By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — When North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump hold their summit at an exclusive venue in Singapore, one of the priciest destinations in Asia, they will no doubt run up quite a bill. And if past precedent is any […]
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The Associated Press WORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts man using a metal detector has found another man’s class ring more than 60 years after he gave it to a high school sweetheart. The Worcester Telegram reports Aaron Doray met 80-year-old Robert Michaud in Worcester on Saturday to return his Cushing […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — The start of an IndyCar race in Detroit was delayed by 30 minutes when a General Motors executive who was driving the pace car crashed into a wall. No one was seriously injured in the crash Sunday afternoon. Mark Reuss was driving the Corvette during […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press CHICAGO — Most women with the most common form of early-stage breast cancer can safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of beating the disease, doctors are reporting from a landmark study that used genetic testing to gauge each patient’s risk. The study is […]
By Calvin Woodward The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A North Korean envoy is coming to Washington bearing a letter for President Donald Trump from Kim Jong Un. This has been going on for days. Like in the old days. Kim Yong Chol was spotted Wednesday at Beijing’s airport, where he […]
By Brady McCombs The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church on Friday will celebrate the 40th anniversary of reversing its ban on black people serving in the lay priesthood, going on missions or getting married in temples, rekindling debate about one of the faith’s most sensitive topics. […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday he offered to go to Washington this week to complete talks on renegotiating the North American Free Trade agreement but that Vice-President Mike Pence called and told him a meeting with the U.S. president would […]
By Josh Funk The Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. — The price of a private lunch with investor Warren Buffett could set a record this year, with bids already surpassing $3 million. The online auction that raises money for the Glide Foundation’s work to help the homeless in San Francisco wraps […]
By Ken Thomas And Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s announcement Thursday that it will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada drew swift vows of retaliation from key allies, inflamed trade tensions and sent stock markets sinking. The administration’s move […]
The Canadian PressSidhartha Banerjee MONTREAL–A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said yesterday. “Monique just reached the summit,” Francois Masse said in an e-mailed message to The Canadian Press, referring to Monique Richard. Richard had […]
Staff The town will amend its bylaw prohibiting fireworks to include lanterns that use an open flame to float through the air. In a report from Fire Chief/CEMC Tyler Moffitt approved by council Monday night, he noted that once lit and launched into the air, flying lanterns (also know as […]
The Associated PressJanie McCauley OAKLAND, Calif.–Cleveland and Golden State were stressed and stretched to their limits in the conference finals this time around, leaving little time to recoup and prepare for their latest showdown in the NBA Finals. “Splintered” is how Stephen Curry described what he feared could happen in […]
