Author: Associated Press
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Authorities identify suspect in Canada shooting
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The suspect in a Canada school shooting was an 18-year-old who had a history of police home visits to check on the the teenager’s mental health, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the attack that killed eight people in a remote part of British Columbia. Police said Jesse Van Rootselaar was…
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Seattle Seahawks ride their ‘Dark Side’ defense to a Super Bowl title, pounding the Patriots 29-13
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The “Dark Side” defense carried Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks to a Lombardi Trophy. Devon Witherspoon, Derick Hall, Byron Murphy and the rest of Mike Macdonald’s ferocious unit pummeled Drake Maye, and the Seahawks beat the New England Patriots 29-13 on Sunday to win the franchise’s second Super Bowl.…
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Denver sees 41% homicide rate drop in 2025, largest of major U.S. cities
Denver saw the largest homicide rate decrease of any major U.S. city in 2025, according to a new report from the Council on Criminal Justice. The city’s 41% drop in reported homicides from 2024-2025 ranked No. 1 among data collected from 35 American cities in the report, far ahead of other major cities such as…
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6 people killed in Mississippi rampage, including 7-year-old girl. Suspect charged with murder
WEST POINT, Miss. (AP) — A 24-year-old Mississippi man killed six people — his father, brother, uncle, 7-year-old cousin, a church pastor and the pastor’s brother — at three locations during a Friday night rampage in a rural area, authorities said. Daricka M. Moore was arrested at a police roadblock in Cedarbluff just before midnight…
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RHP Michael Lorenzen agrees to an $8 million, 1-year contract with the Rockies, AP source says
Right-hander Michael Lorenzen has agreed to an $8 million, one-year contract with the Colorado Rockies, according to a person familiar with the situation. The deal includes a $9 million club option for the 2027 season. The person spoke Wednesday night to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement was pending a physical.…
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Rubio to meet with Danish leadership as Trump pushes to take over Greenland
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he plans to meet with Danish officials next week after the Trump administration doubled down on its intention to acquire Greenland, the strategic Arctic island that is a self-governing territory of Denmark. Since the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, President Donald Trump has revived his argument that the United States…
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Military operation disrupts Caribbean holiday travel
The U.S. military operation that captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country early Saturday also disrupted Caribbean travel at a busy travel time for the region. No airline flights were crossing over Venezuela on Saturday, according to FlightRadar24.com. And major airlines canceled hundreds of flights across the eastern Caribbean region…
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Former heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua involved in a car accident in Nigeria
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Anthony Joshua, the Nigerian-British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, was involved in a car accident that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. The Lagos state commissioner for information, Gbenga Omotoso, confirmed the accident in a post on X, adding that the government had sent ambulances to the crash…
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Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin a perfect 5/5 in 2026 World Cup Slalom races with victory in Austria
SEMMERING, Austria (AP) — Vail’s Mikaela Shiffrin came from behind to win a World Cup night slalom in tough conditions Sunday and extend her winning streak in the discipline to six races. Shiffrin is a perfect 5 for 5 in slalom races in the 2026 World Cup season. The American was fourth, more than half…
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Mosque bombing in Syria leaves 8 dead and 18 wounded
IDLIB, Syria (AP) — A bombing at a mosque located in the Syrian city of Homs during Friday prayers killed at least eight people and wounded 18 others, authorities said. Images released by Syria’s state-run Arab News Agency showed blood on the mosque’s carpets, holes in the walls, shattered windows and fire damage. The Imam…