By Chris Grygiel The Associated Press SEATTLE — Dozens of tech companies, including behemoths like Apple, Google, and Facebook, are siding with Washington state and Minnesota as they fight President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travellers from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States. The companies filed […]
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The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Qatar Airways has launched the world’s longest scheduled commercial airline route with the arrival of its flight from Doha to Auckland, New Zealand. The Gulf carrier said flight QR920 touched down in Auckland early on Monday after covering a distance of 14,535 […]
By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s prime minister said his country’s relationship with the United States remained “very strong” but refused to comment on a newspaper report on Thursday that an angry President Donald Trump cut short their first telephone call as national leaders. At the […]
By Jerry Schwartz The Associated Press NEW YORK — America’s self-image is forever intertwined with the melting pot. It’s a nation that welcomes the world’s wretched refuse, a nation built by immigrants, a nation whose very motto is “E Pluribus Unum” Out of Many, One. America’s history also is replete […]
The Associated Press HARVEY CEDARS, N.J. — A man walking his dogs along a New Jersey beach found a bottle that contained a note which appears to have been written by someone from England. Vince Stango says a recent storm washed away the sand dunes on Harvey Cedars and that’s […]
By Vivian Salama The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A White House official is confirming that President Donald Trump told Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that he might send U.S. troops to deal with “bad hombres down there” if the Mexican military doesn’t. The official says the remark was meant to […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press In the quest for Big Crowd Food, lasagna reigns supreme. And at this time of year, you may find yourself entertaining a big crowd for a football game party, for the Oscars or another awards show, or just because it’s cold out and it’s […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press News flash: Kale is still in. It’s still one of the nutritional highlights in my crisper drawer, and winter is its peak season, which means it’s most abundant, healthy and cheap right now. Kale, part of the same family as broccoli, is loaded with […]
By David Pitt The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — Pork industry experts say U.S. consumers shouldn’t worry about a bacon shortage. The reassurance comes amid news that demand for bacon depleted frozen pork belly supplies in the U.S. to a record low for December. Pork bellies are the cut […]
By Susannah George And Lori Hinnant The Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq — Faced with a diminishing number of fighters, the Islamic State group is relying on retrofitted commercial drones to guide suicide car bombers to their targets and to launch small-scale airstrikes on Iraqi forces. The extremist group is spending […]
By Matthew Daly And Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Moving to dismantle former President Barack Obama’s legacy on the environment and other issues, House Republicans approved a measure Wednesday that scuttles a regulation aimed at preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams. Lawmakers also voted […]
I am reading Lisa Moore’s new book, “Flannery.” It’s classified as a “Young Adult” novel but to me it’s clearly a book that needs no classification; it is a book for all of us. So read it. I implore you. You won’t be sorry. Moore is able to capture the […]
