By Laurie Kellman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Breaking down barriers is nothing new for Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and that’s the way she likes it. The decorated Iraq War veteran who lost both legs when her helicopter was shot down is an Asian-American woman in the mostly white, mostly male […]
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The Associated Press LONDON — Fried-chicken fans were in a flutter Monday after most of the 900 KFC outlets in the U.K. and Ireland were forced to close because of a shortage of chicken The company apologized to customers, blaming “teething problems” with its new delivery partner, DHL. KFC first […]
Press Release At Riverside Health Care, we are dedicated to providing our residents and staff with a safe and healthy environment that delivers the highest quality of care. The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care temporarily has ceased admissions at Rainycrest Long-Term Care in order that we can rectify some […]
By Chris Carola The Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. — During World War II, four American servicemen who graduated from the same upstate New York high school had their photo taken for the yearbook: a Coast Guardsman, a Navy pilot, a sailor and a soldier. The pilot never made it home […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press How often have you tossed the dinner salad? And, I am not talking about tossing it with dressing! If I had a nickel for every time that I’ve seen the salad bowl, left untouched and droopy at the end of the night—tossed into the […]
By Lauran Neergaard And Josh Lederman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Doctors are releasing the first detailed medical reports about the hearing, vision, balance and brain symptoms suffered in what the State Department has called “health attacks” on U.S. diplomats in Cuba. Still missing: A clear diagnosis of just what […]
By Sam Mednick The Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan — Six African nations are among the 10 worst in the world to be a child in a war zone, a new report says. The Save the Children report released Thursday looks at factors including attacks on schools, child soldier recruitment, […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Britain has blamed the Russian government for a global cyberattack that mainly hit businesses in Europe last year, accusing Moscow of “weaponizing information” in a new kind of warfare. Foreign Minister Tariq Ahmad said “the U.K. government judges that the Russian government, specifically the Russian […]
By Terry Spencer And Kelli Kennedy The Associated Press PARKLAND, Fla. — An orphaned 19-year-old with a troubled past and an AR-15 rifle was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder Thursday morning after being questioned for hours by state and federal authorities following the deadliest school shooting in the […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The health benefits of eating fish two or three times a week are well-documented. So, as a mom of four kiddos, I’m always looking for creative ways to add fish into our weekly menu. I love Alaskan cod especially this time of year because […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY — The Canada Revenue Agency says it executed three search warrants Wednesday as part of a criminal investigation related to the so-called Panama Papers data leak. The CRA says in a statement that about 30 of its criminal investigators, as well as RCMP and West Vancouver […]
By Pietro Decristofaro And Youkyung Lee The Associated Press PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of — There’s a competition at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics that has nothing to do with sports, and plenty to do with jousting between automakers and tech companies over autonomously driving vehicles. South Korea’s largest automaker and a […]
