By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX closes in on human spaceflight with this weekend’s debut of a new capsule designed for astronauts. The six-day test flight will be real in every regard, beginning with a Florida liftoff Saturday and a docking the next day with […]
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The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam–Talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un collapsed earlier today after the two sides failed to bridge a standoff over U.S. sanctions–a dispiriting end to high-stakes meetings meant to disarm a global nuclear threat. Trump blamed the breakdown on North Korea’s […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump’s former lawyer returned to Capitol Hill today for hours of closed-door questioning after publicly branding his former boss a racist and a con man who lied about business dealings in Russia and directed him to conceal extramarital relationships. Cohen was speaking privately today […]
Look for patchy clouds tonight, with an overnight low of minus-17 C (one F) and west-southwest winds gusting up to 11 km/h. Tomorrow will see a chance of light afternoon snow, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-20 (four below zero). Expect light north-northeast winds. Partly sunny […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–A pricey Progressive Conservative fundraising gala where attendees can rub shoulders with key members of government doesn’t constitute cash-for-access, Premier Doug Ford said ahead of the event in Toronto yesterday. Opposition parties have raised concerns that the 2019 Leader’s Dinner–where tickets cost $1,250–would grant opportunities for […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–An Ontario court has dismissed a legal challenge from elementary teachers and a civil liberties group over the province’s sex-ed curriculum. The challenge from the Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association argued that changes made by the Progressive Conservative government infringed teachers’ […]
The Associated PressTim Reynolds PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla.–Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy, and Tiger Woods are among the golfers who live in the vicinity of PGA National and may very well be home this weekend. They just won’t be playing at the Honda Classic. The condensing of the PGA Tour schedule […]
The Associated Press ATLANTA–Trae Young and John Collins showed a glimpse of the Atlanta Hawks’ long-range plan. In the process, they helped make it more difficult for Minnesota to realize its playoff dream this year. Young matched the career high he set earlier in the week with 36 points, and […]
Staff Tyler Johnson tallied twice, including the game-winner, to lift the Thief River Falls Norskies to a 4-1 win over the visiting Fort Frances Lakers on Tuesday night. Jaedin Ness opened the scoring for the fifth-place Lakers (16-28-2-1) more than 13 minutes into the first period as he notched his […]
Staff Connor Nelson netted the eventual game-winner early in the second period last night as the Muskie boys’ hockey team earned a 3-1 win over the Sioux Lookout Warriors in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final at the Ice For Kids Arena. Ben Forbes opened the scoring for the […]
Duane Hicks Families will have a chance to celebrate winter on Saturday when the Friends of Fort Frances Museum hosts “SnOasis 7: Snowflake Heaven” at the Rainy Lake Square. The free event will run from noon-2 p.m., and organizers are inviting everyone to dress warm and come out once again […]
Jamie Mountain Isaiah Lawson of the Sioux Lookout Warriors looked to make a drop-pass around Jace Dittaro while Muskie goalie Darian Klem hugged his post during the second period of Fort High’s 3-1 win last night in the opener of their best-of-three NorWOSSA final at the Ice For Kids Arena. […]
