By Caleb Jones And Josh Lederman The Associated Press The Battle of Midway was a major turning point in World War II’s Pacific theatre. The remote atoll where thousands died is now a delicate sanctuary for millions of seabirds, and a new battle is pitting preservation of its vaunted military […]
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By Mark Sherman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — What happens if America wakes up on Nov. 9 to another undecided, hotly disputed presidential election? What if the outcome turns on the razor-thin margin in one or two states, one candidate seeking a recount, the other going to court? We know […]
By George Jahn The Associated Press VIENNA — Outraged claims of voting fraud are no longer only a regular part of elections in unsteady, young democracies they’re increasingly being made in established democratic countries by populist politicians who question the fairness of the voting process and with it the validity […]
By Cara Anna The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — Another major aid group is warning Kenya not to close the world’s largest refugee camp, saying the move is pressuring tens of thousands of Somali refugees to return to their deeply unstable country. A new Refugees International report says Somali refugees in […]
By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — Weeks before TV streaming service Shomi is set to shut down, BCE Inc. said Thursday its CraveTV streaming service recently hit one million subscribers. The Montreal-based company said it reached the milestone by the end of September, nearly two years after it […]
By Mark Scolforo And Michael R. Sisak The Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. — Federal officials looking into how Penn State handled child sexual-abuse complaints against former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky hit the university with a record $2.4 million fine Thursday, saying it violated campus crime reporting requirements, failed to […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The landscape is virtually treeless around a coastal hub town above Alaska’s Arctic Circle, where even summer temperatures are too cold for northern-growing forests to take root. Amid these unforgiving conditions, a creative kind of farming is sprouting up in the […]
Staff Home court will have to be a bigger advantage if the Dryden Eagles hope to stop another black-and-gold avalanche next week. Sydney White made life miserable down low for the Eagles with a game-high 18 points as the Muskie senior girls’ basketball team clinched first place with a 38-15 […]
Joey Payeur Muskie Chase Curtis hammered this kill shot past the block attempt of Dryden’s Reegan Warren during the Eagles’ five-set victory in NorWOSSA junior boys’ volleyball action here Tuesday afternoon.
Submitted Eric Fagerdahl revealed the item he’s donating for auction at the Friends of the Museum’s annual fall gala tonight—a handmade wooden cooler featuring a “49 Canadian” decal and vintage bottle opener. The fifth-annual wine-and-cheese fundraiser will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. at the Fort Frances Museum, with this year’s […]
SubmittedConrad Dueck After a month of warm-up games, some re-shuffling of teams, and an influx of new players (young and old), the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League opened its season Tuesday. While the low scores may attest to some of the rustiness of the players, there was good energy on […]
Heather Latter Fort High students rehearsed the ABBA tune “Mamma Mia” last week during a rehearsal for the upcoming annual musical revue. Entitled “The Evolution of Music,” the show runs tonight through Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Townshend Theatre. Tickets, which cost $10 for adults and $8 for students […]
