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By Tom Krisher The Associated Press DETROIT — A type of Takata air bag inflator once thought to be safe has now come under scrutiny after a crash and explosion in Maryland injured the driver of an older Honda minivan. The incident forced Honda on Tuesday to recall about 1.2 […]
By Stephen Wade The Associated Press TOKYO — Tick tock, tick tock. The Tokyo Olympic clock has hit 500 days to go. Organizers marked the milestone on Tuesday, unveiling the stylized pictogram figures for next year’s Tokyo Olympics. The pictogram system was first used extensively in 1964 when the Japanese […]
By Janie Har The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Dozens of species of sea slugs, jellyfish and other marine life from toastier southern waters migrated into the Northern California region over an unusually long two-year period of severe heatwaves, says a new scientific report. The 67 species identified in the […]
By Krista Larson The Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — Intercommunal violence that left at 535 people dead in western Congo may amount to crimes against humanity, according to a report by United Nations investigators released on Tuesday that cited witnesses saying village chiefs helped plan the violence. The massacre took […]
By Krista Larson The Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal — Intercommunal violence that left at 535 people dead in western Congo may amount to crimes against humanity, according to a report by United Nations investigators released on Tuesday that cited witnesses saying village chiefs helped plan the violence. The massacre took […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — A man who was wrongfully incarcerated for 30 years plans to celebrate his freedom by running a New York City half marathon this month. Forty-eight-year-old Mark Denny was convicted at the age of 17 in 1988, and maintained his innocence throughout his incarceration. The […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press We wanted to create a pasta dish that brought out the delicate, earthy flavour hiding in supermarket mushrooms. We selected cremini mushrooms, which have a meatier texture and a more intense, woodsy flavour than button mushrooms but are still readily available. Butternut squash […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press We wanted to pair earthy, hearty mushrooms with equally hearty farro. To start, we used the pasta method (an abundance of water) to boil our farro, which ensured the grains cooked evenly and required only half an hour. We then moved on to […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press We love the earthy flavour of uncooked kale, but the texture of raw kale can be a little tough. Many recipes call for tossing it with dressing and letting it tenderize in the fridge overnight. This method didn’t deliver the tender leaves we […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press In developing a Brussels sprout gratin, we wanted to make a dish that highlighted the earthy flavour of Brussels sprouts. Pre-roasting the sprouts made them rich and nutty, not cabbage-y. We made a quick, creamy Mornay sauce, using a combination of Gruyere and […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Perhaps an arbitrary number of cloves, the 40 in this French dish are iconic; while the chicken braises, the generous cloves become appealingly soft and spreadable. But their flavour is often spiritless. Another offence: The chicken is tender, but the breast meat dries […]
