By Michael Hill The Associated Press RHINEBECK, N.Y. Charles Lindbergh would instantly recognize the plane with “Spirit of St. Louis” painted on its nose rumbling above treetops in New York’s Hudson Valley. There’s a 9-cylinder engine similar to the one used in his historic flight, an identical cockpit under a […]
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By Ula Ilnytzky THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK A 1956 Ferrari sold for $28 million at an auction that also featured top bidding for Janis Joplin’s psychedelic Porsche, a 1963 Pontiac owned by Roy Rogers decorated with silver dollars and guns and a kid-sized Ferrari. RM Sotheby’s offered the vintage […]
By Cara Anna The Associated Press NEW YORK Activists who are determined to give North Koreans a glimpse of the outside world have started using drones to smuggle banned information past the country’s tightly controlled borders. North Korean defector Jung Gwang Il says his organization No Chain began the deliveries […]
By Jovana Gec And Dusan Stojanovic The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia One of the guns linked to Islamic militants in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people was exported to the United States in 2013, the head of a Serbian arms factory said Thursday. Milojko Brzakovic of the Zastava arms […]
By Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON U.S.-Russians tensions broke out in undiplomatic fashion in an unlikely place Thursday: The State Department briefing room. What began with a series of tough, if suggestive, questions from a correspondent for Russian government-funded news, ended with department spokesman John Kirby delivering an uncharacteristically […]
The Canadian Press Dorian Burns-Coyne enjoys cooking, but he was frustrated by trying to find meal inspiration when he got home from a long day at his job in advertising. The single man scoured websites, but “a lot of times the recipes would call for types of equipment or processes […]
By Daniella Cheslow The Associated Press HAIFA, Israel Palestinian chef Johnny Goric has cooked for President Barack Obama and served as a judge on the Palestinian version of Masterchef, a reality TV cooking show. In July, he put out his first cookbook ‚Äî but rather than publish in his native […]
Joey Payeur The Muskies’ fall court teams set the bar high with undefeated regular-season records and winning three of four NorWOSSA gold medals. It’s seems, at least early on, that the winter-season squads are up to the challenge of following suit. The black-and-gold resumed their winning ways Tuesday afternoon by […]
The Canadian Press YELLOWKNIFE—In a dramatic example of how climate change is altering the Arctic landscape, a small northern lake has fallen off a cliff after bursting through the melting earthen rampart that restrained it. A video released yesterday by the government of the Northwest Territories shows how the lake—undermined […]
Staff Life has been busy both at home and on the road for various teams in the Fort Frances Girls’/Women’s Hockey Association of late. The Fort Frances AtoMC Icebergs and the Fort Frances Tim Hortons Bruins both participated in a tournament in Kenora on Nov. 27-29, with the Icebergs coming […]
Staff The leadership of the Fort Frances Men’s Basketball League is “back in black.” Sam Soderman netted 27 points to lead Team Black to a 90-77 victory over Team Red in action Tuesday night at J.W. Walker School. John Sivonen had a game-high 32 for Team Red. With the win, […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—A much-loved sea otter that won the hearts of Vancouver Aquarium’s staff and visitors while recovering from gunshot wounds has died. “Walter,” also affectionately known as “Wally,” was rescued from a Tofino, B.C. shoreline on Oct. 19, 2013 after locals reported a sea otter that appeared lethargic. […]
