By Mary Clare Jalonick, Laurie Kellman and Zeke Miller THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON–The top Senate Republican today denounced the “most unfair” House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassured Trump and his supporters that “moments like this are why the United States Senate exists.” Signalling in the strongest terms yet […]
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The Associated Press NASHVILLE–A man who may have been dreaming of a “green” Christmas found himself inside the gray walls of a Tennessee jail. According to court documents, state police caught Somphone Temmeraj, 57, with more than 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of marijuana disguised as Christmas gifts at Nashville International […]
The Associated PressAron Heller JERUSALEM–Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s challenger for the post of ruling Likud party leader is picking up more endorsements ahead of the official launch of his primary campaign today. Gideon Saar’s associates expect about 1,000 party activists to attend the launch and have been buoyed by […]
The Associated PressRaf CasertMark Carlson BASTOGNE, Belgium–Side by side, the Allies and former enemy Germany together marked the 75th anniversary of one of the most important battles in World War II-the Battle of the Bulge, which stopped Adolf Hitler’s last-ditch offensive to turn the tide of the war. At dawn […]
The Associated Press Berlin police say someone has dug up the grave of a top Nazi leader buried anonymously in the heart of the German capital but appears to have left his bones undisturbed. Police spokeswoman Heidi Vogt told the B.Z. newspaper that a worker at the Invalidenfriedhof cemetery discovered […]
The Associated Press LONDON–British officials are returning a medal to a Falklands War veteran who said it was taken away from him because of his sexuality. Joe Ousalice said the long service and good conduct medal was confiscated from him when he was discharged from the Royal Navy after revealing […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON–The Defence Department’s internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job. The Pentagon’s inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling him the […]
The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Defence Department’s internal watchdog is investigating a $400 million border wall contract awarded to a firm that used multiple appearances on Fox News to push for the job. The Pentagon’s inspector general sent a letter Thursday to House Homeland Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson telling […]
The Associated PressDamian J. Troise NEW YORK–Stocks moved higher in midday trading on Wall Street today as investors jumped on a statement from President Donald Trump that the U.S. is getting close to a “big deal” with China. Traders were also encouraged by a Wall Street Journal report saying Washington […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — In these uneasy times, as we move along to a new decade, the Pantone Color Institute has reached back in time to calming, confident Classic Blue as its colour of the year for 2020. The colour is an anchor offering stability, […]
The Canadian Press GUELPH, Ont.–Science has confirmed what many pet owners already know. “Cats are quite hard to read,” said Georgia Mason, a behavioural biologist whose recently published paper digs into the age-old question: What is my cat thinking? “Cats are a bit overlooked and underappreciated,” she said. “We thought […]
The Associated PressLeanne Italie NEW YORK–Climate change, gun violence, the very nature of democracy and an angsty little movie star called Forky helped propel “existential” to Dictionary.com’s word of the year. The choice reflects months of high-stakes threats and crises, real and pondered, across the news, the world and throughout […]
