ANCHORAGE — Tomasz Sulczynski had been driving for nearly four hours through rural Alaska on Friday when the biggest earthquake to hit the state in half a century began twisting the road beneath him. He had begun the day in Homer, a remote fishing village down the coast, and was headed for the Anchorage airport […]
It already had the makings of an unforgettable marriage proposal – a suitor dropping to one knee under the bright lights of New York City. But one British couple’s happy moment turned into a disaster not long after the bride-to-be said "yes". John Drennan proposed to his partner Daniella in Central Park but as they […]
A video showing a school’s staff breaking into a toilet cubicle in an attempt to remove a transgender girl has sparked outrage. In the clip Cece, a pupil at Osseo Senior High School in Minnesota, protests while members of staff use a wooden pole to open the cubicle door. It is pulled open to reveal […]
[What you need to know to start the day: Get New York Today in your inbox.] He liked it, so he put a ring on it. But the engagement ring a tourist gave his fiancée was apparently too big, fell off and slipped down a utility grate in Times Square late Friday, the police said. […]
Manitoba Hydro says extra crews are working to try to restore service to customers in south-central Manitoba. The company says its power lines are coated in extensive ice and frost, with a number of lines down due to the weight of ice. Ice buildup on power lines can cause them to sag near roads and […]
The late George HW Bush was the last US president to lose a re-election campaign. What sets single-term presidents apart? George Herbert Walker Bush was a war hero, a congressman, an ambassador, the head of the CIA, Ronald Reagan’s number two and, between 1989 and 1993, the most powerful man in the world. He also […]
NEW YORK (NYTIMES) – Mark Dalski is an owner of Highview Creations, a company that designs and builds green roofs in New York City, and he knows a lot about climate change. That’s why he is working on his escape. Mr Dalski, 33, lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, but he can envision a time when his […]
Juan Sanchez grew up along the Mexican border in a two-bedroom house so crowded with children that he didn’t have a bed. But he fought his way to another life. He earned three degrees, including a doctorate in education from Harvard, before starting a nonprofit in his Texas hometown. Mr. Sanchez has built an empire […]
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (REUTERS) – United States President Donald Trump said on Saturday (Dec 1) that he will give formal notice to the US Congress in the near future to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta), giving six months for lawmakers to approve a new trade deal signed on Friday. “I will […]
The two countries agree to halt additional tariffs for 90 days as talks over trade dispute continue. China and the United States have agreed to halt additional tariffs as both countries engage in new trade negotiations with the goal of reaching an agreement within 90 days, the White House said on Saturday. The breakthrough came […]