By Mark Gillispie The Associated Press CLEVELAND — A wayward tortoise’s surprising trek around Ohio has ended happily for its owner, whose two-week search, in a twist of fate, might have saved her sister’s life. Otis the California desert tortoise managed to push open a sliding glass door and escape […]
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By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Patrick Cooper had already turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That’s when the 16-year-old Anchorage boy encountered the black bear that would take […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — Emergency services were called to a landmark Hamburg church to fight a fire. All they found was a swarm of gnats. News agency dpa reports that Hamburg’s fire service said Tuesday it was called to the St. Michaelis church by a man who reported seeing […]
By Michael Biesecker And Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Less than one-third of Americans support President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord, a new poll shows, and just 18 per cent of respondents agree with his claim that pulling out of the international agreement […]
By Nicholas K. Geranios The Associated Pres SPOKANE, Wash. — Ranchers on Monday sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture, seeking to force meat to again be labeled if it’s produced in other countries and imported to the United States. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Spokane, seeks to overturn […]
The Associated PressBen Walker NEW YORK–Toting his toddler around the clubhouse post-game, Jacob deGrom joked about the Father’s Day present he gave himself–the souvenir ball from his first big-league home run. “I think I got lucky,” the New York Mets’ ace said. With one-year-old Jaxon and his own dad in […]
The Associated PressDoug Ferguson ERIN, Wis.–Brooks Koepka received a short piece of advice from a valuable source on the eve of the final round at the U.S. Open. Defending champion Dustin Johnson was doing most of the talking. “It was a long phone call for us–it was like two minutes,” […]
The Associated Press George McPhee wants his fellow general managers to make him an offer he can’t refuse. The Vegas Golden Knights’ GM might as well be “The Godfather” of the NHL during this three-day expansion draft window. He holds the cards for a significant chunk of the league’s talent–fielding […]
The Canadian PressJohn Chidley-Hill TORONTO–Russell Martin’s seventh home run of the season barely made it over the wall. But like most of his homers this year, his timing was impeccable. Martin hit a deep fly ball to centrefield that Willy Garcia had to play right to the wall. But as […]
The Associated Press BROOKLYN, Mich.–Three times, Kyle Larson needed to outrace the rest of the contenders on late restarts. That’s a task he’s proven he can handle at Michigan International Speedway. Larson took control on a restart with five laps to go, and held off Chase Elliott yesterday for his […]
The Associated Press LONDON–A white man plowed a van into a crowd of Muslim worshippers outside a north London mosque early today in an attack police say they are investigating as a terrorist incident. Ten people were injured in the attack while police said another man died at the scene, […]
Joey Payeur The J.W. Walker Wildcats and Robert Moore Mustangs were fleet afoot in one of the many fast-paced matchups as part of the Rainy River District Athletic Association’s Grades 4-6 soccer showcase held Friday at the St. Francis Sports Field. The event was the final one on the RRDAA […]
