By Gerry Shih The Associated Press BEIJING — China warned Thursday that ties with the U.S. will likely see new complications and the only way to maintain a stable relationship is by respecting each other’s “core interests.” Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks appeared to underscore that China’s position on Taiwan […]
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The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named a high-powered commission of inquiry to investigate a scandal involving the former grand chancellor of the Order of Malta, the Catholic religious order that dates from the medieval Crusades. Albrecht von Boeselager was forcibly removed as grand chancellor this month […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Eating healthy on a budget and tight schedule means the boneless skinless chicken breast makes frequent appearances on our dinner table. It’s a smart choice as a lean protein one cup of cubed chicken breast has a whopping 43 grams of protein yet only […]
By Candice Choi THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Mars Inc., the maker of Skittles and M&M’s, is breaking ranks with other food companies and denouncing an industry-funded paper that says global recommendations on limiting sugar are based on weak evidence. The paper drew criticism this week because it was […]
By Tami Abdollah The Associated Press WASHINGTON — For those searching for stronger evidence of Russia’s connection to the hack of the Democratic National Committee, the tale of an infected Ukrainian Android cellphone app may help, according to a cybersecurity firm. A new report released Thursday by CrowdStrike describes how […]
In 1992, a shipping container fell overboard on its way from China to the United States, releasing 29,000 rubber ducks into the Pacific Ocean. Ten months later, the first of these rubber ducks washed ashore on the Alaskan coast. Since then, these ducks have been found in Hawaii, South America, […]
We are moving quickly into that final stretch before the big day! I finally got my upstairs tree up on Sunday. But as I was dragging it in from the minus-34 temperature, and the needles and branches were following off, I did think to myself, “Why do we do this […]
In what has become a tradition over the past decade for me and my friends, we took our annual late-season moose hunting trip up north last week for the last few days of the 2016 Ontario rifle season. We like the late-season hunting because we can use snowmobiles to get […]
Christmas Day will arrive shortly. My friend, David Iwanyszyn, posted a photo on Facebook on Sunday night showing off the Christmas tree in his home loaded with gifts and wishing everyone a “Happy St. Nicholas Day”—a Ukrainian tradition. On the eve of Dec. 19, children receive gifts from St. Nicholas. […]
I was at a mall in Vancouver last week—a really big mall comprised of three levels; a shopping maze that even the brightest of us would struggle to find his/her way from. I’m fairly certain a GPS should be standard issue upon entrance to the mall. I wasn’t shopping, not […]
Joey Payeur Another season of outdoor recreation is awaiting snow enthusiasts courtesy of the Rainy Lake Nordic Ski Club, which held its annual general meeting last Wednesday. “We had new people out at the meeting with fresh ideas coming from around the table, and we appreciated that,” noted club president […]
Joey Payeur Making the cover of Sports Illustrated for many years has been mythically related to being jinxed in their next season of competition. Mike Gate hopes that jinx doesn’t extend to one of America’s better-known fishing periodicals. The 45-year-old from Nestor Falls, who owns and operates Sunset Cove Resort […]
