The Associated Press HOUSTON–George H.W. Bush is ready to embark on his final journey to Washington as the nation salutes the 41st president for his lifetime of public service that began in the Navy during World War II, ended with four years as president, and was characterized throughout by what […]
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By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press Skip the costly electronic games and flashy digital gizmos. Pediatricians say the best toys for tots are old-fashioned hands-on playthings that young children can enjoy with parents things like blocks, puzzles even throwaway cardboard boxes that spark imagination and creativity. “A cardboard box can […]
By Mike Corder The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Dutch motivational speaker Emile Ratelband may feel like a 49-year-old but according to Dutch law he is still 69. A Dutch court on Monday rejected Ratelband’s request to shave 20 years off his age in a case that drew worldwide […]
By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The dinner table diplomacy that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping of China conducted over the weekend produced something as vague as it was valuable: an agreement to keep talking. Forged over grilled sirloin at the Group of 20 summit Saturday in […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–Canadian kids continue to rank low in a global report on physical activity. The most recent release from the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance finds children in Slovenia and Japan to be the most active among 49 countries studied. Canada scored a ‘D+’ in categories that […]
The Associated Press BANGKOK–A man was killed by a wild elephant after his speeding car hit the animal near a national park in northeastern Thailand, police said today. Police Lt. Col. Kemchat Paedkaew said the accident occurred at dusk yesterday on a small road that has signs telling drivers to […]
The Associated Press LAKE PRESTON, Australia–“Knickers” the steer is huge on the internet–for being huge. The black-and-white Holstein Friesian won social media fame and many proclamations of “Holy Cow!” after photos surfaced of the 194-cm (6’4″) steer standing head and shoulders above a herd of brown cattle in Western Australia […]
The Associated Press BANGKOK — A man was killed by a wild elephant after his speeding car hit the animal near a national park in northeastern Thailand, police said Thursday. Police Lt. Col. Kemchat Paedkaew said the accident occurred at dusk Wednesday on a small road that has signs telling […]
The Associated Press ROME — The Vatican and bishops from Europe and beyond have developed guidelines for the sale or reuse of Catholic Churches to help ensure that they retain their cultural heritage and serve the community, not commerce. The guidelines were being finalized at a Vatican-backed conference Thursday that […]
By John Flesher The Associated Press TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Fortifying an Illinois waterway to prevent invasive carp from using it as a path to Lake Michigan could cost nearly three times as much as federal planners previously thought, according to an updated report. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers […]
By Erika Kinetz The Associated Press SHANGHAI — When Shan Junhua bought his white Tesla Model X, he knew it was a fast, beautiful car. What he didn’t know is that Tesla constantly sends information about the precise location of his car to the Chinese government. Tesla is not alone. […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Kugelhopf is a festive, crown-shaped yeasted bread traditionally baked in a heavy earthenware mould. One legend suggests it originated in an Alsatian village, when the Three Kings presented it to a local baker named Kugel, who had hosted them. Other histories point to […]
