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Snowmobiler in critical condition after Winter X
Snowmobiler Caleb Moore was in critical condition Tuesday in a Colorado hospital after a dramatic crash at the Winter X Games in Aspen, and a relative ...
AP IMPACT: Recession, tech kill middle-class jobs
Five years after the start of the Great Recession, the toll is terrifyingly clear: Millions of middle-class jobs have been lost in developed countries ...
10 things to know about the upcoming NHL season
The lockout that lasted 119 days has ended, the new collective bargaining agreement is in place and the NHL is finally about to play games again after ...
Maple Leafs fire GM Brian Burke as season nears
Brian Burke's brash and outspoken style wasn't a good fit for the new corporate owners of the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs fired their general ...
Strong earthquake shakes parts of Alaska, Canada
A powerful earthquake sparked a tsunami warning for hundreds of miles of Alaskan and Canadian coastline, but the alert was canceled when no damaging ...
Survivors of Ore. bus crash prepare to go home
Some of the survivors of a fatal bus crash on a rural Oregon highway retrieved their passports and other belongings Tuesday so they can finish their ...
Survivors of fatal Ore. bus crash say some ejected
Survivors of a bus crash that killed nine people on a partly icy section of interstate in rural Eastern Oregon said Monday some passengers were thrown ...
9 killed in tour bus crash along Oregon highway
A tour bus careened through a guardrail along an icy Oregon highway and 100 feet down a steep embankment Sunday, killing nine people and injuring more ...
Washington could become pot source for neighbors
Now that marijuana is legal in neighboring Washington state, Portland police are offering some helpful advice to Oregon pot users. Sure, you can go ...
Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off Canadian coast
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada, but there were no reports of major damage. Residents in parts of British Columbia were ...
Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off western Canada
A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the west coast of Canada and a tsunami warning was issued, authorities said, but there were no immediate reports ...
Wash. pollution case tests international law
The glistening waters and sandy beaches of the Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area have drawn millions of tourists over the years. But the lake ...
Stepdad: Border guard shooter sent text to mother
An unarmed Canadian border guard shot in her booth at a busy U.S.-Canada crossing north of Seattle was on her way to a full recovery Wednesday as ...
Remains of missing Canadian found near Nevada line
A Canadian man whose remains were found 18 months after he and his wife got stranded in their van in Nevada's wilderness had hiked within six miles ...
World hockey chief expects NHL players in Sochi
The International Ice Hockey Federation is operating on the assumption that NHL players will take part in the 2014 Sochi Olympics. "We've prepared ...
15-year-old Ko becomes youngest LPGA Tour winner
Lydia Ko showed playing partner Stacy Lewis a lot more than a great golf swing in the 15-year-old's historic Canadian Women's Open victory. "I was ...
15-year-old Lydia Ko wins in Canada
Lydia Ko made some more history — and made it clear that she has no plans to rush into a professional golf career. The 15-year-old Ko is used to ...
15-year-old Lydia Ko leads in Canada
Lydia Ko took a one-stroke lead Saturday in the Canadian Women's Open in her bid to become the youngest winner in LPGA Tour history, shooting an ...
15-year-old Lydia Ko shares lead in Canada
Teen star Lydia Ko shot her second straight 4-under 68 on Friday for a share of the lead with Chella Choi in the Canadian Women's Open. Ko, the ...