By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The Olympic flame arrived in South Korea on Wednesday where it will be passed throughout the country by thousands of torchbearers on a 100-day journey to the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. South Korean figure […]
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By Zeke Miller The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In his three months on the job, John Kelly has been credited with bringing order to a chaotic West Wing, but don’t call him a moderate. President Donald Trump’s chief of staff was the enforcer of Trump’s controversial immigration policies, has frequently […]
By Ben Walker The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — All you fans who hated the rule that linked the All-Star Game to home-field advantage in the World Series, guess what? This is your year. The Los Angeles Dodgers are set to host the Houston Astros in Game 7 on Wednesday […]
The Associated Press WINTER PARK, Fla. — A Florida couple got an extra treat on Halloween a baby Frankenstein. Make that Oskar Gary Frankenstein, who made his entrance into the world four days late and after 14 hours of labour on Tuesday at Winter Park Memorial Hospital. Parents Kyle and […]
By Colleen Long And Matt Sedensky The Associated Press NEW YORK — Investigators worked through the night to determine what led a truck driver to plow down people on a riverfront bike path near the World Trade Center, brandishing air guns and yelling “God is great” in Arabic as his […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press Flying on WestJet’s low-cost carrier Swoop will come with a price: ancillary fees that will cost travellers about twice what they pay on the mainline carrier, the CEO of the Calgary-based airline said Tuesday. Gregg Saretsky said he expects non-fare fees on Swoop, which […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Brussels sprouts lovers, you are in for a treat: a side dish that will threaten to steal centre stage. Spanish chorizo, a wonderfully spiced smoked pork sausage, gets sauteed just enough to brown a bit and release its oils. Then fresh bread crumbs are […]
By Ilan Ben Zion The Associated Press BEERSHEBA, Israel — A century to the day after Australian troops broke through Ottoman defences in a daring First World War victory, nearly 200 horsemen including descendants of the soldiers who fought that day paraded Tuesday through the streets of a southern Israeli […]
By Mary Clare Jalonick The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Major tech companies plan to tell Congress Tuesday that they have found additional evidence of Russian activity on their services surrounding the 2016 U.S. election. Facebook, for instance, says a Russian group posted more than 80,000 times on its service during […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — German leaders are set to mark the 500th anniversary since the day Martin Luther is said to have nailed his theses challenging the Catholic Church to a church door, a starting point of the Reformation. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will take […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Global warming is hurting people’s health a bit more than previously thought, but there’s hope that the Earth ‚Äî and populations ‚Äî can heal if the planet kicks its coal habit, a group of doctors and other experts said. The poor and […]
By Trevor Marshallsea The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — The dual citizenship crisis that has rocked Australia’s parliament took another twist on Tuesday, with a senior member of the governing Liberal Party saying he may have to quit Parliament. Stephen Parry, a senator who is president of Australia’s upper house, […]
