By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press NEW YORK — For more than 50 years, every American president has been forced to grapple, in one way or another, with the quagmire of the Vietnam War. Now it’s Donald Trump’s turn. The ghosts of Vietnam are stirring anew, just as Trump prepares […]
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By Sara Moulton The Associated Press On Thanksgiving Day, why not follow presidential custom and grant your turkey a pardon? Sure, the big bird has always been at the centre of the traditional feast, but cooking it is almost always a headache. The problem is how long to cook it. […]
By Paul Elias The Associated Press SANTA ROSA, Calif. — For one Sunday, the fires that staggered this small city and wiped out thousands of homes were an afterthought at Snoopy’s Home Ice In Northern California. In an ice rink built by Peanuts cartoon creator Charles Schulz, hundreds of 7- […]
By Brady McCombs The Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — The Mormon church’s gradual embrace of the digital age for missionaries took another step forward Friday as the religion announced it is nearly doubling the missions where technology is allowed and swapping out tablets for smartphones. The change signals ongoing […]
By Victoria Ahearn The Canadian Press TORONTO — Gord Downie’s openness about his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer will leave a lasting legacy that makes him “a Terry Fox in the modern day,” says a radiation oncologist who treated the late Tragically Hip frontman. “He is an icon for Canadians […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press If you don’t like cranberries, Thanksgiving is probably your worst nightmare. It’s basically the only time of the year that they make an appearance, and if you don’t eat cranberry sauce, well, why even bother? After all, the undisputed best part […]
The Canadian Press Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver focuses on whittling down the shopping list for his latest cookbook: “5 Ingredients Quick and Easy Food.” “I’ve written recipes with 10, 12, 15, 20 ingredients and always felt really happy about it but of course, probably by the time you get to […]
By Jay Cohen The Associated Press CHICAGO — Enrique Hernandez put a Hollywood ending on an LA story three decades in the making. Fueled by a home run trilogy from their emotional utilityman, Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers are finally going to the World Series. Hernandez homered three […]
By Ted Anthony The Associated Press BANGKOK — Tucked in his cramped clothing stall in an enormous Thai mall, Pirumchai Asiram sits on a plastic chair flanked by two worlds bright, vibrantly colored shirts and dresses to his right, neat stacks of sombre apparel in blacks and whites to his […]
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — Increasing pollution worldwide is proving deadlier than war, natural disasters or smoking, according to a new report published in the Lancet medical journal. Based largely on 2015 data from the Global Burden of Disease, the report estimates that at least 9 million premature deaths […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Iridium Communications says its next two launches of new-generation satellites will use refurbished SpaceX Falcon 9 first-stage boosters that have flown previously. The announcement Thursday is another step in SpaceX’s effort to reduce launch costs. The company has launched a few used boosters and […]
By Michael Hill The Associated Press BURDETT, N.Y. — The sloping vineyards of New York’s Finger Lakes region known for producing golden-hued rieslings and chardonnays also are offering a splash of orange wine. The colour comes not from citrus fruit, but by fermenting white wine grapes with their skins on […]
