You are here: Home » Entertainment »

Reindeer: It’s What’s for Dinner (in Alaska)

While many children are eagerly waiting for Santa and his reindeer to make their annual journey, some reindeer in Alaska have already made another trip, to the table. (Dec. 21)

Comments


Other News

  • Entertainment Darius Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’ to top of charts

    Darius Rucker rides ‘Wagon Wheel’ to top of charts

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darius Rucker is a fan of Old Crow Medicine Show, but says he didn't really get what was so infectious about the string band's signature hit "Wagon Wheel" at first. Then he heard the faculty band at his daughter's school play the song and it all started to open up for him. "I'm sitting there listening to it and I say to myself what I always say to myself, 'I want to cut [...]

    Read more →
  • Business In top coal state, gas to fuel next power plant

    In top coal state, gas to fuel next power plant

    CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The next major power plant to be built in the nation's top coal-mining state will be fueled by natural gas. Black Hills Corp. subsidiaries Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power and Black Hills Power held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the Cheyenne Prairie Generating Station on the outskirts of Cheyenne. Work on the 132-megawatt power plant — on track to be Wyoming's [...]

    Read more →
  • Business Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

    Publisher: Sen. Warren book coming out in 2014

    NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal. The Massachusetts Democrat has an agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a book, currently untitled, to be released in spring 2014, the publisher announced Wednesday. Warren, a first-term senator elected last fall, will write [...]

    Read more →
  • Health and Fitness For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

    For Philadelphia bicyclist, a cat is his co-pilot

    PHILADELPHIA (AP) — For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot. Saldia often buzzes around Philadelphia with his year-old feline Mary Jane perched on his shoulder. Their urban adventures have turned heads on the street and garnered big hits on YouTube. The 26-year-old bike courier didn't intend to become Internet-famous. He originally shot footage of the outings only to [...]

    Read more →
  • World Threat of North Dakota dam failure may be easing

    Threat of North Dakota dam failure may be easing

    BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The threat of a dam failure on a river near a northeastern North Dakota city appears to be easing, and officials expect to decide soon on when 1,300 evacuated residents can return to their homes. Pembina County Emergency Manager Andrew Kirking says the level of the water behind Renwick Dam on the Tongue River has been dropping since mid-day Wednesday. He says there's still [...]

    Read more →