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A$AP Rocky trial begins on charges he fired a gun at a former friend

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jury selection is set to begin Tuesday in a trial against A$AP Rocky , who is charged with firing a gun at a former friend and could get a decades-long prison sentence if convicted.

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Symbol of unity? Inauguration news coverage illustrates differences that pull country apart

A presidential inauguration is traditionally a symbol of the traditions that bind Americans together. Mainstream media coverage of the event on Monday provided many reminders of what keeps people apart.

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Salmonella linked to recalled mini pastries may have infected nearly 1,600: PHAC

TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada said nearly 1,600 people may have been infected with salmonella linked to the recall of mini pastries.

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Symbol of unity? Inauguration news coverage illustrates differences that pull country apart

A presidential inauguration is traditionally a symbol of the traditions that bind Americans together. Mainstream media coverage of the event on Monday provided many reminders of what keeps people apart.

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Jasper says housing plan promised by Alberta government after wildfire falls short

JASPER, ALTA. — As more than 600 families find themselves without homes in fire-ravaged Jasper, Alta., the Rocky Mountain tourist town and the province are locked in a standoff over what to build for interim housing.

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'Nothing to hide': Sum 41 singer says he's ready to defend memoir in court after legal notices filed

TORONTO — Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley says he's prepared to battle in Ontario court with his former manager over their sexual relationship, which he alleges took advantage of him as a rising young musician.

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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1: Jan. 26: Actor Scott Glenn (“Secretariat,” “The Right Stuff”) is 86. Actor Richard Portnow (“Trumbo,” ″The Sopranos”) is 78. Drummer Corky Laing of Mountain is 77. Actor David Strathairn is 76.

Jan 20, 2025 1:23 PM Read more >

What Melania Trump wore to the inauguration - including the hat

While red baseball caps have become synonymous with President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump made her own millinery-related fashion statement, sporting a navy wide-brimmed hat by an American designer on Inauguration Day.

Jan 20, 2025 1:19 PM Read more >

Teen pleads guilty to murder in stabbings at Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England

LONDON (AP) — A British teen pleaded guilty Monday to murdering three girls and attempting to kill 10 other people in what a prosecutor said was a “meticulously planned” stabbing rampage at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in England last summer.

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'Lynch was everything to me': How the surrealist icon inspired Canadian filmmakers

TORONTO — Kyle Edward Ball was only 9 when he watched his first David Lynch movie — 2001’s mind-bending psychological thriller “Mulholland Drive” — but it left an indelible mark on him. "What struck me is his movies are like music.

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