KIRKRUDE-Born to Brittany Gibbons and Brad Kirkrude, of Morson, Ontario, a boy, Bradley Camden John, weighing 8 lbs. 11 oz., on April 30, 2016 at La Verendrye General Hospital, Fort Frances, Ontario.
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The Associated Press DARWIN, Australia A 72-year-old man told rescuers he threw spanners and spark plugs to keep crocodiles at bay after a crocodile capsized his boat in a northern Australian creek and his friend drowned, an official said. The two tourists from the southern city of Bendigo were attempting […]
By Tamara Lush The Associated Press Florida alligators are known for eating many things: turtles, birds, the occasional human limb. But one large gator with an apparent sweet tooth was recently photographed sliding into a canal with a whole watermelon clamped in its jaws. “Gator caught stealing watermelon out of […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Google is expected to dive deeper into virtual reality and artificial intelligence Wednesday during an annual conference that serves as a launching pad for its latest products and innovations. Although Google keeps its plans under wraps until the big event, the […]
The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine — Maine’s highest court has upheld the escape conviction of a woman who tried to avoid arrest by telling police that she needed to put on a bra before going to jail. A lower court judge had sentenced Tracy Dorweiler of Bangor to 14 days […]
By Mark Pratt The Associated Press BOSTON — Nearly six decades after 46 people died when the Andrea Doria sank to the sea floor following a violent collision with another ocean liner south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, explorers are preparing to do what 16 people have lost their lives attempting: get […]
By Joshua Goodman And Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press BOGOTA — Colombia’s government is giving pharmaceutical giant Novartis a few weeks to lower prices on a popular cancer drug or see its monopoly on production of the medicine broken and competition thrown open to generic rivals. Health Minister Alejandro […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, according to a study about how common HIV infections are in metro areas. […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — Almost half of all heart attacks cause no obvious symptoms, yet they can still be life-threatening, according to research on more than 9,000 middle-aged men and women. It’s one of the biggest studies to examine so-called silent heart attacks, and to also […]
By David Pitt The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — A government wildlife researcher has found that rabbits and skunks can become infected with the bird flu virus and shed it enough to infect ducks offering scientists one more clue about how bird flu may move in the environment and […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The all-grilled salad has become a staple in our house over the years – it’s versatile, easy, has minimal cleanup, and of course, it’s right up our healthy-eating alley. A hot grill coaxes out the sweetness from anything we toss on it, and that […]
