By Vivian Salama And Julie Pace The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping opened their high-stakes summit at Trump’s Florida beach resort Thursday, with the urgent threat of North Korea’s nuclear ambitions and tensions over trade on the agenda. Xi’s visit was […]
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The Associated Press SAO PAULO — A so-called “love motel” in Brazil’s capital is using the country’s corruption scandal as a gimmick to draw customers. One of the suites at the Altana Motel in Brasilia features metal bars around the bed to put couples in the mood. If that’s not […]
The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — The mayor of Latvia’s capital, Riga, was talking about the city’s efforts to fix potholes during his weekly online question-and-answer show when he got interrupted … by his cat Dumka. City Hall spokesman Viktors Smirnovs says the black-and-white fluffy feline decided to have a sip […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — Health officials say nearly half of U.S. adults have caught HPV, a sexually-transmitted bug that can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. About 45 per cent of Americans ages 18 to 59 had some form of genital human papillomavirus, according to […]
By Alex Veiga The Associated Press Anyone eager to buy a home this spring probably has reasons to feel good. Job growth has been solid. Average pay is rising. And mortgage rates, even after edging up of late, are still near historic lows. And then there’s the bad news: Just […]
By Adam Beam The Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. — Don’t look to the Kentucky Coal Museum to bring coal back. The museum is installing solar panels on its roof, part of a project aimed at lowering the energy costs of one of the city’s largest electric customers. It’s also a […]
The Associated Press DENVER–A man trying to eat a half-pound glazed doughnut in 80 seconds as part of a Denver doughnut shop’s eating challenge choked to death, one of two people who died in such contests this past weekend. Travis Malouff, 42, died early Sunday of asphyxia due to obstruction […]
The Associated Press AUBURN HILLS, Mich.–Kyle Lowry didn’t look rusty in his return for the Toronto Raptors last night. After missing 18 games with a wrist injury, Lowry played 42 minutes and had 27 points and 10 assists to help the Raptors overcome a 20-point, first-half deficit in a 105-102 […]
The Canadian PressGregory Strong EDMONTON–The numbers are in Brad Gushue’s favour at the Ford World Men’s Curling Championship. He posted impressive wins yesterday over Jaap Van Dorp of the Netherlands and Japan’s Yusuke Morozumi to extend his unbeaten streak to nine games. Gushue has outscored his opponents 77-29 overall and […]
The Associated PressJohn Wawrow BUFFALO, N.Y.–Jack Eichel and the Buffalo Sabres put aside their concerns for hospitalized teammate Kyle Okposo for a moment to close their home schedule with a 2-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens. “It’s good ending on a good note,” Eichel said following a win last night […]
The Associated PressDavid Ginsburg BALTIMORE–With a year of experience behind him and an additional pitch in his repertoire, Dylan Bundy appears poised to make the next step in his progression to big-league ace. Bundy struck out eight over seven impressive innings, and the Baltimore Orioles used home runs by Adam […]
Joey Payeur Lakers’ Brandon Bodnar rung up 49 saves to try his best to keep his team’s hopes alive before getting beat by Derek McPhail of the Dryden GM Ice Dogs in overtime in a series-clinching 2-1 win for the visitors Tuesday night in their best-of-sevem semi-final showdown.
