By Jessica Gresko The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Steven C. Lowe says he has always thought that a 40-foot-tall (12-meter-tall) concrete cross that stands on a large, grassy highway median near his Maryland home was odd. For years, he says, he didn’t know that the cross is a war memorial. […]
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The Associated Press NEW YORK — Barrick Gold will try to acquire Newmont Mining Corp. in an approximately $18 billion all-stock deal that would create a mining behemoth worth about $42 billion. Newmont, based in Colorado, has shunned the Canadian miner so far, and the latest brush between the fierce […]
By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A federal judge in California ruled Thursday that a twin son of a gay married couple has been an American citizen since birth, handing a defeat to the U.S. government, which had only granted the status to his brother. The State […]
The Associated Press TOKYO — A Japanese spacecraft touched down on a distant asteroid Friday on a mission to collect material that could provide clues to the origin of the solar system and life on Earth. Workers at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency control centre applauded Friday as a signal […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — An Israeli spacecraft rocketed toward the moon for the country’s first attempted lunar landing, following a launch Thursday night by SpaceX. A communications satellite for Indonesia was the main cargo aboard the Falcon 9 rocket, which illuminated the sky as […]
By Danica Kirka And Jo Kearney The Associated Press SHEFFIELD, England — U.S. and Royal Air Force planes roared over the English city of Sheffield on Friday to honour 10 American airmen who sacrificed their lives to save British children playing in a park beneath their crippled bomber during World […]
By Christopher Reynolds The Canadian Press The head of Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. has voiced his displeasure at the idea of Alberta’s $3.7-billion deal with Canada’s two biggest rail companies to ship more crude via rail amid a pipeline crunch squeezing oilsands producers. So the government steps in, we didn’t […]
By Joedy McCreary The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Soon after Zion Williamson’s shoe ripped apart, Nike’s stock price took a hit. The freak injury during one of the college basketball season’s marquee games immediately sparked debates about everything from the shoe manufacturer to insurance issues and whether the likely […]
By Ellen Knickmeyer And Tom Krisher The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Thursday broke off talks on vehicle mileage standards with California, increasing the chances of a court battle that threatens to unsettle the auto industry. The White House, which has proposed freezing the standards, said it […]
By Sam Odrowski Concerned citizens packed Council Chambers on Tuesday evening to listen to stakeholders and voice their concerns around the potential sale of Resolute Forest Product’s idle mill here. The district’s stakeholders and community members took to the podium to express their concerns at the special meeting before council […]
By Cara Anna The Associated Press KANO, Nigeria — A little indigo, a handful of ash and time. The dye pits in Nigeria’s ancient northern city of Kano are said to be the last ones of their kind after five centuries of existence. Many pits at Kofar Mata appear to […]
