By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press White bean soup with garlic is a classic comfort dish in the Mediterranean region. Usually, it’s loaded with heavy cream, which also loads up the fat and calories. My version uses no cream at all, getting its body from adding extra garlic plus a […]
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By David Bauder THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The rapid defection of advertisers this week from Bill O’Reilly’s show because of sexual harassment allegations raises what once seemed an unthinkable question: Can O’Reilly survive at Fox News Channel? In just the few days since The New York Times reported […]
By Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Norway plans to build the world’s first tunnel for ships, a 1,700-meter (5,610-feet) passageway burrowed through a piece of rocky peninsula that will allow vessels to avoid a treacherous part of sea. Construction of the Stad Ship Tunnel, which would be […]
By P. Solomon Banda The Associated Press DENVER — A man trying to eat a half-pound glazed doughnut in 80 seconds as part of a Denver doughnut shop’s eating challenge choked to death, one of two people who died in such contests this past weekend. Travis Malouff, 42, died early […]
By Eddie Pells The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — It’s OK, Carolina, you can open your eyes. An unwatchable game turned into a beautiful night for the Tar Heels, who turned a free-throw contest into a championship they’ve been waiting an entire year to celebrate. Justin Jackson delivered the go-ahead […]
By Dan Joling The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The state of Alaska’s toolkit for increasing moose and caribou numbers includes killing wolf pups in dens, shooting wolf packs from helicopters, and adopting liberal hunting regulations that allow sportsmen to shoot grizzlies over bait. But when state officials wanted to […]
By Irina Titova And Nataliya Vasilyeva The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — A suicide bomber was behind a blast on the St. Petersburg subway that killed 14 people, Russian investigators said Tuesday, while authorities in the Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan identified a suspect as a Kyrgyz-born Russian citizen. […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press If you haven’t had the chance to try burrata, I would be honoured if this recipe became the first occasion. Burrata is a semisoft, white Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. It is like the silkiest, creamiest fresh mozzarella, with a rich molten […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press I developed this recipe to take advantage of strawberry season. Some of you are naturally scratching your head. “Strawberry season? Name a time of year that isn’t strawberry season.” And it certainly can feel that way. Strawberries are grown in all 50 states and, […]
By Linda Nguyen The Canadian Press TORONTO — Like many Canadians, Justin Schaefer gets stressed every year as the tax deadline approaches. And he has good reason to be. That’s because the last time the 32-year-old reported his income to the Canada Revenue Agency was for the 2011 tax year, […]
By Sadie Gurman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has issued a stern warning to U.S. companies as they begin applying for coveted skilled-worker visas, cautioning that it would investigate and prosecute those who overlook qualified American workers for jobs. The message came on the opening day of […]
By Michael Liedtke The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Most people who search on Google, share on Facebook and shop on Amazon have never heard of Sir Tim Berners-Lee. But they might not be doing any of those things had he not invented the World Wide Web. Berners-Lee, 61, is […]
