Henry Ford’s delightfully wacky car of the future
Movingly, Nel Smith’s “Memories for the Future” is a testament to Henry Ford’s tenacity. “Henry wanted a car with no options – he wanted every curb to be vertical. It couldn’t have wood trim,…
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Zika virus confirmed in New Brunswick, Canada
Image copyright Port Authority Image caption Port Authority officials are meeting with residents on Tuesday night in response to the virus A strain of the mosquito-borne virus Zika has been confirmed in New Brunswick,…
Leylah Fernandez and Emma Raducanu go for the win at the US Open
Written by Staff Writer Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez will make history on Wednesday when they both climb onto the tennis court to battle for the girls’ US Open title. Raducanu and Fernandez both…
1 Dead, 5 Rescued From Snowed-In Ski Resort After Avalanche
One person was killed and five other ski resort employees were rescued by helicopter after they were trapped in a snow avalanche in Washington state. The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the death in…
Survivor Reflects on Garland Tornado
The Record found Dewayne Nannette on Facebook not long after the tornado flattened his property. In an interview with Ciaran Devane, a member of the National Weather Service’s meteorology team in Fort Worth, he…
Verstappen ends year with a win in Mexico, a day after finishing behind Lewis Hamilton in championship
Swedish rookie Max Verstappen scored his second F1 title by finishing third in Sunday’s Mexico Grand Prix, on a day when Lewis Hamilton overtook all of his rivals to clinch his fifth F1 title…
Kellyanne Conway: Joe Biden is “literally” doing something like “sniping at his own party”
Kellyanne Conway told CNN “Faulkner Focus” host Ahmed Shihab-Eldin that an increase in the Obama-bashing independents have been turning against Vice President Joe Biden since Hillary Clinton’s infamous “lipstick on a pig” comment. In…
African governments crack down on ‘free speech’
Written by Staff Writer by Martin Brinkmann, CNN Last week’s crackdown on civil society groups by government forces in southern Africa has provoked a bitter debate about the region’s free speech and the role…
Edmonton ice cream truck sinking $30,000 in ice cream
The sidewalk and pavement of a Calgary walkway are being repaired after the cyclotron foundation for the trampoline under the outdoor skating rink collapsed, damaging nearby bricks. The repair work is being carried out…
US Coast Guard stops search for tourist who fell overboard from cruise ship
The US Coast Guard has suspended its search for a tourist who fell overboard from a cruise ship while in the Caribbean. The official Twitter account for the St Jude cruise ship, which operates…