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Bill Cosby lawyer scours accuser's words, looking for doubt
Bill Cosby's lawyer opened the comedian's sexual assault retrial last week with a blistering attack on accuser Andrea Constand, telling jurors that evidence would show she's nothing more than a con artist who framed the comedian and cashed in with a $3.4 million civil settlement.
EPA chief gets support from Trump, warning from White House
President Donald Trump offered a measured gesture of support for Environmental Protection Agency Secretary Scott Pruitt, but those words of encouragement also came with a White House warning about the ethical questions surrounding his travel spending and ties to Washington lobbyists.
Sons urge Trudeau to pressure Iran to release their mother
The sons of an Iranian-Canadian university professor who died in a Tehran prison last month are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to speak out publicly and pressure Iran to release their mother and seriously investigate their father's arrest and death.
California weighs permanent restrictions for water wasters
That sign in hotel rooms asking guests if they really need their towels and sheets washed each day would become the rule in California, enforced with a $500 fine, if water officials vote to make a series of smaller-scale conservation measures permanent in the drought-prone state.
Solar industry on edge as Trump weighs tariffs on panels
Some in the U.S. solar−power industry are hoping a decision this week by President Donald Trump doesn’t bring on an eclipse.
Four women accuse Canadian filmmaker Paul Haggis of sexual misconduct
A civil lawsuit charging London, Ont.-native Paul Haggis with raping a publicist has prompted three additional women to come forward with their own sexual misconduct accusations against the Oscar-winning filmmaker, including another publicist who says he forced her to perform oral sex, then raped her.
Canadian actress Ellen Page marries New York dance teacher Emma Portner
The Oscar-nominated "Juno" star has wed Emma Portner, who teaches contemporary jazz at the Broadway Dance Center in New York.
In Christmas message, queen honours cities hit by terror
Queen Elizabeth II is using her annual Christmas message to pay tribute to the way the cities of London and Manchester pulled together after extremist attacks this year.
Conductor Dutoit denies sexual misconduct allegations
Renowed conductor Charles Dutoit denied serious accusations of sexual misconduct that have caused major symphonies to suspend relationships with him as a new allegation surfaced on Saturday. Dutoit formerly spent 25 years as the artistic director of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra.
"The President stole your land": Patagonia pushes back against Trump's attack on public lands
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke and outdoor retail giant Patagonia traded harsh words over the Trump administration's plans to shrink several national monuments, an opening salvo in an imminent legal battle that could be waged for years.