The Associated Press BERLIN — Germany’s biggest-selling newspaper says it is ending a decades-long practice of commissioning photos of topless female models. The Bild daily said Monday that “we will show no more topless productions of our own with women.” It said it had increasingly felt that “many women find […]
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By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — A newer cholesterol drug, used with older statin medicines, modestly lowered heart risks and deaths in a big study of heart attack survivors that might persuade insurers to cover the pricey treatment more often. Results on the drug, Praluent (PRALL-yoo-ent), were […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — Trim your hair, your beard, your blood pressure? Black men reduced one of their biggest medical risks through a novel project that shows the power of familiar faces and trusted places to improve health. The project had pharmacists work with dozens […]
The Canadian Press QUEBEC — A Canadian company has been chosen by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide special creeper seats designed to help workers inspect its Falcon 9 rockets. Creepex designed the so-called “under rocket mobility seats” after being contacted by a SpaceX engineer. The seats allow engineers to work […]
From the OPP Early yesterday evening, members of the OPP’s Community Street Crime Unit, Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau, North West Region Crime Unit, and North West Region Emergency Response Team were involved in an investigation into drug- and firearm-related offences within Fort Frances. This investigation led to a high-risk traffic […]
The Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — A new king cheese has been crowned in Wisconsin. The winner of the 2018 World Championship Cheese Contest is a hard sheep’s milk cheese called Esquirrou. The announcement was made Thursday night in Madison. Esquirrou is made in France at Mauleon Fromagerie by Michel […]
By Malcolm Ritter The Associated Press NEW YORK — Bones found in 1940 on a western Pacific Ocean island were quite likely to be remains from famed aviator Amelia Earhart, a new analysis concludes. The study and other evidence “point toward her rather strongly,” University of Tennessee anthropologist Richard Jantz […]
By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON — After months of trading insults and threats of nuclear annihilation, President Donald Trump agreed to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jung Un by the end of May to negotiate an end to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program, South Korean and U.S. officials […]
By Eva Vergara And Luis Andres Henao The Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile — Trade ministers from 11 Pacific Rim countries signed a sweeping free trade agreement Thursday to streamline trade and slash tariffs just hours before President Donald Trump announced his plans to impose new tariffs on aluminum and steel […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The sleek, green-and-white trains glide past the congested, ragged streets of Addis Ababa along the city’s new light rail ‚Äî built and financed by China. The towering silver African Union headquarters here was built by China, too. So was the […]
The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn.–Residents in the U.S. northeast dug out from as much as two feet of wet, heavy snow today while utilities dealt with downed trees and electric lines that snarled traffic and left hundreds of thousands without power after two strong nor’easters in less than a week–all […]
The Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.–A Virginia man wants to parlay his heartbreak into a happy ending for another couple. The Virginian-Pilot reported Steven Crocker is soliciting stories from couples who want to tie the knot but can’t afford a ring. To the victors go the spoils of his own […]
