By Ben Nuckols And Collin Binkley The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people, the president of the prominent Jesuit university […]
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By Esther Htusan The Associated Press PINLEBU, Myanmar — The hills of northern Myanmar’s Sagaing region were so legendarily thick with forests that in the days of kings, condemned criminals were ordered into the woods as a death sentence. Today illegal logging has left vast swaths of bare patches, with […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Barack Obama plunked down on a speck of coral reef in the middle of the Pacific Ocean on Thursday and gazed out at the turquoise waters of the marine monument he’s widened to become the largest in the world. Hundreds of albatrosses and […]
By Youkyung Lee :The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Samsung Electronics recalled all of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on Friday after finding batteries of some of the flagship gadgets exploded or caught fire. Samsung’s Note 7s are being pulled from shelves in 10 countries, including South Korea […]
By Mary Esch The Associated Press ITHACA, N.Y. — While most kids his age are attending middle school, 12-year-old Jeremy Shuler has just started his first semester at Cornell University. He’s the youngest student on record to attend the Ivy League school. Jeremy’s parents, who are both aerospace engineers, moved […]
By Dan Elliott The Associated Press DENVER — Federal land managers issued guidelines Thursday for restricting energy development, livestock grazing and other activities on public land in the West to protect the greater sage grouse, part of a broad effort to save the bird without resorting to listing it as […]
By Yuri Kageyama The Associated Press TOKYO — How much did Nintendo pay to land that dream marketing opportunity at the Rio Olympics closing ceremony, where Japan’s prime minister popped out dressed as the red-hatted plumber Super Mario? Zero. The Japanese video game maker behind “Pokemon” and “Zelda” got the […]
By Robert Jablon The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The bankruptcy of the Hanjin shipping line has thrown ports and retailers around the world into confusion, with giant container ships marooned and merchants worrying whether tons of goods will reach their shelves. The South Korean giant filed for bankruptcy protection […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Georgetown University will give preference in admissions to the descendants of slaves owned by the Maryland Jesuits as part of its effort to atone for profiting from the sale of enslaved people, the president of the prominent Jesuit university in Washington announced Thursday. The announcement […]
The Associated PressChris Carola ALBANY, N.Y.—Two-and-a-half centuries after their military ancestors fought and died in two 18th-century North American wars, members of the British army’s Scottish regiment will embark on a canoe trip from Montreal to New York City that will trace the water route many of their forbearers travelled. […]
The Canadian Press COUTTS, Alta.—The Canada Border Services Agency says it recently seized 11 undeclared guns in less than a day from three American vehicles entering the country at the Coutts crossing in Alberta. The seizures last Friday and Saturday came just days after the federal agency launched a campaign […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta HOLTVILLE, Calif.—In this election year, in this place, in the rare event someone mentions Canada, it’s liable to be as a joke. John Hernandez offers an example of the genre. He greets a visitor to the southern tip of California and, upon learning he’s Canadian, Hernandez […]
