By Dan Joling The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Alaska wildlife officials warned people Tuesday to keep their distance from grumpy moose after two close calls this past weekend. One of the animals walked up behind a woman tending chickens in the city of Homer on Sunday and started eating […]
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By Jennifer McDermott The Associated Press NEWPORT, R.I. — The U.S. Navy is enlisting the help of seals but not the kind of highly trained special operatives with whom it usually associates. Real seals, specifically their whiskers, may be the key to a new way for ships and underwater vehicles […]
By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW YORK — The White House and its allies are stepping up their attacks on a foe typically associated with fragile democracies, military coups and spy thrillers. The “deep state,” an alleged shadowy network of powerful entrenched federal and military interests, has increasingly become […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Matt Garlock has trouble making out what his friends say in loud bars, but when he got a hearing test, the result was normal. Recent research may have found an explanation for problems like his, something called “hidden hearing loss.” Scientists […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press This is a good, old-fashioned showstopper of an entree, the kind of dish where you should not pretend to be bashful ‚Äî “What, this old thing? I just threw it together from stuff in the fridge” ‚Äî but rather take your accolades with modesty […]
By Cathy Bussewitz The Associated Press HONOLULU — Hawaii’s white sand beaches, towering volcanoes and relaxing tropical vistas attract millions of visitors annually from around the globe. But the announcement of President Donald Trump’s second travel ban has stoked fears that the state’s main economic driver tourism could take a […]
By Jill Colvin And Jeff Horwitz The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump earned $153 million and paid $36.5 million in income taxes in 2005, paying a roughly 25 per cent effective tax rate thanks to a tax he has since sought to eliminate, according to highly sought-after newly-disclosed […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — China is rebuilding a major centre of Tibetan Buddhist learning in the country’s west to improve safety and public health, a local official and state media said Tuesday, refuting reports last year that the complex was being demolished and its residents evicted. […]
By Abdi Guled And Jon Gambrell The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, Somali officials and piracy experts said Tuesday, the first such seizure of a large commercial vessel on the crucial global trade route since 2012. The Aris 13 […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press The Syrian government committed “slow-motion slaughter” of unknown numbers of Syrians trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach areas by wilfully denying them food and health care, according to a new report Tuesday from a civil rights group. Physicians for Human Rights says in the […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new research that raises questions about how to improve care. Monday’s study suggests access to lung transplants and health insurance may play a […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Men from three Florida counties shouldn’t donate sperm because of a small risk of spreading Zika, U.S. health officials said Monday. The guidance had previously applied to Miami-Dade County, the only place in Florida where there’s evidence the virus was spread […]
