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Musician couple host concerts to fundraise for food pantry
NEW YORK - When Erin Shields belted out "Being Alive" - the showstopper from the Broadway classic "Company" - the title had extra levels of meaning. This virtual concert, broadcast from Shields' livin...
Apr 06, 2021
Police: 2 people shot, suspect 'down' in Maryland
FREDERICK, Md. - Police in Maryland responded to an active shooter on Tuesday and said there are at least two victims. They said the suspect was "down." The shooting happened at an address where a con...
Apr 06, 2021
Tours of historic site near Blaine Lake open this July
Residents throughout Saskatchewan that are looking for a unique outdoor experience they can get in their own province may have that chance at a caves site near Blaine Lake this summer.This July, the D...
Apr 06, 2021
Prayer vigil held outside NY hospital for rapper DMX
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - Supporters and family of the rapper DMX chanted his name and offered up prayers Monday outside the New York hospital where he remained on life support. The 50-year-old was admitte...
Apr 06, 2021
Hashida, who wrote 'Oshin,' many other hit dramas dies at 95
TOKYO - Renowned Japanese scriptwriter Sugako Hashida, best known for the internationally popular TV drama series "Oshin," has died of lymphoma. She was 95. Hashida had been treated for the illness si...
Apr 06, 2021
Official: Biden moving vaccine eligibility date to April 19
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden was set to announce Tuesday that he is shaving about two weeks off his May 1 deadline for states to make all adults eligible for coronavirus vaccines. With states grad...
Apr 06, 2021
6 relatives dead in apparent murder-suicide at Texas home
DALLAS - Six people were found fatally shot in a suburban Dallas home early Monday after police say two brothers made a pact to kill four family members and themselves. Officers in Allen went to the h...
Apr 06, 2021
New recording indicates Jordanians tried to silence prince
JERUSALEM - A new audio recording that surfaced Tuesday indicates that Jordanian authorities tried to silence a former crown prince for meeting with internal critics but contains no mention of a forei...
Apr 06, 2021
One of country's largest sugar maples removed for safety
KENSINGTON, N.H. - A sugar maple tree that has watched over a New Hampshire home for more than 200 years and was one of the largest of its kind in the United States is coming down because of safety co...
Apr 06, 2021
Putin signs law allowing him 2 more terms as Russia's leader
MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law allowing him to potentially hold onto power until 2036, a move that formalizes constitutional changes endorsed in a vote last year. The...
Apr 06, 2021