By Abdi Guled The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Her eyes glued to the feeble movements of her malnourished baby with protruding ribs and sunken eyes, Fadumo Abdi Ibrahim struggled to hold back her tears in the stifling and crowded feeding centre in Somalia’s capital. She waved a scrap of […]
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By Sandy Cohen And Andrew Dalton The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — It was one of the most awkward moments in the history of the Oscars, of television, in entertainment, heck maybe in American history. And somehow Warren Beatty, Hollywood’s ultimate smooth leading man, was at the centre of it. […]
The Associated Press RIGA, Latvia — Russia’s Dmitry Eliseev is the new World Ice Fishing Champion after beating a field of 78 others on the frozen Baltic Sea off the coast of the Latvian capital. Organizers said Eliseev’s total catch of 5.2 kilograms (11.46 pounds) was more than a kilogram […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press CHICAGO — An influential doctors group is beefing up warnings about marijuana’s potential harms for teens amid increasingly lax laws and attitudes on pot use. Many parents use the drug and think it’s OK for their kids, but “we would rather not mess around […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press It may be cold where you are, but down in Miami, things are getting hot, hot, hot in preparation for the South Beach Food and Wine Festival. Showcasing local and celebrity chefs from around the world, the festival highlights the flavours […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press St. Patrick’s Day, aka the Feast of St. Patrick, is devoted not only to “the wearing o’ the green,” but the eating of the green. Both customs nod to the colour of the shamrock, one of the great totems of Ireland, of which Patrick […]
By Paul Wiseman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Counterfeit goods, software piracy and the theft of trade secrets cost the American economy as much as $600 billion a year, a private watchdog says. In a report out Monday, the Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property says the annual […]
By Anick Jesdanun The Associated Press NEW YORK — Samsung’s fiasco with its fire-prone Note 7 phone has pushed its rival LG to take additional precautions with its next smartphone. Samsung recalled millions of Note 7 phones after dozens overheated and caught on fire . Samsung blamed numerous problems with […]
Koch leads fight to deregulate African-style braiding PAWTUCKET, R.I. — The billionaire industrialist Charles Koch and hair braider Jocelyn DoCouto have at least one thing in common. They are both part of a national movement to deregulate the business of African-style braiding. DoCouto is pushing for legislation in Rhode Island […]
Archie McPherson, 82, of Lamont, Alta., and formerly of Couchiching First Nation and Ignace, Ont., peacefully made his journey to join our Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017. Archie was born Ronald McPherson on Nov. 29,1934 at Couchiching First Nation but was known throughout his life as Archie. He was […]
By Sadie Gurman The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Officials in Washington state, where recreational marijuana is legal, vow to fight any federal crackdown on the nascent industry after White House spokesman Sean Spicer said they should expect to see stepped-up enforcement of anti-pot laws. Bob Ferguson, attorney general in Washington […]
By Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Reince Priebus asked a top FBI official to dispute media reports that President Donald Trump’s campaign advisers were frequently in touch with Russian intelligence agents during the election, a White House official says. The official said that […]
