The Associated Press MINEOLA, N.Y. A Dallas-based auction house says a rare copy of a comic book featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man has sold for $454,100. The comic book was purchased by an anonymous collector, and Heritage Auctions says Thursday’s sale is a record for a public auction price […]
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By Nicole Winfield And Julie Pace The Associated Press Thrusting himself into the heated American presidential campaign, Pope Francis declared Thursday that Donald Trump is “not Christian” if he wants to address illegal immigration only by building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. Trump fired back ferociously, saying it was […]
By Julie Watson The Associated Press SAN DIEGO The federal government is using eye scans and facial recognition technology for the first time to verify the identities of foreigners leaving the United States on foot a trial move aimed at closing a longstanding security gap, officials announced Thursday. Before now, […]
By Tami Abdollah And Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON Battling in intense public broadsides, Apple Inc. and the government are making their cases before anyone steps into a courtroom over a judge’s order forcing Apple to help the FBI hack into an iPhone in a sensational terrorism case. Both […]
The Associated Press BERLIN (AP) In a story Oct. 8 about ancient migration to Africa, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Eurasian migrants’ DNA spread to all parts of African continent, citing researchers who had published a scientific paper on the subject. The researchers have acknowledged making a mistake in […]
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press Pope Francis says any bishop who moves a suspected pedophile priest from parish to parish should resign. Francis spoke about the church’s handling of sex abuse cases while flying home Wednesday from Mexico, where victims of that country’s most notorious pedophile, the Rev. Marcial […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press This toothsome chicken dish makes its way into the world via a slow cooker, a kitchen device I’ve grown to love. There are several reasons to like slow cookers, even beyond the wonderfulness of being able to toss ingredients into it, head to work […]
The Canadian Press Prairie Girl Bakery owner Jean Blacklock is adamant her confections be baked from scratch using fresh eggs, good-quality chocolate and salted butter, not shortening. “Shortening is very much cheaper, but it has a really different texture and cheaper baked goods use it, but I think it’s a […]
The Canadian PressMichael MacDonald HALIFAX—The creator of a cheeky website that encourages Americans to move to Cape Breton before Donald Trump can be elected president says he’s been shocked by the response. The site—called “Cape Breton if Donald Trump Wins”—was set up Monday by radio announcer Rob Calabrese to poke […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON—A U.S. magistrate’s order for Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. sets up an extraordinary legal fight with implications for ordinary consumers and digital privacy. The clash brings to a head […]
Press Release “Borealis Bards,” the Backus Community Center’s own community theatre troupe, is at it again! They will present their second-annual unique dinner theatre, entitled “A Room to Act,” on Saturday, Feb. 27. The meal begins at 6 p.m., followed by an entertaining evening of short plays, monologues, and poems […]
Heather Latter Isabelle Meeks moved her game piece around the giant “Candyland” board set up at the Fort Frances Public Library on Monday as part of Family Day there. The library offered up other fun and games while Family Day activities also were held in Emo, Barwick, and Alberton.
