By Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press MIAMI — An innovative pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International University was put to a “stress test” before it collapsed over traffic, killing six people and sending 10 to a hospital, authorities said. As state and federal investigators worked to determine how […]
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The Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. — A baby Jesus statue stolen nearly 90 years ago from a New Jersey church has been returned. The Rev. Alex Santora says a suspicious package was delivered Wednesday to Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken with no return address. The Jersey Journal reports […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press My sister, Mary Pat, is a great cook and an even better baker. Sweets are her thing but as the mother of three active boys, dinner always comes first—chronologically speaking! One recent night, I had dinner at her house. When I asked if there […]
By Michael Hill The Associated Press HIGHMOUNT, N.Y. — Capturing snowflakes isn’t as easy as sticking out your tongue. At least not when you’re trying to capture them for scientific study, which involves isolating the tiniest of crystals on a metal card printed with grid lines and quickly placing them […]
Surrounded by her loved ones, Rosemarie Wagner (nee Rizzo) passed away peacefully on Monday, March 12, 2018. Rosemarie was born on Aug. 13, 1955 to Frank and Jennie Rizzo. She grew up in Fort Frances, Ont., the middle of five children. Laughter always came easily to Rose (or Rosie to […]
By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE — With the number of endangered orcas that frequent the inland waters of Washington state at a 30-year low, Gov. Jay Inslee on Wednesday directed state agencies to take immediate and longer-term steps to protect the struggling killer whales. The fish-eating mammals that […]
By Allen G. Breed And Sharon Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO — It was 1934. Mobsters armed with fully automatic “Tommy guns” had left a trail of bloodstained sidewalks and pockmarked walls across the country, and the new president had narrowly escaped assassination the year before. It was time for […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff ‚Äî scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway. An investigation is underway after the incident Thursday at the airport in the far east city […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump freestyled with the facts when talking trade with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Republican described the discussion during a fundraising speech in St. Louis on Wednesday. According to audio obtained by The Washington Post , Trump insisted that the United States […]
By Collin Binkley The Associated Press They bowed their heads in honour of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it. And over and over, they repeated the message: Enough is […]
By Danica Kirka Jill Lawless And Vladimir Isachenkov
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LONDON — Russia will “certainly” expel British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to send 23 Russians home over the poisoning of a former spy, Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday. Sergey Lavrov, speaking in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency, said the move would come “soon,” […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The mere mention of cabbage soup in my household makes my husband a little stressed, and with good reason. He remembers all too well the cabbage soup diet fad that I talked him into trying before our wedding. To be fair, I wasn’t alone: […]
