The Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania — A Romanian court has rejected a man’s claim that he’s alive, after he was officially registered as deceased. A court spokeswoman said Friday that 63-year-old Constantin Reliu lost his case in the northeast city of Vasului because he appealed too late. The ruling is […]
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By Adriana Gomez Licon The Associated Press MIAMI — An innovative pedestrian bridge being built at Florida International University was put to a “stress test” before it collapsed over traffic, killing six people and sending 10 to a hospital, authorities said. As state and federal investigators worked to determine how […]
The Associated Press HOBOKEN, N.J. — A baby Jesus statue stolen nearly 90 years ago from a New Jersey church has been returned. The Rev. Alex Santora says a suspicious package was delivered Wednesday to Our Lady of Grace Church in Hoboken with no return address. The Jersey Journal reports […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press My sister, Mary Pat, is a great cook and an even better baker. Sweets are her thing but as the mother of three active boys, dinner always comes first—chronologically speaking! One recent night, I had dinner at her house. When I asked if there […]
The Associated PressMalcolm Ritter NEW YORK–From the murky depths of Spanish caves comes a surprising insight: Neanderthals created art. That’s been proposed before, but experts say two new studies finally give convincing evidence our evolutionary cousins had the brainpower to make artistic works and use symbols. The key finding? New […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–When a partial laptop ban at his Halifax cafe led to miffed patrons and headaches for staff, owner Sean Gallagher decided to do something more drastic to enforce his no-screen rule: a restaurant redesign. Gallagher said he shut down Lion & Bright for a week to […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–Everyone knew of Stephen Hawking’s cosmic brilliance but few could comprehend it. Not even top-notch astronomers. Hawking, who died at his home in Cambridge, England yesterday at age 76, became the public face of science genius. He appeared on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and “The […]
By Allen G. Breed And Sharon Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO — It was 1934. Mobsters armed with fully automatic “Tommy guns” had left a trail of bloodstained sidewalks and pockmarked walls across the country, and the new president had narrowly escaped assassination the year before. It was time for […]
The Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian news reports say the hatch of a cargo plane carrying precious metals accidentally flew open upon takeoff ‚Äî scattering at least 3 tons of gold on the runway. An investigation is underway after the incident Thursday at the airport in the far east city […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump freestyled with the facts when talking trade with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The Republican described the discussion during a fundraising speech in St. Louis on Wednesday. According to audio obtained by The Washington Post , Trump insisted that the United States […]
By Collin Binkley The Associated Press They bowed their heads in honour of the dead. They carried signs with messages like “Never again” and “Am I next?” They railed against the National Rifle Association and the politicians who support it. And over and over, they repeated the message: Enough is […]
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LONDON — Russia will “certainly” expel British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to Britain’s decision to send 23 Russians home over the poisoning of a former spy, Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday. Sergey Lavrov, speaking in remarks carried by the RIA Novosti news agency, said the move would come “soon,” […]
