Expect partly to mostly cloudy skies tonight, with an overnight low of minus-17 C (one F). Tomorrow also will be cloudy, with a high of minus-eight (17) and low around minus-12 (10). A mix of sun and clouds, and a chance of afternoon snow, is forecast for Friday, along with […]
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The Associated Press KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — A Hawaii woman is waiting to hear back from Guinness World Records to find out if the massive avocado she snagged is the world’s largest. Pamela Wang of the Big Island found the 5-pound (2.3-kilogram) avocado Sunday on a walk, the West Hawaii Today […]
The Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. — Remains believed to be of a Revolutionary War hero buried at West Point don’t belong to a woman known as Captain Molly after all but to an unknown man. The U.S. Military Academy said Tuesday the discovery stems from a study of skeletal […]
The Associated Press MIAMI — A monster Burmese python has been captured by a snake hunter in the Florida Everglades. The female snake caught Friday at the Big Cypress National Preserve measured just over 17 feet (5 metres) long and weighed 132 pounds (59 kilograms). The snake was captured by […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — The silence breakers have been named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Dozens of men and women have shared their stories since October about sexual misconduct by numerous high-profile men in entertainment, media, business and sports. The revelations also helped prompt millions worldwide to […]
By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — Matt Hofmann walks along a small brown pond, the earth of its bank springing underfoot like a muddy mattress. The ground is, in fact, floating. It’s a peat bog on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and it’s from here that Hofmann, the co-founder of […]
By By Linda A. Johnson The Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. — U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved a new diabetes drug that reduces blood sugar levels and also helps people lose significant weight. Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk said the Food and Drug Administration approved its once-a-week shot for people with Type […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Black lentils have so much drama to them, especially when they are paired with anything that is contrasting in colour … which is pretty much anything that isn’t black as well. If you prefer to cook the lentils in chicken or vegetable broth, you […]
Jamie Mountain Muskie girls’ hockey players Siobhan MacKintosh, left, Kelsey Langtry, and Hanna LeDrew were all smiles as they manned the table of baked goods during the team’s annual tea and bake sale Saturday at the Fort High cafeteria. The event, which also featured a penny table, saw members of […]
Jamie Mountain Members of the Mighty Mustang wrestling program are hard at work learning the basics of the sport to get better prepared for the upcoming season, including this pair engaged in a drill during practice last Wednesday at the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School gym in International Falls.
Nicholas Donaldson Dylan Grinsell happily received a free pair of gloves from Bianca Kelos of tbaytel during the Fort Frances Christmas Market at the Copper River Inn on Friday. The gloves, along with tote bags and gift cards, were given to market shoppers as part of the company’s third-annual “12 […]
Jamie Mountain Fort Frances Lakers’ forward Carter Chorney looked to fire a sharp-angled shot from the corner past Thief River Falls Norskies’ goalie Bailey Schmitz during the third period of the host team’s 7-3 loss here Friday night. Chorney did notch a goal but it wasn’t enough as the Lakers […]
