The Associated Press BOSTON–No. 1 if by land, No. 2 if by sea? Archaeologists are excavating what they believe was the site of an outhouse next door to Paul Revere’s home and the “privy,” as the colonists politely called their potties, could be flush with artifacts. Historians say people typically […]
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The Associated Press HICKORY CORNERS, Mich.–A different kind of driving lesson–in a vehicle with a top speed of 65 km/h that hasn’t been produced in nearly a century–is gaining traction in western Michigan. More than 500 people have learned to drive a Model T at the Gilmore Car Museum near […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–Nearly 300 species of fish, mussels, and other sea critters hitchhiked across the Pacific Ocean on debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami, washing ashore alive in the United States, researchers reported yesterday. It is the largest and longest marine migration ever documented, outside experts and the […]
By William J. Kole The Associated Press BOSTON — No. 1 if by land, No. 2 if by sea? Archaeologists are excavating what they believe was the site of an outhouse next door to Paul Revere’s home and the “privy,” as the colonists politely called their potties, could be flush […]
By Mike Householder The Associated Press HICKORY CORNERS, Mich. — A different kind of driving lesson ‚Äî in a vehicle with a top speed of 40 mph (65 kph) that hasn’t been produced in nearly a century is gaining traction in western Michigan. More than 500 people have learned to […]
By Grant Peck The Associated Press BANGKOK — The prejudice and hostility that Rohingya Muslims face in Myanmar stretch beyond the country’s notoriously brutal security forces to a general population receptive to an often-virulent form of Buddhist nationalism that has seen a resurgence since the end of military rule. Many […]
By Scott Smith The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Two days of cracking, thundering falling rock at Yosemite National Park have left one man dead, two people injured, and even experienced climbers stunned by the spectacle. A massive new hunk of granite broke off Thursday at the park’s mountaineering mecca […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press When I first moved to Chicago from North Carolina, I was amazed at the variety of sausages. There were polish sausages, bratwurst, bockwurst, Italian; sweet and hot, among others. At that time, the sausage that I knew best was knackwurst which is smoked like […]
By Jamey Keaten And Matt O’Brien The Associated Press ZURICH — Drones will help deliver toothbrushes, deodorant and smartphones to Swiss homes this fall as part of a pilot project, the first of its kind over a densely populated area. The drones will take items from a distribution centre in […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY–Civil defence officials in northeast Mexico say a light rain was accompanied by small fish that fell from the sky. Tamaulipas civil defence said in a brief statement that rain Tuesday in the coastal city of Tampico included fish. Photos posted on the agency’s Facebook page […]
The Canadian PressCassandra Szklarski TORONTO–Kids and teens should not drink sports or energy drinks, the Canadian Paediatric Society says in a new position released Tuesday that takes a stand against the sugary beverages. Dr. Catherine Pound, co-author of the statement and a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Civil defence officials in northeast Mexico say a light rain was accompanied by small fish that fell from the sky. Tamaulipas civil defence says in a brief statement that rain Tuesday in the coastal city of Tampico included fish. Photos posted on the agency’s […]
