By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Humanity got its first glimpse Wednesday of the cosmic place of no return: a black hole. And it’s as hot, as violent and as beautiful as science fiction imagined. In a breakthrough that thrilled the world of astrophysics and stirred talk of […]
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By David Brandt The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Staid and tradition-driven Augusta National is suddenly on the cutting edge of technology. The club that hosts the Masters isn’t particularly known for its embrace of the new. The club agonizes over the slightest change to its course layout. Etiquette is […]
By Dale Kasler And Phillip Reese The Associated Press PARADISE, Calif. — The sky was turning orange and the embers were flying from the Camp Fire when Oney and Donna Carrell and Donna’s father sped away from their Paradise home. “I thought, ‘Oh, well, the house is done,’” Oney Carrell […]
I am being tasked with explaining what is the role of a newspaper in a community. I have given this a great deal of thought and this past Friday night the incoming president of the Ontario Community Newspaper Association explained it most eloquently by showcasing a series of front pages […]
MISHIBINIJIMA-Born to Aaron and Stephanie, nee Hyatt, of Emo, Ontario, a boy, Nash Joseph Elliot, weighing 9 lbs 2 oz on March 26, 2019 at LaVerendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
By Andrew Selsky The Associated Press SALEM, Ore. — Rose Marie Bentley was an avid swimmer, raised five kids, helped her husband run a feed store, and lived to the ripe age of 99. It was only after she died that medical students discovered that all her internal organs except […]
By Pat Graham The Associated Press DENVER — Welcome back to the playoffs , New York Islanders. Same goes for you, St. Louis, Dallas, Carolina and Calgary. All five teams are returning to the post-season after at least one season off (or nine, for the Hurricanes). It’s a familiar number: […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince Harry will be partnering with Oprah Winfrey to create a documentary series on mental health for Apple’s new streaming service. The documentary builds on Harry’s work on mental health issues, which included work with brother Prince William and his wife […]
By Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Scientists are using fake eggs to spy on whooping cranes in hopes of learning why some chicks die in the egg, while others hatch. Data gathered by the spy eggs could help biologists in Louisiana and Canada preserve the endangered long-legged […]
