The Associated Press ADELAIDE, Australia — The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery has plugged into an Australian state grid, an official said Friday, easily delivering on Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk’s 100-day guarantee. Musk promised to build the 100-megawatt battery within 100 days of the contracts being signed at the […]
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The Associated Press BOSTON — Prince Harry’s bride-to-be, Meghan Markle, may have some royal blood after all. A U.S. researcher who specializes in finding the American descendants of British monarchs said Thursday that Markle is a direct descendant of England’s King Edward III, who ruled from 1327 until 1377. The […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — Growing calls to cancel President Donald Trump’s state visit to Britain have put Queen Elizabeth II ‚Äî who would host the U.S. president in a difficult position. In Britain’s constitutional monarchy, the queen invites foreign leaders to state visits regarded as a […]
Pope lands in Bangladesh with Rohingya crisis looming large DHAKA, Bangladesh — Pope Francis arrived Thursday in Bangladesh for the second leg of his six-day trip to Asia with the Rohingya crisis looming large. Francis arrived in the capital amid tight airport security and much anticipation. Huge banners with pictures […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Every weeknight, 6 p.m. rolls around, and across America, we scramble to find something to feed our families. Our end-of-day creativity is sapped, and we turn to our core repertoire of recipes that we make over and over. And this isn’t a bad thing: […]
By Rick Callahan The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Phil Jacobs was just a teenager when his parents bought a scenic Kentucky farm with hayfields, forests, creeks, trails and a view of the Ohio River. Decades later, he still spent time there, maintaining the property as a second job and using […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press When it comes to planning a holiday spread, a salad is often an afterthought. Stately roasts, crowd-pleasing potatoes and sultry pies tend to grab the spotlight, and by the time we think, “Oh, yeah, we should probably have a salad,” a bag of mixed […]
The Associated PressScott Sonner RENO, Nev.–More than 500 black bears have returned to parts of their historic range in the Great Basin of Nevada, where the species disappeared about 80 years ago, scientists say. A new study says genetic testing confirms the bears are making their way east from the […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Jay-Z is the leader of the 2018 Grammy Award nominations in a year where the top four categories are heavily-dominated by rap and R&B artists, giving the often overlooked genres a strong chance of winning big. The Recording Academy announced today that Jay-Z is nominated for […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Dictionary.com announced yesterday that “complicit” is the site’s word of the year in a contentious 2017. Site lexicographer Jane Solomon said numerous events, from politics to natural disasters, drove more people to look up “complicit” at particular times of the year. Overall, she said, look-ups of […]
The Associated Press FLAGSTAFF, Ariz.–An effort to bring one of the world’s largest birds back from the brink of extinction is expanding after northern Arizona and southern Utah found some success in getting deer hunters to use ammunition not made of lead. A group working to protect the endangered California […]
By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — CNN fought back against President Donald Trump on Monday with a lengthy video showing its reporters in dangerous situations and Wolf Blitzer saying that despite the insults, “even the loudest critics can’t silence the facts.” Trump has criticized CNN for “fake […]
