By Ken Moritsugu The Associated Press BEIJING — China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia. A headline in a Communist Party newspaper called Canada’s treatment of Meng Wanzhou, […]
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The Associated Press POWELL, Ohio — The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has announced the birth of a baby elephant. The zoo says the Asian elephant, born Thursday, appears strong. Its sex has not yet been determined because the zoo is giving it time to bond with its mother, Phoebe. It […]
The Associated Press HOUSTON–George H.W. Bush, who shaped history as 41st president and patriarch of a family that occupied the White House for a dozen years, was going to his final rest today in Texas. More than 11,000 people paid their respects to Bush as his casket lay in repose […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–Christmas turkey rocketed toward the International Space Station yesterday, along with cranberry sauce, candied yams, and the obligatory fruitcake. The SpaceX booster missed its landing zone on the ground after lift-off, however, and ended up in the sea just a couple of miles offshore. […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Christmas turkey rocketed toward the International Space Station on Wednesday, along with cranberry sauce, candied yams and the obligatory fruitcake. The SpaceX booster missed its landing zone on the ground after liftoff, however, and ended up in the sea just […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Pantone Color Institute has chosen Living Coral as its 2019 colour of the year. Company vice-president Laurie Pressman told The Associated Press ahead of Wednesday’s announcement that Living Coral has a saturated orange base with a golden undertone. She calls […]
By Tracee M. Herbaugh The Associated Press There are plenty of reasons to fix or replace windows, but wintry temperatures push many homeowners to get the job done. Besides the discomfort they cause, drafty windows can add hundreds of dollars to your energy bill over the course of a winter. […]
By Kelvin Chan The Associated Press LONDON — As the shipping industry faces pressure to cut climate-altering greenhouse gases, one answer is blowing in the wind. European and U.S. tech companies, including one backed by airplane maker Airbus, are pitching futuristic sails to help cargo ships harness the free and […]
By Joe McDonald And Rob Gillies The Associated Press BEIJING — China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologies executive who was arrested in a case that adds to technology tensions with Washington and threatens to complicate trade talks. Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, faces possible extradition to […]
By Josh Boak The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump promised on Twitter that tariffs would maximize the country’s economic heft and “MAKE AMERICA RICH AGAIN.” Almost all economists say the president is wrong. That’s because tariffs are taxes on imports. They can cause higher prices, reduce trade among […]
By Catherine Lucey The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The death of George H.W. Bush is bringing together the five remaining members of an oh-so-exclusive fraternity the presidents club. But for President Donald Trump, it may not be an entirely comfortable reunion, throwing him together with former occupants of the Oval […]
By By Cassandra Szklarski The Canadian Press ORONTO — Montreal chefs Frederic Morin and David McMillan are ready for the end of the world. The culinary giants behind the much-lauded eatery Joe Beef return with a second cookbook filled with tongue-in-cheek tips on how to cope with the end-of-times: homemade […]
