By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press A homemade veggie burger is a welcome alternative to beef—at least in theory. But too many are either mushy or dry and lack flavour. For a modern burger with superior composition, we stepped beyond run-of-the-mill bean patties and combined pinto beans with sweet, […]
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By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press The delights of classic chicken pot pie are many—from the burnished, flaky crust to the luscious, savory filling. But putting it together can be a chore: Between making pie dough (which often requires pulling out a food processor), poaching chicken in one pot […]
The Associated Press BANGKOK — The Siamese fighting fish, a popular beauty in home aquariums and a popular bet for gamblers for their violent territoriality, is set to become Thailand’s national aquatic animal. The often brightly-hued fish is also called a betta, but government minister Suwapan Tanyuvardhana noted the species […]
By Andi Jatmiko The Associated Press BUKIT BAKA BUKIT RAYA, Indonesia — The world’s only known albino orangutan climbed trees, foraged for food and began building a nest after being released into a remote Borneo jungle more than a year after conservation officials found her starving and dehydrated in an […]
By Eric Tucker And Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A majority of Americans say they believe President Donald Trump has tried to obstruct the investigation into his campaign’s ties to Russia, though the public is divided on whether he should be removed from office if he’s found to […]
The Associated Press DETROIT Ford is recalling more than 874,000 F-Series pickup trucks with engine block heaters in the U.S. and Canada because they can catch fire. The recall covers certain F-150s from the 2015 through 2019 model years, as well as the 2017 through 2019 F-250, 350, 450 and […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Patricia (Patti) Arlene Webb announces her peaceful passing, with her family by her side, on Monday, Dec. 17, 2018 at La Verendrye General Hospital in Fort Frances, Ont. at the age of 77 after a short struggle with cancer. Patti, as […]
It is with great sadness that the family of Severino “Sam” Piccinato, 95, announces his passing on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 at the La Verendrye Hospital in Fort France, Ont. Sam was born on April 2, 1923 in Azzano Decimo, Italy to the late Vittorio and Albina Pizzinato. He was […]
By Dan Edmunds The Associated Press What’s America’s favourite family vehicle? The SUV? The minivan? These days, it could very well be the pickup truck. While heavy-duty pickup trucks are still common tools of the trade for contractors and people who move equipment about for a living, so-called half-ton light-duty […]
By Dan Edmunds The Associated Press What’s America’s favourite family vehicle? The SUV? The minivan? These days, it could very well be the pickup truck. While heavy-duty pickup trucks are still common tools of the trade for contractors and people who move equipment about for a living, so-called half-ton light-duty […]
By Mike Stobbe The Associated Press NEW YORK — You don’t need to hang the mistletoe higher but you might want to skip the holiday cookies. A new report released Thursday shows U.S. adults aren’t getting any taller but they are still getting fatter. The average U.S. adult is overweight […]
By Michael Weissenstein And Ronald Blum The Associated Press HAVANA — Major League Baseball, its players’ association and the Cuban Baseball Federation reached an agreement that will allow players from the island to sign big league contracts without defecting, an effort to eliminate the dangerous trafficking that had gone on […]
