6+ min ago (99+ words) Thousands of flights leaving the Midwest and Great Lakes region were reported delayed or canceled on Nov. 29. Winter Storm Batters Midwest, Causing Travel Delays and Cancellations Thanksgiving travelers in the Midwest and Great Lakes area may face delays getting home as a multi-day winter storm continues to batter the region through the holiday weekend. Rep. Troy Nehls Announces Retirement From Congress US Military Puts Heat on Venezuela's Maduro'What to Know 2 National Guardsmen Shot Near White House; Suspect Identified as Afghan National Army Secretary Meets With Russian Delegation in UAE to Advance Ukraine Peace Talks...

6+ min ago (99+ words) Thousands of flights leaving the Midwest and Great Lakes region were reported delayed or canceled on Nov. 29. Winter Storm Batters Midwest, Causing Travel Delays and Cancellations Thanksgiving travelers in the Midwest and Great Lakes area may face delays getting home as a multi-day winter storm continues to batter the region through the holiday weekend. Rep. Troy Nehls Announces Retirement From Congress US Military Puts Heat on Venezuela's Maduro'What to Know 2 National Guardsmen Shot Near White House; Suspect Identified as Afghan National Army Secretary Meets With Russian Delegation in UAE to Advance Ukraine Peace Talks...

9+ min ago (132+ words) Tom Stoppard, Sparkling Playwright Who Won an Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love," Dies at 88 LONDON'British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998"s "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said the Czech-born Stoppard ' often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation ' died "peacefully" at his home in Dorset in southwest England, surrounded by his family. Airlines Work to Fix Software Glitch on A320 Aircraft and Some Flights Are Disrupted Death Toll From Floods and Landslides on Indonesia"s Sumatra Island Rises to 248, Authorities Say Telescope in Chile Captures Stunning New Picture of a Cosmic Butterfly Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars...

9+ min ago (132+ words) Tom Stoppard, Sparkling Playwright Who Won an Oscar for "Shakespeare in Love," Dies at 88 LONDON'British playwright Tom Stoppard, a playful, probing dramatist who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998"s "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88. In a statement Saturday, United Agents said the Czech-born Stoppard ' often hailed as the greatest British playwright of his generation ' died "peacefully" at his home in Dorset in southwest England, surrounded by his family. Airlines Work to Fix Software Glitch on A320 Aircraft and Some Flights Are Disrupted Death Toll From Floods and Landslides on Indonesia"s Sumatra Island Rises to 248, Authorities Say Telescope in Chile Captures Stunning New Picture of a Cosmic Butterfly Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars...

31+ min ago (101+ words) LNP, Premier Celebrate Huge Swing in By-Election Win For the first time in almost three decades, one state government has bucked the by-election hoodoo to win back a seat thanks to a big swing from voters. Queensland's Liberal-National Party (LNP) has claimed victory in the Hinchinbrook by-election in the state's north after an aggressive campaign. No Ticket to Ride: $15 Billion Train Line to Open to Fanfare Anthony Albanese Ties the Knot With Fiancee Fatal Shark Attack at Australian National Park Leaves Woman Dead, Man Fighting for Life "Racist': Hanson Condemned for Reprising Burqa Stunt...

45+ min ago (155+ words) Alberta UCP Members Adopt Measures on Parental Rights, Immigration, and Flag Policy Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party passed nearly all proposed policy resolutions at this year's annual convention, including measures to require parental review of sexual-education and gender-identity materials in schools, expand provincial control over immigration, and restrict non-governmental flags on public buildings. Attendees discussed 36 policy resolutions on Nov. 29, the second day of the UCP's annual general meeting in Edmonton, which drew more than 4,200 members. Passed resolutions represent the party's grassroots priorities but are not binding for the government to adopt. Alberta to Bar Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Buyback Premier Smith Touts Pipeline Agreement With Ottawa, Other Initiatives at UCP Meeting Alberta to Implement Stricter Measures to Address "Bad Truck Drivers' New Energy Deal With Ottawa a Shift From "Dark Times,' Addresses 7 of 9 "Bad Laws,' Alberta's Smith…...

45+ min ago (154+ words) UCP Convention Adopts Measures on Parental Rights, Immigration, and Flag Policy Members of Alberta's governing United Conservative Party passed nearly all proposed policy resolutions at this year's annual convention, including measures to require parental review of sexual-education and gender-identity materials in schools, expand provincial control over immigration, and restrict non-governmental flags on public buildings. Attendees discussed 36 policy resolutions on Nov. 29, the second day of the UCP's annual general meeting in Edmonton, which drew more than 4,200 members. Passed resolutions represent the party's grassroots priorities but are not binding for the government to adopt. Alberta to Bar Police From Enforcing Federal Gun Buyback Premier Smith Touts Pipeline Agreement With Ottawa, Other Initiatives at UCP Meeting Alberta to Implement Stricter Measures to Address "Bad Truck Drivers' New Energy Deal With Ottawa a Shift From "Dark Times,' Addresses 7 of 9 "Bad Laws,' Alberta's Smith Says...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (138+ words) Airlines Work to Fix Software Glitch on A320 Aircraft and Some Flights Are Disrupted Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Airbus said Friday that an examination of the JetBlue incident revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls on the A320 family of aircraft. Death Toll From Floods and Landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra Island Rises to 248, Authorities Say Telescope in Chile Captures Stunning New Picture of a Cosmic Butterfly Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Nov. 28...

1+ hour, 5+ min ago (138+ words) Airlines Work to Fix Software Glitch on A320 Aircraft and Some Flights Are Disrupted Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have contributed to a sudden drop in the altitude of a JetBlue plane last month. Airbus said Friday that an examination of the JetBlue incident revealed that intense solar radiation may corrupt data critical to the functioning of flight controls on the A320 family of aircraft. Death Toll From Floods and Landslides on Indonesia's Sumatra Island Rises to 248, Authorities Say Telescope in Chile Captures Stunning New Picture of a Cosmic Butterfly Scientists Capture the Crackling Sounds of What They Believe Is Lightning on Mars How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Nov. 28...

1+ hour, 43+ min ago (65+ words) Cory Morgan: Smith and Carney Take an Important Step With Energy Deal Despite Political Cost Cory Morgan: Courts Should Sentence Based on the Crime, Not Race Cory Morgan: Municipalities Should Stick to City Business, Not Causes Cory Morgan: Floor Crossing May Infuriate Supporters of the Spurned Party, but the Alternative Would Be Worse Cory Morgan: Voucher System Would Boost School Choice and Innovation in Canada...