:By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Consider this weekend’s Perseid meteor shower an opening act for the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. Astronomers are projecting a slightly higher than normal rate of 150 meteors per hour across North America. But the bright moon will wash […]
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By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — With the total solar eclipse right around the cosmic corner, eye doctors are going into nagging overdrive. They say mom was right: You can damage your eyes staring at the sun, even the slimmest sliver of it. So it’s time […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Last year’s global weather was far more extreme or record-breaking than anything approaching normal, according to a new report. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday released its annual checkup of the Earth, highlighting numerous records including hottest year, highest […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Around the world, support is growing for electric cars. Automakers are delivering more electric models with longer range and lower prices, such as the Chevrolet Bolt and the Tesla Model 3. China has set aggressive targets for electric vehicle sales to curb […]
By Dan Joling The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Federal researchers studying critically endangered North Pacific right whales sometimes go years without finding their subjects. Over the weekend they got lucky. A research vessel in the Bering Sea photographed two of the animals Sunday and obtained a biopsy sample from […]
The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — A tiger cub who was rejected by her mother at the Philadelphia Zoo can be seen bonding with her adoptive mother and brothers in Oklahoma via live-streaming video. The Oklahoma City Zoo launched the “Tiger Cub Cam “ Thursday, showing Zoya with her new […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The healthy noodle market is booming, thanks to low-carb fans, and so it’s no surprise that kelp noodles, which used to be a specialty-store item only, are now readily available at the neighbourhood supermarket. Kelp noodles are a sea vegetable with a neutral flavour […]
By Ilan Ben Zion The Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has been known as the land of milk and honey since Biblical times ‚Äî but the land of single malt whiskey? One appropriately named distillery is trying to turn Israel into a whiskey powerhouse. Smooth, honey-brown whiskey is […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — Chevrolet has introduced a new car for next year’s NASCAR Cup Series a Camaro ZL1. The Chevy Camaro has only two Cup Series victories to its credit, both by Tiny Lund in 1971. More recently, the Camaro SS has been Chevrolet’s entry in the Xfinity […]
The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — U.S. seabed exploration company Ocean Infinity says it has offered to take the financial risk of a renewed search for the missing Malaysian airliner, as victims’ families urge the Malaysian government to agree to a private-sector hunt for Flight 370’s wreckage. Malaysia, Australia and […]
It is with profound sadness that the family of Mildred Pearl Dyke, 70, of Fort Frances, Ont. announce her sudden passing on Saturday, Aug. 5, 2017 at the La Verendrye General Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Mildred was born on March 13, 1947, in Fogo Island, Nfld. She […]
By Seth Borenstein And Michael Biesecker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his cabinet often avoid talking about the science of climate change, but when pressed what they have said clashes with established mainstream science, data and peer-reviewed studies and reports. Even the federal government’s own reports […]
