A prank involving two Tennessee police officers led to a romantic proposal outdoors a squad auto on Friday afternoon. Greg Morris, 20,...

Germany sees ‘alarmingly high’ number of anti-migrant crimes | Toronto Star

BERLIN—Migrants and their homes in Germany faced more than 3,500 attacks in 2016, a number that is “alarmingly high and cause for concern,” a...

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...