The Canadian Press TORONTO–Party anthem “Let Your Backbone Slide” helped usher in Canada’s early hip-hop movement, and now the influential track by Maestro Fresh Wes will become the first rap song inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame. The music organization revealed a roster of compositions by Toronto artists […]
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The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif.–Maybe the “Good Day Sacramento” reporter just thought he’d drive a little more traffic to his television station’s website when he climbed on top of a classic 1950s Thunderbird convertible and struck a silly pose, putting his feet on its pristine yellow paint job. Instead, Angel […]
The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla.–Sometimes the circle of life stings. A coral snake found that out the hard way and a Florida woman caught it all on camera. Evangeline Cummings posted a video on Twitter of what appears to be a wasp stinging a coral snake that was dangling from […]
The Associated Press NYACK, N.Y.–Bed Bath & Beyond has removed pumpkins painted black with white mouths following complaints they were offensive because they resembled blackface. News 12-Westchester reports the black pumpkins were placed on a porch outside a law firm in Nyack, New York, as part of a Halloween display. […]
The Associated Press NASHVILLE–A man accused of riding for 20 miles (32 kilometres) atop a car that sped down a Tennessee interstate has had one of his charges dropped. Ronnie Sellars, 31, no longer faces a “clinging to a vehicle” charge in Wilson County, but disorderly conduct charges are still […]
The Associated PressRonald Blum HOUSTON–Max Scherzer was taunted over his eyes as a kid. Now he treasures them. Washington’s Game 1 starter in the World Series against Houston has baseball’s most unusual orbs: blue on the right, brown on the left, a condition known as Heterochromia iridis. “I’ve always celebrated […]
The Associated PressMarilynn Marchione The drug company Biogen Inc. said today it will seek federal approval for a medicine to treat early Alzheimer’s disease, a landmark step toward finding a treatment that can alter the course of the most common form of dementia. The announcement was a surprise because the […]
Mark ThiessenThe Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska–The suspect in a brutal torture killing in Alaska’s biggest city ended up leading police right to him, first by losing a digital memory card labeled “Homicide at midtown Marriott” that contained video of the dying woman. Then came an even more innocuous blunder: He […]
The Associated Press VATICAN CITY–Pope Francis’ controversial meeting on the Amazon has taken a criminal twist after thieves stole indigenous fertility statues from a Vatican-area church and tossed them into the Tiber River. Video of the pre-dawn theft from the Santa Maria in Traspontina church was shared and celebrated on […]
The Associated Press BAGLEY, Iowa–Blood may be thicker than water, but it’ll still flood your basement. Nick Lestina found this out the hard way two weeks ago when he discovered five inches (13 centimetres) of blood, fat and other animal tissue flooding his family’s basement in Bagley, which is about […]
The Associated PressMike CorderPeter Dejong THE HAGUE, Netherlands–Dutch farmers drove their tractors in slow-moving convoys to a massive demonstration yesterday to protest their treatment by the government as it seeks to rein in carbon and nitrogen emissions. It is the second major protest this month by Dutch farmers who say […]
The Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif.–California will ban the sale and manufacture of new fur products starting in 2023. Legislation signed Saturday by Gov. Gavin Newsom makes California the first state to enact such a ban. It doesn’t apply to used fur products or fur used for religious or tribal purposes. […]
