Family killed in crash
A Canadian couple were rushing their toddler to hospital in Jamaica when their car collided with an oncoming truck, killing all three and another relative, police say. Local authorities said that at 6 a.m. Wednesday, Garina and Diane Dixon and…
Quake hits Dominican Republic
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has struck the southern coast of the Dominican Republic without causing any reported damage or loss of life. Local rescue officials and the U.S. Geological Survey say the earthquake struck at…
Texas police kill 8th-grader carrying pellet gun
BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — The parents of an eighth grader who was fatally shot by police inside his South Texas school are demanding to know why officers took lethal action, but police said the boy was brandishing — and refused…
We will not panic says Fergie
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists his side will not panic after a 3-0 defeat at Newcastle. The loss was United’s second in five days, coming after their shock 3-2 home defeat against Blackburn. “We have the experience to…
West Virginia drubs Clemson 70-33 in Orange Bowl
MIAMI (AP) — As the West Virginia Mountaineers celebrated their first Orange Bowl victory, safety Darwin Cook shared a hug with the game’s mascot, Obie. They had run into each other earlier in the end zone when Cook scored the…
Federer, Tsonga into semis at Qatar Open
DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Defending champion Roger Federer was tested for the first time Thursday at the Qatar Open before defeating Andreas Seppi of Italy 6-3, 5-7, 6-4 to reach the semifinals. The third-ranked Federer set up a rematch of…
Pujols deal completed; worth $240M over 10 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Albert Pujols officially joined the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday when Major League Baseball and the players’ association confirmed the terms of the first baseman’s 10-year contract and agreed its guaranteed value is $240 million. The…
Tuna fetches record $736K in Tokyo
TOKYO (AP) — This tuna is worth savouring: It cost nearly three-quarters of a million dollars. A bluefin tuna caught off northeastern Japan fetched a record 56.49 million yen, or about $736,000, Thursday in the first auction of the year…
Stephen Hawking to turn 70, defying disease
CAMBRIDGE, England (AP) — British scientist Stephen Hawking has decoded some of the most puzzling mysteries of the universe but he has left one mystery unsolved: How he has managed to survive so long with such a crippling disease. The…
Titanic items to be sold 100 years after sinking
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Items as small as a hairpin and as big as a chunk of the Titanic’s hull are among 5,000 artifacts from the world’s most famous shipwreck that are to be auctioned in April, close to the…
