By Grace Garces Bordallo And Audrey McAvoy The Associated Press HAGATNA, Guam — The tiny U.S. territory of Guam feels a strong sense of patriotism and confidence in the American military, which has an enormous presence on the Pacific island. But residents are increasingly worried over Washington’s escalating war of […]
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The Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s National Crime Agency says human trafficking and modern slavery are much more prevalent than previously thought, and there are 300 active police investigations across the U.K. Agency official Will Kerr says investigators have found widespread evidence of people as young as 12 being sold […]
The Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas highway officials shut down westbound lanes of a cross-country interstate for four hours so crews could pick up pizza. An 18-wheeler containing DiGiorno and Tombstone frozen pizzas scraped a bridge support and sliced open its trailer Wednesday, spilling the pies across Interstate […]
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Week 4 of the Fort Frances Stewardship Youth Ranger-Ogimaa Binesiiyog Partnership Program has the rangers keeping busy around town, and then off to Caliper Lake Provincial Park for more clearing, cleaning, camping and canoeing. In town, the SYR Team Leads took the Rangers to the Fort Frances Lookout Tower at […]
The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea said Wednesday it released a Canadian pastor who has been serving a life sentence since 2015 for alleged anti-state activities over health reasons. Pyongyang’s official Korean Central News Agency said that Hyeon Soo Lim was released on “sick bail” following […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared the U.S. nuclear arsenal “far stronger and more powerful than ever before,” even as his top diplomat was working to calm the North Korea crisis and insisting there wasn’t “any imminent threat.” In a series of early-morning tweets […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press And then that moment of summer arrives when the green beans are piled so high at the markets, and being sold at such a low price, that you feel like you’d be a fool not to pick up a pound or two or five. […]
The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — One of the world’s fastest supercomputers is helping scientists better understand the sun’s behaviour and predict weather months in advance but also got touted Tuesday as an important tool for diversifying Wyoming’s economy, which has seen better days. The new supercomputer named Cheyenne, located […]
By Grant Schulte The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline questioned its proposed pathway through Nebraska on Tuesday in hopes that state regulators will reject or reroute it, a decision that would create more delays for the 9-year-old project. But pipeline builder TransCanada defended its […]
