Nuclear arsenal a ‘deterrent,’ North Korea says
pSEOUL, South Korea — In a speech before his ruling Workers’ Party, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Saturday that his country would live up to its international commitment to...
View ArticleTesla needs more than Elon Musk to survive
pEver since Tesla Motors’ initial public offering, a debate has raged between bears and bulls over whether the company is a highly overvalued automaker or a potentially undervalued tech...
View ArticleA mom faces her first Mother’s Day without her son
pWASHINGTON — Mom dilemma No. 9,786: The son wants a tattoo./ppBut the question was all kinds of messy for Martha Pauly./ppThis wasn’t about aesthetics. This wasn’t a...
View ArticleGunmen kill 8 Egyptian police in ambush south of Cairo
pUnidentified attackers opened fire early Sunday on a minibus filled with plainclothes policemen south of Cairo, killing eight, state-run Middle East News Agency reported./ppThe attackers stopped the...
View ArticleSarah Palin says Paul Ryan will soon be ‘Cantored’
pSarah Palin said in a television interview broadcast Sunday that she will support Speaker Paul Ryan’s primary challenger, comparing Ryan to former House majority leader Eric Cantor,...
View ArticleCollision of buses and fuel truck in Afghanistan kills more than 50
p KABUL, Afghanistan — More than 50 people were killed on Sunday in southeastern Afghanistan’s Ghazni province when two buses collided with a fuel truck, which then exploded,...
View ArticleMan jailed for allegedly violating protection order
pLOUISVILLE — A Chase Mills man was jailed Saturday for allegedly violating a stay away order of protection, according to the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department./ppLucas J....
View ArticleGouverneur man charged in alleged domestic incident
pGOUVERNEUR — A Gouverneur man was arrested Saturday in connection with a domestic incident that allegedly involved a physical altercation, St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticleTrump, who once opposed minimum-wage hike, says he would ‘like to see an...
pPresumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said in television interviews broadcast Sunday that he would like an increase in the minimum wage and that it is best that such a change happen...
View ArticlePsychics come to Clayton for 10th Annual Thousand Island Psychic Fair
pCLAYTON — Somewhere between optimism and skepticism, hope and a “for entertainment purposes only” sign, patrons like Helene P. Desnoyers were drawn to the Thousand...
View Article‘Orange is the New Black’ actor Laverne Cox discusses transgender issues at JCC
pWATERTOWN — Hundreds of people of all ages gathered in the Jefferson County Community College McVean Gymnasium Saturday to see transgender advocate and actor Laverne Cox’s...
View ArticleOgdensburg man facing menacing charge
pOGDENSBURG — State troopers charged an Ogdensburg man with menacing and discharging a firearm in a restricted area Friday evening in the town of Oswegatchie./ppChristopher J. Bouchey, 34,...
View ArticleGouverneur man charged in alleged domestic incident
pGOUVERNEUR — A Gouverneur man was arrested Saturday in connection with a domestic incident that allegedly involved a physical altercation, St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies...
View ArticleWatertown man selected as top judge for 2017 Westminster dog show
pA Watertown man has been picked to award the winner of the 141st Westminster Kennel Club’s Best in Show competition./ppThe Westminster Kennel Club announced that Watertown resident Thomas...
View ArticlePsychics come to Clayton for 10th annual Thousand Island Psychic Fair
pCLAYTON — Somewhere between optimism and skepticism, hope and a “for entertainment purposes only” sign, patrons like Helene P. Desnoyers were drawn to the Thousand...
View ArticleCity’s Lake Michigan water request faces big hurdles
pMILWAUKEE — Great Lakes officials are further tightening the spigot on Waukesha’s request for Lake Michigan water and recommending numerous conditions on distribution of the...
View ArticleJudge rules in St. Lawrence County’s favor, awards two Hopkinton parcels
pCANTON — A judge has agreed to allow St. Lawrence County to foreclose on two parcels in the town of Hopkinton after the county argued the land wasn’t primarily being used for...
View ArticleMayor, city manager lobby state about Western Boulevard project
pWATERTOWN — Mayor Joseph M. Butler Jr. traveled to Albany on Friday to lobby for funding for the long-awaited connector road through Stateway Plaza in the hopes of it leading to a big-box...
View ArticleBridge repairs in Jefferson, Lewis counties a priority
pAs St. Lawrence County struggles to pay for vital bridge and culvert repairs, Jefferson and Lewis counties will soon face the same dilemma./ppJefferson County Highway Superintendent James L. Lawrence...
View ArticleDiocese of Ogdensburg raises more than $1.3 million in annual appeal
pOGDENSBURG — The Diocese of Ogdensburg has surpassed its annual Bishop’s Fund Appeal goal but is still accepting donations, according to diocesan officials./ppThe church set a...
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