By Amy Taxin The Associated Press CHINO, Calif. — Leslie Van Houten stood before the California panel that would soon recommend her parole as a slight woman with shoulder-length grey hair, a wrinkled face and glasses, a far cry to from the rebellious teen she was when she joined the […]
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By Katy Daigle The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Countries with wild tiger populations have agreed to do more to protect tiger habitats that are shrinking drastically because of deforestation and urban sprawl, conservationists said Friday. Representatives from the 13 Asian countries with tigers, meeting this week in New Delhi, […]
By Nataliya Vasilyeva The Associated Press MOSCOW — In just one day, roads of a Siberian city were repaired, swindled fishery workers got wads of cash and a child prodigy was invited to go to a Crimean summer camp. One thing made it possible: President Vladimir Putin’s Thursday call-in show […]
By Foster Klug And Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A North Korea missile launch meant to celebrate the birthday of the country’s founder has apparently failed, South Korean and U.S. officials said Friday, an embarrassing setback in what was reportedly the inaugural test of a […]
By Brandon Bailey The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — As we live more of our lives online, the companies we trust with our digital secrets are increasingly clashing with authorities who want access to the messages, pictures, financial records and other data we accumulate in electronic form. Microsoft opened a […]
By Scott Smith The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — International crime rings targeting California’s booming agriculture industry are increasingly stealing truckloads of high-value nuts, prompting authorities and the firms falling victim to ramp up efforts to break the spree costing millions. The sophisticated organizations in many cases use high-tech tactics, […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Horseradish a member of the mustard family native to Eastern and Central Europe has been enjoyed by people since antiquity. Even so, when Peter Kump, one of my mentors, wrote in praise of the root in 1992, he argued well that horseradish remained vastly […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK—With famed physicist Stephen Hawking at his side, an Internet investor announced Tuesday that he’s spending $100 million on a futuristic plan to explore far outside our solar system. Yuri Milner said the eventual goal is sending hundreds or thousands of tiny spacecraft—each weighing far less […]
Press Release The Backus Community Center in International Falls is pleased to present Bill and Kate Isles as the final show of its 2015-16 concert series. They take the stage this Saturday (April 16) at 7 p.m. The Isles are an acoustic singer/songwriter duo based in Duluth, Mn. Using a […]
Press Release The April meeting of the La Verendrye Hospital Auxiliary was held in the hospital boardroom, with president Susan Robertson chairing it. She reported on the joint spring conference—a two-day event held here over the weekend that included a presentation on Tai Chi by Carol MacIntosh and one on […]
The Associated PressNick Perry WELLINGTON, New Zealand—“Inky” the octopus waited until it was dark, and the staff had gone home from the National Aquarium of New Zealand, before making his move. He squeezed and pushed his way through a tiny gap in the mesh at the top of his tank […]
The Associated PressBrian Mahoney NEW YORK—With Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan not around, a rookie was one of the most experienced players for the Toronto Raptors. Norman Powell may be carrying a Disney “Princess” backpack as a first-year player’s initiation, but he’s got 24 starts in the NBA. And he […]
