Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s
By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in...
State Sen. Edward Kennedy dies at 74
LOWELL — State Sen. Edward Kennedy died Wednesday night at Lowell General Hospital, his office confirmed to The Sun Thursday. Kennedy served Lowell as an...
High School Football: Predictions for Forest Lake-East Ridge, Woodbury-Mounds View and more
Predictions for this week’s biggest games in the East Metro East Ridge (3-2) at Forest Lake (5-0), 7 p.m. The Rangers have allowed a grand...
Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a...
Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A comet from another star system will swing by Mars on Friday as a...
The government shuts down, and Trump goes online — very online
By CHRIS MEGERIAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On Thursday morning, as thousands of federal employees stayed home and faced potential layoffs because of the...