The Associated Press HONG KONG — A stunning 59.6 carat diamond known as the “Pink Star” has sold for $71.2 million at a Sotheby’s auction in Hong Kong, setting a new world record for any diamond or jewel, according to the auction house. The oval mixed-cut diamond smashed the $60 […]
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With heavy hearts, the family of Grant William Perreault wishes to announce his passing on Saturday, April 1, 2017 after a courageous and lengthy battle with cancer. Grant was born on April 26, 1976 to Dennis and Judy Perreault, the youngest of three children. He was born and raised in […]
Linda Skirten, 60, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances. A private family service will be held at a later date. A complete obituary will follow.
The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — At least 10 people were killed and 50 others injured Monday when an explosion ripped through a subway train in St. Petersburg, the spokesman for the city’s governor told Russian television. President Vladimir Putin, who was visiting the city on an unrelated trip […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU — The U.S. Air Force will reduce exterior lighting at a Hawaii facility to help protect endangered and threatened seabirds there. The Air Force agreed to reduce lighting at a mountaintop radar facility on the island of Kauai, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser (http://bit.ly/2oOhT5R ) reported Sunday. After […]
By Alba Tobella The Associated Press MOCOA, Colombia — Townspeople desperately searched their ruined homes and the local hospital for loved ones Sunday after a torrent of water, mud and debris swept through a city in southern Colombia, causing more than 200 deaths, many of them children, and leaving hundreds […]
The Associated Press BRUSSELS — The status of Gibraltar can only be changed by the territory’s people and by U.K. citizens, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said Monday as the enclave became an issue in Brexit negotiations. Boris Johnson said Gibraltar’s sovereignty “is not going to change and cannot conceivably […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials have begun enrolling volunteers for critical next-stage testing of an experimental vaccine to protect against Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause devastating birth defects in pregnant women. The first volunteer was vaccinated Wednesday at Baylor College of Medicine […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press As we ease on down that road toward spring, you might start dipping your toe back into outdoor living. It starts with two minutes of staring into the sunshine before you huddle back under the blanket, but before you know it, […]
By Justin Lynch The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — South Sudanese government troops burned thousands of civilians’ homes late last year, monitors of the country’s troubled peace agreement said Friday, making some of the strongest allegations yet against security forces in the three-year civil war. The new report says three […]
By Lorne Cook The Associated Press BRUSSELS — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned NATO allies Friday to boost defence spending or come up with plans to reach the alliance’s budget guidelines within two months. Tillerson, in his first talks with NATO counterparts in Brussels, said that Washington is […]
The Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Half a dozen cattle apparently had a beef with a St. Louis slaughterhouse and high-tailed it out of there, spawning an hours-long police chase and an online fundraising drive to spare them from the supermarket shelves. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/2oiuPEV ) reports the […]
