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Great White singer Jack Russell, who survived nightclub fire that killed 100 people, dead at 63

Jack Russell, whose success fronting hard rock band Great White was overshadowed by a pyrotechnics display at a nightclub performance that led to one of the deadliest indoor fires in U.S. history, has died. He was 63.

Trump shooter used 'mechanical equipment' to climb roof, may have had collapsible gun stock: FBI

Thomas Crooks, the shooter who killed one person and injured Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on July 13 may have possessed a collapsible stock weapon, FBI director Christopher Wray told lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.

Who might Kamala Harris choose as her vice-presidential running mate?

The U.S. presidential election has been jolted by Joe Biden's decision to become the first president in 56 years to decide not to seek a second term, and it will get another unexpected wrinkle soon: a new name to emerge as a vice-presidential nominee.

During 1972 presidential campaign, a future assassin got within feet of Nixon in Ottawa

Arthur Bremer in 1972 paralyzed George Wallace in the last presidential campaign shooting before last week. It might not have happened had he been successful in getting to Richard Nixon on a state visit in Ottawa.

Toronto's Mary Martin helped champion Canadian music legends before they were famous

Mary Martin, a Toronto music lover, gained influence in rock and country music over the course of five decades in a male-dominated industry as a key conduit and artist whisperer. Martin died last week in Tennessee at 85.

Who will Donald Trump choose as his vice-presidential running mate?

Reuters spoke to nine people who have had conversations with Donald Trump or his campaign about potential running mates for the presumptive 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Here's a look at some of the possibilities, and the advantages or challenges those politicians may bring.

He died at just 35 in 1947. Now Josh Gibson is baseball's batting average champ

Josh Gibson, who died just three months before the league's colour barrier was broken, is now the holder of multiple Major League Baseball records as the result of a three-year research project to integrate Negro League accomplishments.

Trump faces his 1st criminal trial. Here are the witnesses the prosecution is likely to call

For the first time ever, a former U.S. president is facing a criminal trial, with jury selection set to begin Monday in New York. Here are the witnesses the prosecution could call, and what they might talk about.

O.J. Simpson dead at 76

O.J. Simpson, the football star, actor and pitchman whose shocking arrest for double murder and subsequent acquittal at trial shone a light on American race relations, has died.
Analysis

Trump's 'law and order' message more complicated this time around on campaign trail

Presumptive Republican nominee for U.S. president Donald Trump called for 'law and order' while attending the wake of a slain police officer on Thursday, even as he faces his own criminal trials and a judge this week citing his history of "incendiary" remarks that have threatened the safety of public officials.