The Associated PressChristopher Bodeen BEIJING–China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific today, Chinese space authorities said. The experimental space laboratory re-entered around 8:15 a.m. (Beijing time), the China Manned Space Engineering Office said. Scientists monitoring the craft’s disintegrating […]
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The Associated Press MENDOCINO, Calif. — An SUV carrying a large, free-spirited family from Washington state accelerated straight off a scenic California cliff and authorities said the deadly wreck may have been intentional. Information pulled from the vehicle’s software shows it was stopped at a flat, dirt pull-off area before […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s defunct Tiangong 1 space station mostly burned up on re-entry into the atmosphere over the central South Pacific on Monday, Chinese space authorities said. The experimental space laboratory re-entered around 8:15 a.m. Beijing time, the China Manned Space Engineering Office said. […]
The Associated Press LONDON — The royal wedding will take place among white garden roses, peonies and foxgloves, set off by branches of beech, birch and hornbeam. Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have chosen a self-taught London floral designer for their nuptials. The couple said Sunday that Philippa Craddock will […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation. The 97-year-old Stevens said in an essay on The New York Times website that repeal would weaken the National Rifle Association’s ability to “block […]
The Associated PressMunir AhmedSherin Zada ISLAMABAD–Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai today said she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of education for girls. Yousafzai said in a brief speech at a […]
By Munir Ahmed And Sherin Zada The Associated Press ISLAMABAD — Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Thursday said she was excited to be back in Pakistan for the first time since she was shot in 2012 by Taliban militants angered at her championing of education for girls. Yousafzai […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Lazy weekend morning meals around the table, the entire family unhurried have yielded some of my favourite moments of connection and family identity. Even quick weekday breakfasts hold the promise of a new day, and fill my soul a tiny bit. Adding the unmistakable […]
By David Paddon The Canadian Press TORONTO — Mass market driverless vehicles may be ready for the road later than previous estimates, but BlackBerry Ltd. CEO John Chen said Wednesday he doesn’t consider that a problem for his company’s autonomous vehicle technology plans. “An awful lot of things have to […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment to allow for significant gun control legislation. The 97-year-old Stevens says in an essay on The New York Times website that repeal would weaken the National Rifle Association’s ability […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press If you are hosting Passover, you may well be making a brisket. And if you are making brisket, you may well have leftovers. (And if you don’t end up with leftovers, make a note next year to buy a bigger brisket.) You can, of […]
The Associated PressJosh LedermanMatthew Lee WASHINGTON–In ordering the largest mass expulsion of Russian diplomats ever, the U.S. and its allies have upped the ante in an East-West spy game that dates to the Cold War and cast light on an unspoken but widespread practice in the cloak-and-dagger world: sending operatives […]
