Timaru young guns to debut in new classes at Levels racing
Two Timaru young guns have changed classes for the new motorsport racing season that begins at Levels Raceway on Saturday. Corban Sprague and Will Kitching, both...
Special votes swing Nelson back Labour’s way by 29 votes but recount looms
National’s Nelson candidate Blair Cameron is likely to seek a recount after the official election results left him 29 votes behind sitting Labour’s Rachel Boyack. The...
Kempe has two assists to help Los Angeles Kings to 3-2 win over Ottawa Senators
OTTAWA – The Los Angeles Kings survived a late rally by the Ottawa Senators to leave the nation’s capital with a 3-2 win on Thursday night....
Islanders end the Capitals’ winning streak at 3 with a 3-0 shutout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ryan Pulock, Simon Holmstrom and Brock Nelson scored on three of the Islanders’ first five shots and New York beat the Washington Capitals...
Colombia will try to control invasive hippo population through sterilization, transfer, euthanasia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia will try to control its population of more than 100 hippopotamuses, descendants of animals illegally brought to the country by late...
3 passengers sue Alaska Airlines after off-duty pilot accused of trying to cut engines mid-flight
SEATTLE (AP) — Three passengers sued Alaska Airlines on Thursday, saying they suffered emotional distress from an incident last month in which an off-duty pilot is...
Jessica Pegula beats Maria Sakkari to finish 3-0 in WTA Finals round-robin play
CANCUN, Mexico (AP) — Jessica Pegula finished round-robin singles play at the WTA Finals with a 3-0 record a year after going 0-3 at the season-ending...
Biologists are keeping a close eye on a rare Mexican wolf that is wandering out of bounds
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Northern New Mexico or bust — that seems to be the case for at least one Mexican gray wolf that is intent...
California officials confirm 2 cases of dengue, a mosquito-borne illness rarely transmitted in US
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Two people in Southern California have come down with dengue fever without traveling outside the United States, where the mosquito-borne illness...
Florida dentist charged in murder-for-hire case says he was a victim of extortion, not a killer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida dentist on trial in a murder-for-hire case involving his ex-brother-in-law claimed Thursday that he was a victim of extortion by...