VICTORIA, Seychelles (AP) — The British-led Nekton scientific mission on Thursday completed a seven-week expedition in the Indian Ocean aimed at documenting changes beneath the waves that could affect billions of people in the surrounding region over the coming decades. Little is known about the watery world below depths of 30 meters (yards), the limit […]
2019
Mike Johnson: Handle time travel with kid gloves
I never volunteered for the trip, but time travel seldom asks. One instant I was serenely seated at the computer and the next I was startled to discover myself standing in Neil Rassmussen’s living room. Such is the power of just one Simon & Garfunkel melody. Ready or not, “I Am a Rock” always sends […]
Bill O’Reilly book on Trump coming out in fall
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill O’Reilly’s next book will not be about JFK or Abraham Lincoln, but a president he knows well, Donald Trump. Henry Holt and Company announced Tuesday that O’Reilly’s “The United States of Trump: How the President Really Sees America” will come out this fall. The publisher is calling the book a non-partisan […]
Google’s Wing Aviation gets FAA OK for drone deliveries
WASHINGTON (AP) — Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone. It’s the first time a company has gotten a federal air carrier certification for drone deliveries. The approval from the Federal Aviation Administration means that Wing can operate commercial drone flights in part of Virginia, which […]
Patriots draft Vanderbilt CB in 2nd round
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots have taken their first step in upgrading its aging secondary, selecting cornerback Joejuan Williams in the second round of the NFL draft on Friday night. New England chose the former Vanderbilt standout with the No. 45 overall pick. At 6-foot-4, 210 pounds he is a physical player that showed range […]
Presque Isle police seeking missing children
The two boys, ages 10 and 12, may be in North Carolina or South Carolina, police say.
Infighting erupts at NRA convention, threatening leadership
There is a widening dispute within the National Rifle Association over the role of Wayne LaPierre, who has long been the public face of the gun-rights group and says its president, Oliver North, is trying to oust him.
Woman killed in Rockland crash is identified
Sydni Barham, 31, of Rockport died at the scene, police say.
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