Canberra Now: News in 90 seconds for January 17, 2017
Firefighters forced to sleep on the floor of Canberra Airport and a close call for one Queanbeyan mum and her bub.

Firefighters forced to sleep on the floor of Canberra Airport and a close call for one Queanbeyan mum and her bub.
Trump initially planned to spend Martin Luther King Day at a national African American history museum, but the trip was called off.
A teenager admits throwing a stone at a taxi, leaving a woman in her 70s with a fractured skull.
Oman has taken 10 former prisoners of the US's notorious Guantanamo Bay facility, its Foreign Ministry announced.
The New Jersey governor’s term expires one year from now.
Before the playoffs began, and really before Sunday’s two epic Divisional Round games, the NFL was experiencing a major television ratings drop. But fans showed that if the matchup is strong and the game is close towards the end, they will watch. That could open the door for another ratings bonanza for Super Bowl LI -- which would keep ad rates high.
HOUSTON — Former astronaut Gene Cernan, who as the last person to walk on the moon returned to Earth with a message of “peace and hope for all mankind,” died on Monday, his family said. He was 82. Cernan was with his relatives when he died at a Houston hospital following ongoing heath issues, family
Britain's pound fell on Monday as concern rose that the country is heading for a "hard" Brexit from the European Union and its single market, a day before a speech by Prime Minister Theresa May on the government's plans.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Jalen Ross scored 19 points, Jason Dunne added 10 and Hartford snapped a five-game losing streak with a 54-44 victory over Maine on Monday. Ross, who ranks second in the America East Conference with 20.9 points per game, had 11 points in Hartford’s 33-29 first half to finish in double figures
NEW YORK — Dennis Schroder gave the Hawks the lead and the New York Knicks had three chances to take it back. Derrick Rose, Carmelo Anthony and Joakim Noah, who they hoped would be the backbone of a contending team, all failed from inside a few feet. “When things are not going your way, sometimes
The governing body of Chinese soccer plans a series of measures in response to what is termed "irrational" spending by clubs.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has dubbed this Wednesday "Livingston Taylor Day" in honor of the singer-songwriter.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has dubbed this Wednesday "Livingston Taylor Day" in honor of the singer-songwriter.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has dubbed this Wednesday "Livingston Taylor Day" in honor of the singer-songwriter.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has dubbed this Wednesday "Livingston Taylor Day" in honor of the singer-songwriter.
At least six people were killed in an attack by militants on a police checkpoint in the New Valley province in southwestern Egypt on Monday, Egypt's state television reported.
American Apparel LLC said it had started to lay off staff on Monday, after Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc withdrew its initial plan to acquire some of the bankrupt U.S. fashion retailer's manufacturing operations.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers trying to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would include a new football stadium in the games' ceremonies.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers trying to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would include a new football stadium in the games' ceremonies.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers trying to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would include a new football stadium in the games' ceremonies.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Organizers trying to land the 2024 Summer Olympics for Los Angeles would include a new football stadium in the games' ceremonies.