The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Scientists at the Channel Islands National Park, just off the Southern California coast, have excavated a rare and well-preserved mammoth skull fossil from Santa Rosa Island, the park announced Wednesday. Justin Wilkins, a paleontologist from The Mammoth Site in South Dakota who worked with […]
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By Caleb Jones The Associated Press GEOLOGIST SEAMOUNTS, Hawaii — The turquoise waters became darker and darker, and squiggly glow-in-dark marine creatures began to glide past in the inky depths like ghosts. The three-man submarine went down, down, down into the abyss and drew within sight of something no human […]
By Nomaan Merchant And Rob Gillies The Associated Press BEIJING — China said Friday that a Canadian citizen it detained for two years over spying allegations was allowed to leave the country after a local court issued a verdict in his case, but it refused to say what the verdict […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON — Some childhood cancer patients will chat Friday with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station wearing a hand-painted spacesuit they helped decorate. NASA says astronaut Kate Rubins will wear the suit, dubbed “Courage,” during a 20-minute chat Friday afternoon with patients from the University of […]
By Justin Lynch The Associated Press AWEIL, South Sudan — More than one million refugees have fled South Sudan’s ongoing civil war, overwhelming aid agencies and creating one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. The United Nations said Friday that South Sudan joins Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia as countries that […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Brain cancer is now the deadliest childhood cancer in the U.S., now ahead of leukemia, a result of improved leukemia treatment and a frustrating lack of progress on brain cancer. Government statisticians reported the change in rankings Friday, drawing from a […]
Robin McCormickDevlin correspondent The Emo Legion has started its fall Bingos again, with doors opening at 6 p.m. each Tuesday. Come out and enjoy an evening of Bingo—you even might take home some cash! Proceeds help the Legion fund its many charities. A reminder, as well, that seniors’ carpet bowling […]
From the MNRF There were no new fires in the Northwest Region by yesterday afternoon. One new fire was reported in Nipigon District by Tuesday afternoon. Nipigon Fire #37, a 0.1-hectare blaze located about 25 km east of Wabakimi Provincial Park, is now “out.” Meanwhile, forest fire hazard is rising […]
It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of Doris Anderson, with her family at her side, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at her home in Hillsdale Estates Long-Term Care Facility in Oshawa, Ont. Doris, along with her twin brother, Donald, was born June 30, 1931 in […]
From the OPP The Rainy River District OPP is looking for assistance from the public. On Tuesday at 11 p.m., OPP officers were advised of a robbery of a convenience store in the Township of Atikokan. The suspect is described as a male, about 5’6”-5’8” tall. Anyone with information on […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to welcome The Rose Ensemble on Sunday, Sept. 18. The group is performing “Jerusalem, Treasures from the Holy Land,” which is the first of six performances in the 2016-17 Backus Performing Arts Series. The concert program, created in collaboration […]
Duane Hicks The town put up a new permanent electronic speed sign earlier this week at the corner of King’s Highway and Holmes Avenue to remind motorists just how fast they’re going. The $5,000 sign was purchased by town council as requested by the local Police Services Board. The sign […]
