By John Marshall The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — A wild, entertaining season and one of the maddest Marches in college basketball history has reached its pinnacle. Villanova and Michigan, prolific offence vs. stifling defence, a national title on the line, Monday night in San Antonio. The Wildcats and their […]
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The Associated Press MENDOCINO, Calif. — An SUV carrying a large, free-spirited family from Washington state accelerated straight off a scenic California cliff and authorities said the deadly wreck may have been intentional. Information pulled from the vehicle’s software shows it was stopped at a flat, dirt pull-off area before […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific on Monday, Chinese space authorities said. The experimental space laboratory re-entered around 8:15 a.m. Beijing time, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said. […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press Trouble is brewing for coffee lovers in California, where a judge ruled that sellers must post scary warnings about cancer risks. But how frightened should we be of a daily cup of joe? Not very, some scientists and available evidence seem to suggest. Scientific […]
The Associated Press LONDON — The royal wedding will take place among white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves, set off by branches of beech, birch and hornbeam. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen a self-taught London floral designer for their nuptials. The couple said Sunday that Philippa Craddock will […]
By Matt O’Brien The Associated Press A data breach at department store chains Saks Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth and Lord & Taylor has compromised the personal information of customers who shopped at the stores. The chains’ parent company, Canada-based Hudson’s Bay Co., announced the breach of its store payment […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — On the night before Easter, a night when Sister Jean could reasonably be contemplating more consequential affairs, she will instead be festooned in her maroon and yellow letter jacket, sitting in her wheelchair on the floor of one of America’s greatest […]
By Munir Ahmed And Sherin Zada The Associated Press ISLAMABAD — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Thursday said she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of education for girls. Yousafzai […]
By Noah Trister The Associated Press Spring training was just starting for the Pittsburgh Pirates under a splendid Florida sky. It was the time of year when any team can feel optimistic, but on this morning, the team was still coming to terms with an off-season shakeup. Stars Andrew McCutchen […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Lazy weekend morning meals around the table, the entire family unhurried have yielded some of my favourite moments of connection and family identity. Even quick weekday breakfasts hold the promise of a new day, and fill my soul a tiny bit. Adding the unmistakable […]
By David Paddon The Canadian Press TORONTO — Mass market driverless vehicles may be ready for the road later than previous estimates, but BlackBerry Ltd. CEO John Chen said Wednesday he doesn’t consider that a problem for his company’s autonomous vehicle technology plans. “An awful lot of things have to […]
Patricia Gail Wowchuk, 78, of Thunder Bay, Ontario, died Thursday, March 22, 2018, in Thunder Bay. Born Jan. 15, 1940, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Pat moved to Fort Frances, Ontario, as a small child with her parents, Malcolm and Winnifred MacLeod. Following graduation from Fort Frances High School, she began employment […]
