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July 2, 2025
Bryan Kohberger is due to appear in court to plead guilty in University of Idaho stabbings
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — More than two years after the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students shocked the rural community of Moscow...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
He pioneered the cellphone. It changed how people around the world talk to each other
DEL MAR, Calif. (AP) — Dick Tracy got an atom-powered two-way wrist radio in 1946. Marty Cooper never forgot it.
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for many Haitians
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary legal status for more than 500...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
Once known as ‘Dirty Myrtle,’ Myrtle Beach is now the fastest-growing US metro for seniors
A South Carolina beach town once nicknamed “Dirty Myrtle” because of its rowdy nightclubs and strip joints has become a magnet for retirees...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
MS-13 leader to be sentenced in racketeering case involving 8 murders
CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The leader of an MS-13 clique in the suburbs of New York City faces sentencing Wednesday in a federal racketeerin...
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July 2, 2025
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July 2, 2025
Snake on a plane delays a flight in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian domestic flight was delayed for two hours after a stowaway snake was found in the plane’s cargo ho...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
SIU investigating after man suffers serious, life-altering injuries in crash north of Cobourg
The 25-year-old man was injured early Tuesday, north of Cobourg, after an OPP officer tried to stop a driver for speeding on Hwy. 45.
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
US, Indo-Pacific partners agree to strengthen maritime, critical minerals cooperation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States. Australia, India and Japan have agreed to expand their cooperation on maritime security in the Indo-Pac...
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July 2, 2025
Man who killed his family after his wife sought a divorce is set for execution in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A man who killed his wife and two children in 1994 after she sought a divorce is scheduled for execution in Florida...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
The top photos of the day by AP’s photojournalists
From front-page news to powerful moments you may have missed, this gallery showcases today’s top photos chosen by Associated Press photo edi...
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July 2, 2025
Lindsey Graham gets GOP primary challenge from André Bauer, South Carolina’s former lieutenant gov
CHAPIN, S.C. (AP) — Former South Carolina Lt. Gov. André Bauer is mounting a GOP primary challenge to Sen. Lindsey Graham, arguing the incum...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
Celebrating Canada Day with elbows up in Toronto and across the country: ‘We are better than that’
Thousands joined Canada Day parties for the country’s 158th birthday in the Toronto Tuesday, with festivities and fireworks to go into the e...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
In Idaho college town where 4 students were killed, relief and anger over Bryan Kohberger plea deal
MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) — Residents expressed a mix of relief and anger Tuesday in the small Idaho college town where four students were stabbed...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
20 states sue after the Trump administration releases private Medicaid data to deportation officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration violated federal privacy laws when it turned over Medicaid data on millions of enrollees to depor...
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July 2, 2025
Federal judge halts the Trump administration from dismantling the US African Development Foundation
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small...
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July 2, 2025
Venezuelan lawmakers declare UN human rights chief persona non grata
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s ruling party-controlled National Assembly on Tuesday declared Volker Türk, the United Nations high com...
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July 2, 2025
Day camp, summer school and after-school programs in limbo during Trump administration review
WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income Am...
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July 2, 2025
Trump administration withholds $6 billion in federal grants for after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income Am...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
Trump administration withholds $6 billion federal grants for after-school and summer programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income Am...
The Toronto Star
July 2, 2025
Trump administration withholds over $6 billion for after-school, summer programs and more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Day camp providers and schools are warning that a Trump administration funding freeze could wreck summer for low-income Am...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Celebrating Canada Day across Toronto with elbows up: ‘We are better than that’
Thousands joined Canada Day parties for the country’s 158th birthday across the city Tuesday, with festivities and fireworks to go into the...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Evacuation alert rescinded bear Ethel Lake, Yukon, fire remains out of control
The Yukon government has rescinded an evacuation alert for the area around Ethel Lake, but the nearby wildfire that prompted the advisory on...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Evacuation alert rescinded near Ethel Lake, Yukon, fire remains out of control
The Yukon government has rescinded an evacuation alert for the area around Ethel Lake, but the nearby wildfire that prompted the advisory on...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
‘Agonizing’: How Alaska’s pivotal Republican senator decided to vote for Donald Trump’s bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — Just after midnight, Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski was pacing in a Senate hallway, alone and looking concerned.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
US won’t send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military assistance
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is halting some shipments of air defense missiles and other munitions to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stock...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
US won’t send some weapons pledged to Ukraine following a Pentagon review of military aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is halting some shipments of weapons to Ukraine amid concerns that its own stockpiles have declined too much, off...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Costa Rica’s top court seeks to strip President Chaves’ immunity over corruption case
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his l...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY - Metro Vancouver Transit Police say there were no injuries after a TransLink Bus attempted to avoid colliding with a vehicle and ins...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
New Trump portrait donated by White House hangs in Colorado Capitol after earlier one drew his ire
A presidential portrait with Donald Trump's approval now hangs in the Colorado Capitol after his complaints got a previous one of him taken...
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July 1, 2025
NCAA’s House settlement era begins, shaking up college athletics as some schools opt out
The NCAA's House settlement era launched on Tuesday, with athletic programs across the country free to start paying millions to their athlet...
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July 1, 2025
Six suspects arrested in Huntsville-area armed home invasion that shut down Highway 11
The highway reopened around noon Tuesday, and a shelter-in-place order was lifted, after the arrests. Police are still looking for additiona...
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July 1, 2025
Arizona Democrats will bypass struggling state party in midterms, with key races on ballot
PHOENIX (AP) — Top Arizona Democrats said Tuesday they will bypass the financially strained state party and its embattled new chairman in ne...
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July 1, 2025
Photos of Trump touring an immigration detention center dubbed ‘Alligator Alcatraz’
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump toured a newly built immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades surrounded by alliga...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Jurors reach verdict on 4 counts at Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sex trafficking trial, remain deadlocked on 1
The outstanding charge accuses Combs of racketeering conspiracy, which alleges he ran his Bad Boy Records empire like a criminal organizatio...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Canada-U.S. citizen in custody in deadly St. Lawrence River human smuggling case
WASHINGTON - A dual Canadian-American citizen that United States authorities allege was part of a deadly human smuggling operation that left...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Michigan attorney general says she is investigating a company promoting ‘twin flame’ romance
DETROIT (AP) — State and federal authorities are investigating an online company that pledges to help people find their eternal love, Michig...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
‘We’re back’: Pedestrian Sundays return to Kensington Market after unexpected pause
Popular street festival considering changes after concerns about outside vendors and unregulated sales closed the 21-year-old event in May.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Son of ‘El Chapo’ to plead guilty in US drug trafficking case
CHICAGO (AP) — The son of notorious Mexican drug kingpin “El Chapo” intends to plead guilty to drug trafficking charges in the U.S., accordi...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
The US says ‘little to show‘ for six-decade aid agency. Supporters point to millions of lives saved
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some staffers of the U.S. Agency for International Development raced against the moment their computer access would be shu...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Person killed on shoulder of Highway 401 in eastern Ontario: OPP
LANDSDOWNE - Ontario Provincial Police in Leeds County are investigating a fatal collision that happened early Tuesday morning on Highway 40...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
What the Justice Department’s push to bring denaturalization cases means
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its plans to revoke the citizenship of immigrants who've committed crimes or pose a n...
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July 1, 2025
Kentucky Senate hopeful says Mitch McConnell doesn’t deserve lifetime achievement award
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican businessman Nate Morris has declared that Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell doesn't deserve a lifetime achieve...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
FBI says it plans to move headquarters to different location in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI announced Tuesday that it planned to move its Washington headquarters several blocks away from its current five-de...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Mirabel, Que., Mayor Patrick Charbonneau dies suddenly at age 46, city says
MONTREAL - The city of Mirabel, Que., says it's in mourning after its mayor, Patrick Charbonneau, died suddenly at the age of 46.
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Lululemon’s lawsuit against Costco highlights the rise of fashion ‘dupes’
NEW YORK (AP) — Fashion “dupes,” or less expensive versions of high-end clothing and other accessories, are just about everywhere these days...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
Idaho murder case highlights limits of victims’ input in plea bargains
The man charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students in November 2022 has agreed to plead guilty, according to an att...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
UPenn to ban transgender athletes, feds say, ending civil rights case focused on swimmer Lia Thomas
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania has agreed to ban transgender women from its women’s sports teams to resolve a federal civi...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025
UPenn to update swimming records set by Lia Thomas, settling with feds on transgender athletes case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The University of Pennsylvania says it will update records set by transgender swimmer Lia Thomas and apologize to female a...
The Toronto Star
July 1, 2025