By Jennifer Sinco Kelleher The Associated Press HONOLULU — Scientists are touting the first sighting of a hybrid between a melon-headed whale and a rough-toothed dolphin in the ocean off Hawaii. But don’t call it a “wholphin,” they say. The melon-headed whale is one of the various species that’s called […]
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By Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Huge sculptures of sea life are dotted about New Orleans’ aquarium and zoo , all of them made from plastic trash that washed ashore. There’s a great white shark made partly of bottle caps and beach toys and a jellyfish made […]
The Associated Press PAINESVILLE, Ohio — A judge known for unique sentences has ordered a man who knocked over a port-a-potty to clean manure out of animal pens at a county fairgrounds in Ohio. Judge Michael Cicconetti recently suspended most of a 120-day jail sentence for 18-year-old Bayley Toth, who […]
By Amir Vahdat The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iranian officials reacted skeptically on Tuesday to President Donald Trump’s comments that he’s willing to negotiate with his Iranian counterpart, saying instead that if Trump wants talks, he needs to rejoin the international nuclear deal he unilaterally pulled out of earlier […]
By Michael Rubinkam The Associated Press Eight states are filing suit against the Trump administration over its decision to allow a Texas company to publish downloadable blueprints for a 3D-printed gun, contending the hard-to-trace plastic weapons are a boon to terrorists and criminals and threaten public safety. The suit, filed […]
The Canadian Press WATERLOO, Ont. — The Manulife Financial insurance company says it will launch the first medical marijuana program in Canada this fall in conjunction with Shoppers Drug Mart. Manulife says the program will be available as an option for participating group and individual health insurance plans. Under the […]
By Raphael Satter The Associated Press LONDON — Over the past three months, a handful of highly placed Russians have discovered their secrets seeping onto the web. It happened to a Russian Interior Ministry official whose emails were published online in April. And it happened again this month, when details […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press There are green beans, and then there are green beans. After many years of cooking this vegetable, I’m here to say, freshness really counts. Luckily for us, we are in green bean season. Look for beans that are bright green, firm and perky. And […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Sausage and onions are a classic pairing that sounds tailor-made for the grill. But the reality is usually onions that are both crunchy and charred and sausages that either dried out or—even worse—catch fire. We wanted a foolproof method for grilling sausages and […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Any dish that comes with its own handle is bound to be an appetizer favourite, and this Southeast Asian dish of marinated, grilled meat has deep flavour to match its convenient format. We set out to bring this dish indoors for a simple […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Sole piccata, a light and delicate dish that consists of lightly browned sole fillets bathed in a lemon, caper, and white wine-laced pan sauce, is a classic for a reason: The fresh, bright acidity of the sauce wakes up the flavour of the […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Multicolored popsicles are fun and festive, but store-bought versions are loaded with sugar, corn syrup, and artificial colorings—and their lacklustreflavour leaves something to be desired. To make an ultra-flavourful, naturally sweetened version that would please kids and adults alike, we started with two […]
