By Robert Burns The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s decision to suspend major U.S. military exercises in South Korea could weaken allied defences, depending on the length and scope of the hiatus. But the potential for diplomatic damage seems even greater. The United States, South Korea and Japan […]
World
The Associated PressJosh Lederman SEOUL–The United States and its Asian allies today worked to paper over any semblance of disagreement over President Donald Trump’s concession to Kim Jong Un that the U.S. would halt military exercises with South Korea, with Trump’s top diplomat insisting the president hadn’t backed down from […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–NASA’s seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials said yesterday they’re hopeful the rover will survive the storm, which already covers one-quarter of Mars and […]
The Associated Press TAMWORTH, N.H.–Beaver-flavoured whiskey, anyone? A New Hampshire distillery has a new bourbon, Eau De Musc, flavoured partly by the secretion from a beaver’s castor sacs. Tamworth Distilling said the secretion, called castoreum, has a history of being used as a flavouring and is on a small list […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA’s seemingly unstoppable Mars rover Opportunity has been knocked out by a gigantic dust storm that is enveloping the red planet and blotting out the sun. Officials said Wednesday they’re hopeful the rover will survive the storm, which already covers […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — The United States and its Asian allies worked Thursday to paper over any semblance of disagreement over President Donald Trump’s concession to Kim Jong Un that the U.S. would halt military exercises with South Korea, with Trump’s top diplomat […]
By Laurie Kellman And Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In some ways, President Donald Trump has brought Tammy Kennedy and her daughter, Sue Ann, together on politics. They don’t agree on every issue Tammy supports abortion rights, for example, while Sue Ann opposes them. Even so, the two […]
By Robin McDowellMargie Mason And Martha Mendoza The Associated Press MONTAUK, N.Y. — Even after winter storms left East Coast harbours thick with ice, some of the country’s top chefs and trendy restaurants were offering sushi-grade tuna supposedly pulled in fresh off the coast of New York. But it was […]
By Paul Wiseman And Christopher Rugaber The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has a point when he lambastes Canada for protecting its dairy farmers with hefty tariffs. But the United States is hardly innocent when it comes to farm protectionism. And the very real difficulties that U.S. dairy […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim And Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SINGAPORE — When South Korea’s president shuttled between North Korea and the United States to broker their first-ever summit, he faced both praise and criticism over whether he was a peace-making mediator or was helping North Korea find ways to weaken […]
By Anne FlahertyAdam Schreck And Foster Klug The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared on Twitter Wednesday that there was “no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea,” a bold and questionable claim following his summit with leader Kim Jong Un that produced few guarantees on how and […]
By Marcy Gordon And Mae Anderson The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Brace yourself for a likely new era of media megamergers. AT&T’s victory over the government’s attempt to block its $85 billion takeover of Time Warner underscores just how much the way people watch and pay for TV has changed. […]
