The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — The mayor of Latvia’s capital, Riga, was talking about the city’s efforts to fix potholes during his weekly online question-and-answer show when he got interrupted … by his cat Dumka. City Hall spokesman Viktors Smirnovs says the black-and-white fluffy feline decided to have a sip […]
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By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Health officials say nearly half of U.S. adults have caught HPV, a sexually-transmitted bug that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. About 45 per cent of Americans ages 18 to 59 had some form of genital human papillomavirus, according to […]
By Alex Veiga The Associated Press Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. Job growth has been solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates, even after edging up of late, are still near historic lows. And then there’s the bad news: Just […]
By Adam Beam The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Don’t look to the Kentucky Coal Museum to bring coal back. The museum is installing solar panels on its roof, part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city’s largest electric customers. It’s also a […]
With her family by her side, Kate Bragg peacefully passed away April 2, 2017. Kate was born Nov. 16, 1921 in Edmonton, AB to the late Emmy Jane (Robins) and Elijah Rumley. She lived in Alberta until she was 17. She then moved to Northwestern Ontario with her mom after […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of our sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and niece. Josephine Leonard, 58, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 3, 2017 at her home on Rainy River First Nations. She was born Oct. 24, 1958. A wake will be held Friday, […]
The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The world’s oldest and most experienced spacewoman is getting three extra months in orbit. NASA announced Wednesday that astronaut Peggy Whitson will remain on the International Space Station until September. The 57-year-old astronaut arrived last November and was supposed to return to Earth […]
The Associated Press PITTSBURG, Kan. — An incoming high school principal has resigned in Kansas after student reporters investigated and raised questions about her credentials. The Pittsburg School Board accepted Amy Robertson’s resignation on Tuesday, saying she felt the decision was “in the best interest of the district … in […]
By Jennifer McDermott The Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. — More than 400 icebergs have drifted into the North Atlantic shipping lanes over the past week in an unusually large swarm for this early in the season, forcing vessels to slow to a crawl or take detours of hundreds of miles. […]
By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Australia and New Zealand warned on Thursday that extremists may be planning an attack on the commemoration of a World War I campaign that is being held in Turkey this month. Australian Veterans Affairs Minister Dan Tehan urged the nearly 500 […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Pepsi on Wednesday pulled an ad after it was widely mocked and criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace and understanding,” the company said. “Clearly we missed […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Contrary to some political claims, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved more drugs, and two to three months faster on average, than European regulators did in recent years, new research shows. “It’s an urban myth” that the FDA is slower than […]
