By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Long before I knew that the origin of breakfast tacos were a hotly debated topic, I was eating them and loving them. I had my first breakfast taco many years ago in Houston and have enjoyed many more in Austin, Texas. But, I am […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The federal banking regulator is proposing a new stress test for all uninsured mortgages as part of efforts to tighten lending rules. The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) recommended the measure as part of draft changes that it has published for public […]
The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Tesla says it will build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery in southern Australia, part of a bid to solve an energy crisis that has led to ongoing blackouts across the region. Tesla will partner with French renewable energy company Neoen to build the 100-megawatt […]
By Julie Carr Smyth The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — An institute the late U.S. Sen. John Glenn helped envision for promoting professionalism, bipartisanship and civility among elected officials was launched Wednesday in his native Ohio. Its organizers said work began on the State of Ohio Leadership Institute before Glenn’s […]
By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A female grey wolf, her mate and at least three pups are the second pack of wolves spotted in Northern California since the species went extinct there in 1924, state wildlife officials said Wednesday. The grey pups were born this […]
The Associated Press LINCOLN, Mont. — An earthquake strong enough to rouse sleeping residents more than 30 miles (48 kilometres) from its epicenter struck western Montana early Thursday. A magnitude 5.8 earthquake hit just after midnight about 6 miles (9.7 kilometres) southeast of Lincoln, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. […]
By By Seth Borenstein The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Scientists have found an extra charming new subatomic particle that they hope will help further explain a key force that binds matter together. Physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Europe announced Thursday the fleeting discovery of a long theorized but […]
The Associated Press Hong Kong customs officials said Thursday they have seized more than $9 million worth of ivory this week in the city’s biggest haul in 30 years. Customs officers discovered 7,200 kilograms (15,900 pounds) of elephant tusks on Tuesday in a shipment from Malaysia that had been labeled […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — U.S. President Donald Trump’s hopes for China’s help with restraining North Korea appear to have gone nowhere, with the two sides growing further apart as their approaches and concerns diverge. China shows no sign of caving to U.S. pressure to tighten the […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Vegetable “noodles” are super trendy, and summer is the best time to make them since the king of veggie noodle ‚Äî zucchini ‚Äî is ubiquitous, and inexpensive. Go ahead and load up, because zucchini is a true powerhouse of vitamins. One cup provides over […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press China’s U.N. ambassador warned Monday that further escalation of already high tensions with North Korea risks getting out of control, “and the consequences would be disastrous.” Liu Jieyi expressed hope that key nations will be “more forthcoming” and support China’s three-part package to […]
The Associated Press AP Member JUNEAU, Alaska — Strange sea creatures that resemble large pink thimbles are showing up on the coast of southeast Alaska for the first time after making their way north along the West Coast for the last few years. Scientists say the creatures are pyrosomes, which […]
