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‘Taken’ star Gaius Charles talks about NBC’s new show based on the movie

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In "Taken," Liam Neeson played a retired CIA operative with a particular set of skills that...

Cuyahoga County to spend $1 million to create parking lot at Halle Brothers Warehouse

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cuyahoga County will spend $1 million to buy property and create a parking lot because it...

82 non-U.S. citizens illegally cast ballots in Ohio elections, secretary of state says

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's office has identified 82 non-U.S. citizens who have illegally voted...

Perez, Ellison and a unified front against Trump

"I don't belong to an organized political party. I'm a Democrat."—Will RogersOne would think that if anything could focus the minds of Democrats and...

When will DC's famed cherry trees bloom? Find out Wednesday

The predicted peak blooming period for this year's cherry blossom season in Washington will be announced this week. The window is expected to be...

'Homeland' recap: Action ramps up in 'The Return'

Everyone is on edge as we begin "Homeland" this week. Feelings are raw, and our two strong lead characters, Carrie and President-elect Keane, are...

Baltimore artists to receive funding for film, media projects from Johns Hopkins fund

Nine upcoming projects from local artists will receive thousands of dollars from Johns Hopkins University’s Saul Zaentz Innovation Fund in Film and Media to...

Circa, a Sinclair website targeting millennials, plans to expand to Europe

Circa, a Sinclair Broadcast Group news and entertainment website targeting millennials, plans to expand internationally, with video-on demand channels to be available in Europe...

Philadelphia Jewish neighborhood feels ‘threatened’ just after gravestones toppled

After an incident in which hundreds of headstones at a cemetery were discovered broken and overturned, the head of The Jewish Federation of...

Suspect in TTC shooting had held up station twice before, police say | Toronto...

Toronto police say a suspect who shot a TTC fare collector in the neck five years ago had held up the same subway station...

Human fly takes plea deal for climbing Trump Tower

The Donald Trump fan busted for scaling Trump Tower in a bid to see the then President-elect up close took a plea deal Monday...

Muslim terrorists behead kidnapped sailor after ransom is denied

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

Duterte says he would kill his own child in war on drugs

The foul-mouthed Philippines president who’s bragged about throwing criminals out of helicopters and gunning down drug offenders in the streets has a new target:...

Accountant's sentence delayed in $8M charter school fraud

Sign up for one of our email newsletters.Updated 4 hours ago Sentencing has been delayed for an accountant who pleaded guilty to...

Trump will hike defence spending by $54B, White House says | Toronto Star

WASHINGTON—The White House says President Donald Trump’s upcoming budget will propose a whopping $54 billion increase in defence spending and impose corresponding cuts to...

Expect ‘something special’ to replace Obamacare, Trump tells health insurers | Toronto Star

President Donald Trump told major U.S. health insurers at a White House meeting today to expect “something special” to replace Obamacare, as the administration gets...

TransCanada plans to sell Iroquois natural gas system to TC Pipelines | Toronto...

CALGARY—TransCanada Corp. is negotiating the sale of a 49.3 per cent interest in the Iroquois natural gas transmission system that connects its main Canadian...

Reeves' attorneys continue to question thoroughness of detectives' investigation

DADE CITY — Defense attorneys for Curtis Reeves continued their impeachment of the investigation leading to Reeves' arrest in 2014 after he shot another...

Bridging the gap: Tampa Realtors cross bay to see why St. Pete's condo market...

ST. PETERSBURG — As the Cross-Bay Ferry slips into the Vinoy Basin, Lynn McKinnon points at the high-rises along Beach Drive and lets out...

Two people pulled from wreckage of plane that crashed into Culver Reservoir in Larimer...

Two people were rescued from the wreckage of a small airplane that crashed Monday morning into Culver Reservoir, near Berthoud, in Larimer County.Single engine...