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MILAN - With is many arched bridges, Venice cannot claim to be among the world's most wheelchair-friendly cities. But a pair of gondoliers is challenging that image.

MILAN (AP) — With is many arched bridges, Venice cannot claim to be among the world's most wheelchair-friendly cities. But a pair of gondoliers is challenging that image.

A new private-public project, dubbed gondolas4all, on Friday unveiled the first access point for wheelchair users to board one of Venice's storied black-lacquered gondolas. Gondolier Alessandro Dalla Pieta said that over 20 years he had seen people in wheelchairs dozens of times looking at us as if we were the last Coca Cola in the desert.

The IAAF ruled that Russia had not yet done enough in eradicating doping to justify lifting a ban ahead of August's Rio Olympics.

Manitoba NDP Leader Greg Selinger says he will stand by Wab Kinew as an NDP candidate despite what the Liberals call "hurtful" and "damaging" comments he's made in the past.

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The oil market may be starting to rebalance as US production shows signs of declining, potentially shrinking the global oversupply, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Anna Kendrick is all smiles while making her way inside the Ed Sullivan Theatre to make an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday (March 10) in New York City. The 30-year-old Pitch Perfect actress talked about her obsession of Lord Of The Rings, her early Broadway start, and even took some [...]

Sen. Marco Rubio's campaign is saying its supporters in Ohio should vote for rival Gov. John Kasich, in an effort to stop Republican front-runner Donald Trump.

Apple has put to bed one of the great myths about iPhone battery life. Swiping up on apps in the multitasking view does not save battery life, according to Craig Federighi, vice president of software at Apple. 9to5Mac reader Caleb emailed CEO Tim Cook to get a solid answer and unexpectedly received a response from one of Apple’s top software experts.

Donald Trump on Friday defended supporters who hit back at protesters at his events as "what we need a little bit more of."

Interest in a proposed water-bottling facility in the Creston area of Kalispell is growing, including an outpouring of concern from nearby residents and conservation groups. Landowner Lew Weaver says the operation should have no impact to his neighbors. There has been controversy among some of the neighbors in the area who are concerned about potential impacts to the area near the Flathead River. Weaver says he is a proud Flathead ...

The Japanese Embassy in Moscow held Friday a reception for the Russian Emergencies Ministry rescuers who participated in the search and rescue operations in the northeast of the country five years ago.

An unidentified woman died Thursday night when a taxi cab driver accidentally backed over her after she exited the cab at her destination.

California teachers’ fund joins other big investors supporting the start-up trading venue

The strong dollar is no longer an excuse not to raise rates.

Shortly before the Federal Reserve raised interest rates in December, Fed governor Lael Brainard gave a speech about why it should proceed cautiously.

Brainard's reasons included the strong dollar, which had seen a 15% rally over the previous year and a half. This argument noted that the strong dollar was putting downward pressure on the neutral rate — or the interest rate at which inflation would accelerate — requiring the Fed to keep its official Fed Funds rate low.

The defence team of Chintan Upadhyay, led by senior counsel Niteen Pradhan, had said the artist’s presence in Mumbai till December 8 and absence till the day after the discoveries of the two bodies—of his estranged wife Hema and her lawyer Haresh Bhambhani—cannot be used to infer his involvement in any criminal conspiracy

Ellis Kirkland has been an architect, a provincial lobbyist, a volunteer NGO member, an infrastructure expert, and the owner of her own consulting company. Now the 60-year-old Toronto woman is charged with attempted murder.

PLYMOUTH, Indiana - A jury has convicted a businessman on 13 counts alleging he used a northern Indiana company to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars.

French film "Marguerite" stars Catherine Frot in the title role as an unlikely opera star. WSJ film critic Joe Morgenstern joins Tanya Rivero to discuss. Photo: Cohen Media Group

Guinness said in a statement that Israel Kristal is 112 years and 178 days old as of March 11.

De regering van de Syrische president Bashar al-Assad neemt volgende week deel aan het vredesoverleg dat in het Zwitserse Genève gepland staat. Dat heeft het Russische ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken vrijdag laten weten.

Maria Chmielewski will serve six months in jail after looting nearly $200,000 in workers’ comp benefits, authorities said Friday.

Joe Perry and Ding Junhui win their quarter final ties to book their places in the semi-finals of the World Grand Prix in Llandudno.