By Holly Ramer The Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. — Civil War bonds, travel posters and other paperwork spanning a century of state history were among the long-forgotten artifacts found Monday in a mysterious Statehouse vault. The 6-by-10-foot space is at the top of a narrow spiral staircase in a room […]
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By Mesfin Fekadu 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 […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press ”Ants in a Tree” is the English translation of the Chinese name for this classic recipe. Built of spicy pork, bean thread noodles (aka cellophane noodles) and scallions, it earned its name because it’s not so far-fetched for the finished dish to call that […]
By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk is on track to deliver on a promise by building the world’s biggest lithium-ion battery in the Australian Outback within 100 days, an official said on Tuesday. Musk promised to build the 100-megawatt battery within […]
By David McHugh The Associated Press FRANKFURT — Airbus, Siemens and Rolls-Royce are teaming up to develop a hybrid passenger plane that would use a single electric turbofan along with three conventional jet engines running on aviation fuel. The plane is an effort to develop and demonstrate technology that in […]
The Associated Press LONDON–Actress, humanitarian campaigner, lifestyle blogger–and, next spring, a royal. Palace officials announced today that Prince Harry is engaged to Meghan Markle, confirming months of rumours that the couple was close to tying the knot. Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his pregnant wife, Kate, welcomed Markle to the […]
The Associated Press LAS VEGAS–The woman representing South Africa won the Miss Universe crown yesterday. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned during the event at The AXIS theatre at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The runner-up was Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez while […]
By Regina Garcia Cano The Associated Press LAS VEGAS — The woman representing South Africa won the Miss Universe crown Sunday. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned during the event at The AXIS theatre at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The runner-up […]
The Associated Press VIRGINIA, Minn. — Unemployment rates on Minnesota’s Iron Range reached their lowest point since the turn of the century, but the tight labour market is making it challenging for local businesses. Iron Range unemployment reached 4 per cent in September, its lowest rate since 2000, on the […]
The Associated Press GAUHATI, India — Indian police on Monday took the unusual step of using elephants in an attempt to evict hundreds of people living illegally in a protected forest area in the country’s remote northeast. Police used bulldozers and the elephants in a show of force, and the […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — When it comes to romance, it’s third time’s a charm for Prince Harry, who has long been one of Britain’s most eligible and wealthiest single men. The rugged, red-bearded prince, who is now engaged to actress Meghan Markle following an announcement Monday […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Dictionary.com announced Monday that “complicit” is the site’s word of the year in a contentious 2017. Site lexicographer Jane Solomon says numerous events, from politics to natural disasters, drove more people to look up “complicit” at particular times of the year. […]
