By Erica Werner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda on health care, taxes and more. In his first address to a joint session of Congress, Trump […]
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By Keith Ridler The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho — Three types of potatoes genetically engineered to resist the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine are safe for the environment and safe to eat, federal officials announced. The approval by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Is it not enjoyable to take advantage of another culture’s holiday to explore new recipes and treat yourself to something delicious? It is. And is St. Patrick’s Day not right around the corner? As the Irish might say, ‘tis. Moist, biscuit-y Irish scones, lashed […]
The Associated Press WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. — A southern Illinois community that solidly backed President Donald Trump has rallied behind a Mexican restaurant manager who doesn’t have legal permission to live in the U.S. and has been detained by immigration officials. Letters of support for Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco have […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX said Monday it will fly two people to the moon next year, a feat not attempted since NASA’s Apollo heyday close to half a century ago. Tech billionaire Elon Musk ‚Äî the company’s founder and chief executive officer announced […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU — The Polynesian voyaging canoe sailing around the world without modern navigation equipment has found its way to Easter Island. The crew of the Hokulea arrived on Monday. A team of four apprentice navigators spotted the tiny remote island also known as Rapa Nui at sunset […]
The Associated Press SEATTLE — A taco truck that became stranded in a massive Seattle traffic jam came to the rescue of hungry drivers by opening up and serving lunch on the interstate. A tanker truck carrying propane rolled over on Seattle’s Interstate 5 on Monday morning, shutting area roads […]
The Associated Press CAIRO — A rights group says Yemen’s Houthi rebels are recruiting fighters as young as 15, including by using religious schools to lure teenagers into their ranks without their parents’ knowledge. Amnesty International described the “appalling” practices in a report released Tuesday, citing family members of four […]
The Associated Press LONDON — The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors are fast running out of treatment options. In a press briefing on Monday, the U.N. health agency said its list is meant to promote the […]
By Marilynn Marchione The Associated Press An experimental gene therapy that turns a patient’s own blood cells into cancer killers worked in a major study, with more than one-third of very sick lymphoma patients showing no sign of disease six months after a single treatment, its maker said Tuesday. In […]
By Louise Watt The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s consumption of coal fell in 2016 for a third year in a row, official data showed Tuesday, as the world’s top carbon polluter has emerged as a global leader in addressing global warming. The National Bureau of Statistics said the consumption […]
The Associated Press ORONO, Maine — Researchers are testing a technique they say could determine the age of lobsters. Lobsters can live to be more than 100 years old. Their ages are typically estimated based on size, as they shed their shells and grow larger as they get older. University […]
