By Rachel Zoll The Associated Press NEW YORK — Karen Oliveto clutched a friend’s hand, closed her eyes and wept when she learned last year she had been elected a bishop of the United Methodist Church. Oliveto, who is married to another woman, had become the denomination’s first openly gay […]
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By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Mushroom and Cheese Burritos are a delicious vegetarian dish hearty enough to satisfy even the most die-hard carnivore in your family: a burrito stuffed with portobello mushrooms, chiles and cheese. It’s perfect for Meatless Mondays and ‚Äî bonus! ‚Äî all the ingredients are cooked […]
On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, surrounded by family, Gladys McPherson walked with the Lord to meet her parents, brother, and sisters. She was born on Aug. 26, 1949 in Fort Frances, Ont. to John and Clara McPherson. She grew up in Couchiching First Nation, Ont. and later taught in Fort […]
The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia — Outback police have arrested a 12-year-old boy who was almost a third of his way toward driving solo across Australia. The unlicensed boy had driven more than 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from his home in Kendall on the east coast when he was stopped […]
By Cara Anna JOHANNESBURG — Three African countries have been chosen to test the world’s first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with hundreds of thousands of young children, who have been at highest risk of […]
By Jesse J. Holland And Gerald Herbert The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — Workers in New Orleans removed the first of four prominent Confederate monuments Monday morning, becoming the latest Southern institution to sever itself from symbols viewed by many as a representation of racism and white supremacy. The Liberty […]
By Bruce Shipkowski The Associated Press BERNARDS, N.J. — An imposing white oak tree that has watched over a New Jersey community and a church for hundreds of years is about to come down, leaving residents with a sense of loss as they recall the site that’s been a go-to […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press We’ve romanticized brunch to the point that in certain cities, we will wait in a two-hour line to eat waffles with a side of French fries. But if you’ve served brunch at home, you know that a two-hour line can be […]
The Associated Press AP Member SHERWOOD, Ore. — Seventeen-year-old Oregon resident Brennan Agranoff spends his days going to school, doing chores and running his custom-design sock business. It’s no simple hobby: Agranoff is the founder and CEO of HoopSwagg, and he has already sold $1 million in custom socks. “I […]
Mary Clinker passed away Friday, April 21, 2017. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances, Ont. A complete obituary will follow.
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Holocaust denial just got a little harder. The Wiener Library for the Study of Holocaust & Genocide is making the United Nations’ files on World War II war crimes more accessible by allowing the general public to search an online catalogue of […]
By Lori Hinnant And Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press PARIS — France began picking itself up Friday from another shooting claimed by the Islamic State group, with President Francois Hollande calling together the government’s security council and his would-be successors in the presidential election campaign treading carefully before voting this […]
