By Hubert Mizell The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — It may not happen again for a thousand Christmases the way it happened Saturday for Franco Harris and the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Oakland Raiders under the dark skies in Three Rivers Stadium. Harris, the Steelers’ own black Italian Santa Claus, caught […]
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By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Brian Melley The Associated Press HONOLULU — When Jonathan Scheuer got an alert on his phone of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii, he and his family didn’t know what to do. They went to their guest bedroom, then decided it would be safer on […]
The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Papua New Guinea says it is helping evacuate thousands of people at risk from a volcanic eruption in the South Pacific Island nation’s north. Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said in a statement on Monday that he has directed all relevant state […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North and South Korea want to field a joint women’s hockey team at the Pyeongchang Olympics, and have relayed their position to the International Olympic Committee, officials in Seoul said Monday. A joint team at the games in South […]
The Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia — Milkshake duck a term born in the twittersphere that describes an overnight social media sensation whose viral support rapidly dissolves with closer scrutiny was chosen Monday as an Australian dictionary’s word of 2017. Macquarie Dictionary, the definitive authority on Australian English, defines a milkshake […]
By Tom Krisher And Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — The competition for full-size pickup truck customers in the U.S. is as rough-and-tumble as ever, with Ram and Chevrolet rolling out brawny-looking new models that are larger, lighter and more efficient than their predecessors. For the first time in […]
The Associated PressMark Didtler TAMPA, Fla.–The surging Calgary Flames got balanced scoring and another win. Johnny Gaudreau had a goal and an assist, and Mike Smith made 33 saves, as the Flames beat the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning 5-1 last night for their fifth-straight victory. “A big confidence boost for […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–As Fred VanVleet spoke to the scrum of media surrounding him, Jonas Valanciunas slipped behind the crowd and held up a paper sign he had made. Valanciunas had crossed out the “52” he had written for DeMar DeRozan’s franchise-best performance from earlier in the season and […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Queen Elizabeth II reveals the secrets of giving a speech while wearing a weighty crown, in unusually candid comments that are part of a new documentary on her coronation and the symbolism of the crown jewels. Among the revelations of the program airing on the BBC on […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–U.S. President Donald Trump today denied using certain “language” as fury spread over his comments about immigration during a private meeting with lawmakers. But neither he nor the White House denied the most controversial of his comments: using the word “shithole” to describe countries in Africa and […]
The Canadian PressNeil Davidson A year ago, Canadian forward Wojtek Wolski was in a hospital bed recovering from surgery on a broken neck. Today, he is an Olympian. “I look at the picture of me in the hospital and can’t help but cry,” the 31-year-old winger said via social media. […]
The Canadian Press LONDON, Ont.–Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is welcoming U.S. President Donald Trump’s newfound patience on NAFTA renegotiations. In an interview yesterday with the Wall Street Journal, the president indicated he’s open to extending the March deadline for concluding talks aimed at modernizing the North American Free Trade […]
