By Robert Stevens The Associated Press LONDON — City food markets that have been around for centuries are threatened by online shopping, rising costs and even become targets of extremist attacks. Now some of the most iconic ones are banding together to raise awareness of their place in the community […]
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By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Huge flocks of famished birds scour the sands of Delaware Bay for the tiny greenish eggs an army of horseshoe crabs lays every spring. It’s a marvel of ecology as shorebirds migrating from South America to the Arctic time a […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s next-generation space telescope has been delayed yet again at a staggering cost of $1 million a day. For the third time in less than a year, the space agency announced a lengthy postponement Wednesday for the James Webb Space […]
The Canadian Press VALCOURT, Que. — Recreational vehicle maker BRP Inc. has signed a deal to buy Alumacraft Boat, a producer of aluminum fishing boats, based in St. Peter, Minn., and announced plans to create a new marine group. Financial terms of the deal were not immediately available. BRP says […]
By Melissa Murphy The Associated Press NEW YORK — A new exhibit at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum highlights the impact of sports after the 2001 attacks, including the Mets’ win in New York’s first major sporting event after 9-11. “Comeback Season: Sports After 9-11” explores how sports […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A few blocks from the 58-story Millennium Tower, dubbed “the leaning tower of San Francisco,” another building appears to be sinking. An 18-story building in the city’s financial district appears to have settled up to three-eighths of an inch because of the construction of […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — Queen Elizabeth II is costing British taxpayers a bit more this year. Official financial figures published Thursday reveal that overall costs have gone up in part because of a 10-year program to refit aging Buckingham Palace, the queen’s official residence in central […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press For a recipe with a handful of ingredients, pasta with shellfish is awfully hard to get right. We love the combination of tender pasta and succulent shrimp or bite-size bay scallops, but all too often the shellfish is overcooked and tough and the […]
Douglas (“Doug”) Hoffman, 59, of Hoffman’s Habour, Fort Frances, Ont., passed away with family by his side on Tuesday, June 26, 2018. As per his wishes, there will be no funeral. A complete obituary will follow.
