Officials say 3 dead in Canadian train derailment
BURLINGTON, Ontario (AP) — A Canadian Via Rail passenger train derailed west of Toronto Sunday, killing three railroad employees and injuring dozens of passengers, officials said. Via Rail spokeswoman Michelle Lamarche said the three people killed were all engineers riding…
‘The Artist’ earns best-picture, lead-actor Oscars
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Artist” won five Academy Awards on Sunday including best picture, becoming the first silent film to triumph at Hollywood’s highest honors since the original Oscar ceremony 83 years ago. Among other prizes for the black-and-white…
Doctors: Dutch prince suffered grave brain damage
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch prince struck by an avalanche while skiing off-trail in Austria last week suffered massive brain damage and may never regain consciousness, his doctors said Friday. Johan Friso, 43, is the second of Dutch Queen Beatrix’s…
Haiti PM resignation threatens reconstruction
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haitian Prime Minister Garry Conille abruptly resigned Friday after less than five months on the job in a political setback for President Michel Martelly, whose struggle to fill the top government post has hampered earthquake reconstruction…
Russian billionaire wins Internet fame with rap
MOSCOW (AP) — Just over a week before Russia’s presidential election, billionaire candidate Mikhail Prokhorov’s rapping skills have made him an Internet star. Prokhorov, who shares ownership of the New Jersey Nets basketball team with U.S. rapper Jay-Z, took to…
Judge takes up bid for bail by Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — With Michael Jackson’s doctor in solitary confinement, his lawyer planned to implore a judge to release him on bail as the appeal of his involuntary manslaughter conviction winds its way through the courts. Attorney J. Michael…
Oscar gold fails to translate to cash this time
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a common complaint among movie fans — that the Academy Awards honours films no one has seen. Not quite right, but closer to the mark this year than most. For the first time in the…
Chemicals in drilling area water
EVANS CITY, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania woman says state environmental officials refused to do follow-up tests after their lab reported her drinking water contained chemicals that could be from nearby gas drilling. At least 10 households in the…
US men to play Spain in basketball in Barcelona
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. and Spain will do it again, four years after their gold-medal game thriller. Sure, the game doesn’t count. But playing in Barcelona, on the Dream Team’s 20th anniversary, makes it more than just an…
Another early Match Play exit for Tiger Woods
MARANA, Ariz. (AP) — Nick Watney is one of the few players who at least admits that he looks at the brackets. Watney knew that if he could win in the first round of the Match Play Championship, there was…
