By Andy Blatchford THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA — The economy expanded at an annualized pace of 0.4 per cent over the final three months of 2018 as the country posted its weakest quarterly growth since the middle of 2016, Statistics Canada said Friday. The agency’s latest figures for real gross […]
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By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — We tend to believe informants like Michael Cohen, studies show and psychologists say. It doesn’t matter if the person is behind bars or has confessed to lying, as Cohen has: Juries usually believe an informant, said Jeffrey Neuschatz, a University of Alabama […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The world’s foremost sled dog race kicks off its 47th running this weekend as participants strive to push past a punishing two years for the sport’s image. Some of the drama has been resolved for Alaska’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HANOI, Vietnam — President Donald Trump said he walked away from his second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un because Kim demanded the U.S. lift all of its sanctions, a claim that North Korea’s delegation called a rare news conference in the […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend’s debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts. The six-day test flight will be real in every regard, beginning with a Florida liftoff Saturday and a docking the next day with […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Donna Scott announces her passing on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2019. A complete obituary will follow.
By Adam Schreck And Eric Talmadge The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam — As Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump took their seats across from each other at the negotiating table, the North Korean leader confidently told reporters he had a gut feeling the two would conclude their second summit […]
By Deb Riechmann And Jill Colvin The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam — The table was set, with flowers in vases and menus tucked inside white napkins. Water glasses were filled. Wicker fans provided a cool breeze. But nobody came. “Schedule change,” White House press secretary Sarah Sanders announced. That was […]
By Collin Binkley The Associated Press Leading up to the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump directed his personal attorney at the time to threaten legal action against the colleges and high school he attended if they publicly released his grades or standardized test scores, the attorney, Michael Cohen, told Congress […]
By Michael Hill The Associated Press HERKIMER, N.Y. — Those fur-trimmed parkas so common on city sidewalks have become a boon to backwoods trappers. Coyote fur pelts are in big demand to provide the lush, silvery or tawny-tinged arcs of fur on the hoods on Canada Goose coats and their […]
By Chad DayStephen Braun And Michael Balsamo The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen told Congress a loT and much of it wasn’t good for Donald Trump. In matter-of-fact testimony, the former Trump lawyer drew a troubling picture of his former boss, implicating the president in lies big and small […]
