The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis jury on Thursday awarded nearly $4.7 billion in total damages to 22 women and their families after they claimed asbestos in Johnson & Johnson talcum powder contributed to their ovarian cancer in the first case against the company that focused on […]
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By Emiliano Rodriguez Mega The Associated Press NEW YORK — Talk about a paleo diet. Scientists have uncovered the last meal of a frozen hunter who died 5,300 years ago in the Alps. The stomach contents of the corpse, widely known as Oetzi the Iceman, offer a snapshot of what […]
By Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press YOKOSUKA, Japan — Not just one, not just two, but three generations of McCains are now honoured on a U.S. Navy ship in the Pacific. The secretary of the Navy added U.S. Sen. John McCain’s name Thursday to a warship that had already been […]
By David Paddon The Canadian Press TORONTO — Postmedia Network Canada Corp. must make tough decisions in markets where revenue from digital services isn’t growing fast enough to offset declines in print revenue, executive chairman Paul Godfrey said Wednesday. His comment came after the Toronto-based company, which owns the National […]
By Jonathan Lemire And Jill Colvin The Associated Press BRUSSELS — Under fire for his warm embrace of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump jolted the NATO summit Wednesday by turning a spotlight on Germany’s ties to Russia and openly questioning the value of the military alliance that has defined […]
How many people are tired of the same old picnics items? Do memories of bland potato salads and boring sandwiches persuade you to buy fast food or, worse yet, keep you locked indoors? Whether it’s a romantic picnic for two or a family outing, easy-to-prepare gourmet ideas will liven up […]
By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press STOWE, Vt. — The grey trunks of red spruce trees killed by acid rain once heavily scarred the mountain forests of the Northeast. Now those forests are mostly green, with the crowns of red spruce peeking out of the canopy and saplings thriving below. […]
By David Rising The Associated Press BERLIN — The steady drum of anti-German rhetoric from the United States, one of the country’s traditionally closest friends, has people wondering whether to get ready for a messy breakup. First, it was then-candidate Donald Trump’s campaign trail contention that Chancellor Angela Merkel was […]
By Emily Schmall The Associated Press MATAMOROS, Mexico — An MS-13 gang member left eight voicemails on Brenda Mendez’s cellphone demanding that she turn over her teenage boy. If she refused, he said, the gang would dismember both her sons. “I’m going to send you a finger from each hand. […]
The Associated Press FENWICK ISLAND, Del. — A loggerhead sea turtle has laid eggs in Delaware and officials say it’s a rare event for the state. Rob Hossler is wildlife administrator for the state’s fish and wildlife division. He tells The Daily Times of Salisbury, Maryland, that the turtle laid […]
The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — The Vatican is drafting guidelines to help Catholic dioceses find appropriate ways to decommission unneeded churches so they don’t end up as discos, gymnasiums or gelato shops. The Vatican’s culture ministry is teaming up with Rome’s Jesuit-run Pontifical Gregorian University and the Italian bishops’ […]
