By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The fireball that streaked through the Michigan sky put on quite a show but as far as potentially killer space rocks, it was merely a flash in the pan. There are much bigger asteroids careening through our solar system. Scientists who watch […]
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By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Drawing a clock. Counting backward by sevens. Rattling off words that begin with “F’’ before a minute’s up. They may not sound like difficult tasks, but they’re part of a cognitive exam that’s getting a lot of attention because President Donald Trump […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press When it comes to making beef stews, the French are clear winners. French beef stews – from wine country’s Boeuf Bourguignon to southern France’s Daube a la Provencale – get their unmistakable flavour from onions, red wine, chunks of beef, herbs and often bacon […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canada’s biggest banks will hike their prime rate by a quarter of a percentage point on Thursday, putting financial pressure on homeowners with variable rate mortgages. The Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) was first to announce its prime rate will rise to 3.45 per cent, […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press This year I’m looking to shake up the Super Bowl gathering a bit. Normally, a pot of chili anchors our party, but this year I’m thinking fajitas. They are customizable, have lots of visual appeal, and will definitely fuel the armchair athletes as they […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press I’m not really sure why, but when sports fans assemble in front of their TVs to watch the Super Bowl, major sustenance seems to be required. The big game clearly inspires its viewers to go big. This recipe is made to order for the […]
By Karel Janicek The Associated Press PRAGUE, Czech Republic — A 16th century book that belonged to Prague’s Jewish community before World War II and surfaced at a New York City auction last year was brought back to the Czech Republic on Tuesday. Titled “Mikne Avram – Peculium Abrae,” the […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a lunatic.” Rodong Sinmun, the ruling party newspaper, lashed out at Trump in a commentary on Tuesday […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — The new U.S. Embassy in London, denigrated last week by President Donald Trump as too expensive and poorly located, opened its doors to the public Tuesday for the first time. The gleaming embassy, in the formerly industrial Nine Elms neighbourhood in south […]
