The Associated PressSally Ho SEATTLE–U.S. protections for the waters that a group of endangered orcas call home could soon expand beyond the Seattle area to encompass much of the West Coast, from the Canadian border to central California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a proposal yesterday to increase […]
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The Associated Press TIWANAKU, Bolivia — Pre-Hispanic vessels over 400 years old have been found in the centre of Bolivia’s Tiwanaku ruins, archaeologists said Wednesday. The finding was made at the Kalasasaya temple during a research, conservation and restoration project undertaken with the support of UNESCO on the grounds of […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Here’s a sentence that might come as a surprise: Cabbage is cool. That taken-for-granted vegetable, that sturdy, dense staple of many a poor, ancestral homeland, is finally getting respect. “It’s all about how it is prepared, how it’s elevated,” says Paul Kahan, a James […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO — A Japanese court on Thursday ruled that three former executives for Tokyo Electric Power Company were not guilty of professional negligence in the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The ruling by the Tokyo District Court ended the only criminal trial in the nuclear disaster […]
The Associated Press Berlin police say in the three months since popular electric scooters have been allowed in the German capital, they’ve seen 74 accidents, 65 cases of drunken driving and 233 traffic violations. Police said today spot checks of scooter drivers in the evening hours show they are “frequently […]
The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif.–California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway. The Fresno Bee reported Friday that the bird was apprehended following a brief pursuit by California Highway Patrol officers. Authorities say officers responded to a report that an ostrich was wandering […]
The Associated Press GREENWOOD, Miss.–You stink, stay out! That’s the message from one Mississippi Delta convenience store to workers at a neighbouring soybean oil mill. The Greenwood Commonwealth reports the convenience store has a sign on its door stating “Notice: Bad Smelling Oil Mill People Please Do Not Enter.” Anurag […]
The Associated Press LOS GATOS, Calif.–Move aside, “Friends” and “The Office.” Netflix now has a new gem–a show about nothing. The company announced yesterday it would start streaming all 180 episodes of “Seinfeld” in 2021, gaining a hugely popular addition to its library as the battle for viewers heats up. […]
The Associated PressAndrew DaltonTom Hays and NEW YORK–Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like “Just What I Needed,” was discovered dead yesterday afternoon in his Manhattan apartment. The New York Police Department said that officers found […]
By DeNica Coto The Associated Press HIGH ROCK, Bahamas — Pastor Jeremiah Saunders stood in the golden afternoon sun and barely blinked as he debated what to pick out from the ruins of the church he built 22 years ago in the seaside village of High Rock on the eastern […]
The Associated Press COPENHAGEN–A Swedish newspaper says a man has been denied a vanity plate with the letters TRUMP because it violated motor vehicle department rules. The Aftonbladet tabloid, one of Sweden’s largest newspapers, reported that the man said he “was drunk and thought it was fun to apply” online […]
By DeNica Coto The Associated Press NASSAU, Bahamas — Thousands of hurricane survivors are filing off boats and planes in the capital of the Bahamas, facing the need to start new lives after Hurricane Dorian but with little ideas on how or where to begin. Some sat in hotel lobbies […]
