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NEW YORK - Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has d...

WASHINGTON - Severe winter weather in much of the country pushed home construction down a sharp 10.3% in February while applications for new construction fell by 10.8%. The decline pushed home and apa...

OTTAWA - A female officer of the Canadian Armed Forces is quitting the military, saying she is "sickened" by investigations into alleged sexual misconduct by senior military leaders. In her sharply wo...

A Prince Albert woman is sharing her frustrations during a traumatic time of losing her ailing husband amid COVID restrictions at the Victoria Hospital in December. She says over a three week period s...

ATLANTA - A series of shootings over nearly an hour at three Atlanta-area massage parlours left eight people dead and raised fears that the attack was yet another hate crime against Asian Americans. P...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - The Buffalo Sabres fired coach Ralph Krueger on Wednesday, less than two years into his second season, and with the freefalling team in the midst of an 0-10-2 skid. The Sabres made the...

BRUSSELS - With summer looming and tourism-reliant countries anxiously waiting for the return of a steady influx of tourism income amid the coronavirus pandemic, the European Union's executive body pr...

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - In North Korea's first comments directed at the Biden administration, Kim Jong Un's powerful sister on Tuesday warned the United States to "refrain from causing a stink" if...

The U.S.-based branch of the Jesuits has unveiled ambitious plans for a "truth and reconciliation" initiative in partnership with descendants of people once enslaved by the Roman Catholic order. The J...

YANGON, Myanmar - Protesters against the military takeover in Myanmar were not relenting Wednesday as the deadly crackdown on peaceful demonstrations took an increasing toll. The verified death toll a...