By Katie Workman The Associated Press So, what is lemon curd, and what do you do with it? Lemon curd is essentially a preserve or condiment made with lemon juice, eggs, sugar and butter. The first three ingredients get blended and softly warmed so that the eggs thicken the mixture. […]
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By Ross Marowits The Canadian Press MONTREAL — Canada’s largest bank is joining global tech giants in setting up a research lab in Montreal to take advantage of the city’s growing artificial intelligence expertise. The Royal Bank of Canada will open a Borealis AI lab in the new year, joining […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A new study suggests that dark streaks on Mars represent flowing sand ‚Äî not water. Monday’s news throws cold water on 2015 research that indicated that lines on some Martian slopes were signs of water currently on the planet. Instead, […]
By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Summer thunderstorms in North America will likely be larger, wetter and more frequent in a warmer world, dumping 80 per cent more rain in some areas and worsening flooding, a new study says. Future storms will also be wilder, soaking entire cities […]
By Philip Marcelo The Associated Press MASHPEE, Mass. — The Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors shared a Thanksgiving meal with the Pilgrims nearly 400 years ago is reclaiming its long-lost language, one schoolchild at a time. “Weesowee mahkusunash,” says teacher Siobhan Brown, using the Wampanoag phrase for “yellow shoes” as she […]
By Jovana Gec The Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia — As the U.N. war crimes court prepares to wrap up its work with a verdict in the landmark genocide trial of former Bosnian Serb military chief Ratko Mladic, deep divisions persist in the Balkans over the tribunal’s role in delivering justice […]
By Michael Biesecker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — One month before the Trump administration sparked outrage by reversing a ban on trophies from threatened African elephants, federal officials quietly loosened restrictions on the importation of heads and hides of lions shot for sport. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service began […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press If you’re expecting overnight guests during the holiday season, you might want to stock up on the ingredients for this recipe. Doing so will allow you to throw together a knockout coffee cake for breakfast, a special treat that features a cream biscuit dough […]
By Grant Schulte The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska regulators Monday approved a Keystone XL oil pipeline route through the state, breathing new life into the long-delayed $8 billion project, although the chosen pathway is not the one preferred by the company that hopes to build it and could […]
By David Hodges The Canadian Press TORONTO — A report released on Monday suggests that 87 per cent of Canadian cannabis companies believe that consolidation is inevitable over the next three years, leaving only a few large players post-legalization. Consultancy firm EY’s survey of 11 licensed producers with varying size […]
By Matthew Perrone The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Big Tobacco companies return to TV this weekend, decades after they were banned from the airwaves. The tobacco industry is under court order to advertise the deadly effects of smoking. A judge ruled more than a decade ago that the companies had […]
The Associated Press LONDON — Britain is marking the 70th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip with a peal of bells, a set of portraits and some commemorative stamps. The then-Princess Elizabeth married naval Lt. Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947. Now […]
