By Terence Chea The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — As a teenager working for his dad’s construction business, Noah Ready-Campbell dreamed that robots could take over the dirty, tedious parts of his job, such as digging and levelling soil for building projects. Now the former Google engineer is turning that […]
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The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court has rejected a man’s claim that he’s alive, after he was officially registered as deceased. A court spokeswoman said Friday that 63-year-old Constantin Reliu lost his case in the northeast city of Vasului because he appealed too late. The ruling is […]
By Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press MIAMI — An innovative pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International University was put to a “stress test” before it collapsed over traffic, killing six people and sending 10 to a hospital, authorities said. As state and federal investigators worked to determine how […]
The Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. — A baby Jesus statue stolen nearly 90 years ago from a New Jersey church has been returned. The Rev. Alex Santora says a suspicious package was delivered Wednesday to Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken with no return address. The Jersey Journal reports […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press My sister, Mary Pat, is a great cook and an even better baker. Sweets are her thing but as the mother of three active boys, dinner always comes first—chronologically speaking! One recent night, I had dinner at her house. When I asked if there […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ORLANDO, Fla.–The future of Tiger Woods is filled with optimism because of the past. The next stop on his remarkable road to recovery from four years’ worth of back trouble is the Arnold Palmer Invitational–the tournament he has won a record eight times on a course […]
The Canadian PressJoshua Clipperton TORONTO–Curtis McElhinney was doing the usual work of a back-up goalie at the end of the Toronto Maple Leafs’ bench midway through the second period last night. Moments later, and to almost everyone’s surprise, he was in the middle of the action. “I’m sitting there [charting] […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–Apparently lightning can strike the same place twice after all. A study by researchers at the University of Calgary’s Schulich School of Engineering suggests it’s possible to predict where lightning will strike and how often. They say satellite data and artificial intelligence can help foresee where […]
The Canadian PressColette Derworiz EDMONTON–Scientists from the University of Alberta have discovered male red squirrels kill the offspring of their male rivals in years when there’s a lot of food. The research project, published today in the journal “Ecology,” is the first to observe and document the unusual practice of […]
The Canadian PressAlexander Panetta WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump boasted in a fundraising speech yesterday that he made up details about trade in a meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, according to a recording of the comments. The leaked recording provided fodder for the American morning talk shows today, animating discussions […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking’s cosmic brilliance but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers. Hawking, who died at his home in Cambridge, England yesterday at age 76, became the public face of science genius. He appeared on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “The […]
Sam Odrowski Alternative folk musician Rory Tailon will be returning to Fort Frances next Friday (March 23), alongside Kenora’s Brooklyn Doran, for a night of soulful signing at From the Grind Up. Tailon kicked off his cross-Canada tour a week ago, starting in Kingston, Ont. Over the next five months, […]
