By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX’s big new rocket blasted off Tuesday on its first test flight, carrying a red electric sports car aiming for an endless road trip past Mars. The Falcon Heavy rose from the same launch pad used by NASA nearly 50 […]
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By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON — There’s a place for arms control in the Trump administration’s new nuclear strategy. It’s a very small place. “Progress in arms control is not an end in and of itself,” page 73 of the 74-page strategy says, adding that new advances in […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It’s almost showtime for SpaceX’s big new rocket with a cherry-red sports car on top. The Falcon Heavy rocket is poised to blast off Tuesday afternoon from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. It’s the long-awaited first test flight for the rocket. […]
The Associated Press MANSOURA, Egypt — A skeleton has been unearthed in Egypt’s Western Desert, whose ancient sands have long helped preserve remains, but unlike most finds this one isn’t a mummy it’s a dinosaur. Researchers from Mansoura University in the country’s Nile Delta discovered the new species of long-necked […]
By Thomas Adamson The Associated Press BOULOGNE-BILLANCOURT, France — A record 28 French restaurants were honoured with the gastronomic world’s most coveted prize Monday: a three-star rating in the Michelin Red Guide. The unveiling of the industry’s most closely guarded secret near Paris came amid great fanfare for French food […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press They say that everyone complains about the weather ‚Äî winter especially ‚Äî but no one ever does anything about it. Well, here’s something you can do that will make you feel much better. Cook up a big hot bowl of Italian soup for dinner, […]
By Pan Pylas And Elaine Kurtenbach The Associated Press LONDON — Stock markets around the world took a battering Tuesday, following a dramatic sell-off on Wall Street that triggered concerns that a potentially healthy pullback from record highs could turn into a protracted bear market. The selling, which gathered pace […]
Vivian Neilson passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in Fort Frances, Ont. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
Gordon Calder, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. Funeral services are pending and a complete obituary will follow.
By Foster Klug The Associated Press YEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea’s head of state is coming to archrival South Korea, but it’s the wrong one at least if the goal is peace on the volatile Korean Peninsula. Kim Yong Nam is, technically, the North’s titular leader, and the […]
By Sam Mednick The Associated Press AKOBO, South Sudan — It’s been almost two years since Deng Machar’s three young children were abducted from his home and likely sold for cattle. Sitting in South Sudan’s opposition-held town of Akobo, the 35-year-old pointed to the dirt beneath his feet. “They were […]
By Matthew Barakat The Associated Press MCLEAN, Va. — It’s an annual rite in Fairfax County, which has one of the wealthiest, best-educated populations in America: Hundreds of second-graders troop off to private psychologists for IQ tests to prove they’re worthy of advanced academic programs in the public schools. The […]
