By Eric TuckerMichael BalsamoChad Day And Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller found no evidence President Donald Trump’s campaign “conspired or co-ordinated” with Russia to influence the 2016 presidential election but reached no conclusion on whether Trump obstructed justice. That brought a hearty claim of […]
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By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press SILVER SPRING, Md. — U.S. medical authorities are revisiting the safety of breast implants used by millions of American women, the latest review in a multi-decade debate about their health effects. An expert panel assembled by the Food and Drug Administration meets for two […]
By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. — PolyMet Mining Corp. has received the final permit it needs to proceed with building Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine, the company and the Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday. The Corps said it issued the permit late Tuesday. It deals with […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — China has stopped all new purchases of Canadian canola seeds in what some see as retaliation for Canada’s arrest of a top executive of Chinese tech giant Huawei. The Canola Council of Canada said late Thursday exporters are reporting Chinese importers are […]
By Bill Barrow The Associated Press ATLANTA — Nearly four decades after voters unceremoniously rejected then-President Jimmy Carter’s bid for a second term, the 39th president has reached a milestone that electoral math cannot dispute: He is now the longest-living chief executive in American history. Friday is the 172nd day […]
By Lisa Rathke The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. — An 84-year-old pole vaulter isn’t putting her pole down anytime soon. Flo Filion Meiler left Thursday for the World Masters Athletics Championship Indoor in Poland, where she’ll compete in events including the long jump, 60-meter hurdles, 800-meter run, pentathlon and pole […]
By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s two largest airlines have at least one of the optional safety features on their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft that were reportedly lacking on the jets that crashed in Ethiopia and Indonesia. Air Canada and WestJet Airlines both say they purchased […]
The Associated PressAmy ForlitiJeff Baenen MINNEAPOLIS–Bundled up against the icy cold and drifting snow, Don Olson has tended the trail of a popular cross-country ski race in Minnesota for years. Fixing problem spots on the Vasaloppet’s route often meant braving the freezing temperatures and frigid winds that always have defined […]
Staff The Muskie girls’ curling rink split their games yesterday at the OFSAA boys’ and girls’ curling championships being held in North Bay. The rink, comprised of Ashley Payne (skip), Andrea Schram, Daffni Chabot, and Jillian Cousineau, opened Pool ‘F’ play yesterday morning with a narrow 8-6 setback to Bill […]
Jamie Mountain The local Northern Lights School of Skating will hold its first-ever skating exhibition, entitled “True North,” this Saturday at 2 p.m. at “The Duke” (Couchiching Arena). Tickets cost $10 in advance/$12 at the door for adults, and $5 in advance/$8 at the door for kids 12 and under […]
The Associated Press PALM HARBOR, Fla.–Dustin Johnson is peaking. The Masters is nearing. And he was talking yesterday about an injury from the stairs. At least this time it was his brother. “Those stairs, man,” Johnson said with a smile. “They’ll get you.” Johnson has been trying for two years […]
The Associated PressGreg Beacham ANAHEIM, Calif.–No goalie had played more NHL games this season without a shutout than Connor Hellebuyck, who was beginning to wonder why he couldn’t keep a clean sheet. The Winnipeg netminder finally got it in an important win for the Jets’ playoff chase. Hellebuyck made 29 […]
