By Andrea Rodriguez And Michael Weissenstein The Associated Press HAVANA — Fidel Castro changed the flavour of the milk Cuban children drink at breakfast. He filled Cuban kitchens with energy-saving rice cookers, and he gave a two-hour lesson in their use live on national television. He even changed the nation’s […]
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By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Warming oceans this year have caused the largest die-off of corals ever recorded on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, scientists said Tuesday. The worst-affected area is a 700-kilometre (400-mile) swath in the north of the World Heritage-listed 2,300-kilometre (1,400-mile) chain of reefs […]
By Jennifer C. Kerr The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In a globally competitive world, American students have strides to make when it comes to math and science, where they lag behind a solid block of East Asian countries as well as Russia and Kazakhstan. Eighth graders in the United States […]
By Alicia A. Caldwell The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hundreds of thousands of young immigrants living in the country illegally willingly came out of the shadows and identified themselves to the Obama administration on the promise that they’d be safe from deportation and allowed to work. Some may now regret […]
By Luis Benavides And Joshua Goodman The Associated Press MEDELLIN, Colombia — A chartered plane with a Brazilian first division soccer team crashed near Medellin while on its way to the finals of a regional tournament, killing 75 people, Colombian officials said. Six people survived. The British Aerospace 146 short-haul […]
The Associated Press VERBANIA, Italy — The Italian woman who is the world’s oldest living person has marked her 117th birthday by blowing out all the candles on her cake. Emma Morano received a greeting from Italy’s president, read by an official, and a visit from two elderly nieces and […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — You might have thought about it, heard it. A lot. You might have even felt it: Dictionary.com’s word of the year is “xenophobia.” While it’s difficult to get at exactly why people look up words in dictionaries, online or on paper, […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press How do you transform a tough, less expensive cut of meat into something tender and delicious? You braise it! Braising is a wonderful and basic cooking technique that uses a slow, wet heat in a covered pot. It’s great for cuts such as chuck, […]
The Canadian Press There’s a huge variety of slow cookers on the market, so it’s important to research features before buying one. Many of the new models allow the user to set the length of cooking time required for the recipe, then the appliance goes to a warm setting. Older […]
By Terence Chea The Associated Press GALT, Calif. — California is taking its fight against global warming to the farm. The nation’s leading agricultural state is now targeting greenhouse gases produced by dairy cows and other livestock. Despite strong opposition from farmers, Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in September that […]
The Associated Press Iraq’s prime minister says his country will agree to cut its own oil production as part of a plan by OPEC to push crude prices higher. Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told The Associated Press that current prices are not sustainable for oil-producing countries. Al-Abadi’s comments could be […]
Heather Latter Isabella and Nicholas Cain were all smiles as they sat on Santa’s knee Saturday morning during the “Breakfast at the North Pole” event at St. John’s Anglican Church here. The event saw many families stop by for a tasty breakfast, as well as crafts for the kids and, […]
