By Katherine Jacobsen The Associated Press MOSCOW After emerging from an eight-day space simulation on Friday, the all-female Russian crew said they had missed their loved ones in the experiment more than they missed the comforts of regular life. The six-woman crew climbed into a grounded space capsule last week […]
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Museum hosts viewing of rare find – a baby Pentaceratops fossil – to offer scientific insight ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Paleontologists with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on Thursday unveiled the first baby Pentaceratops skull ever discovered as hundreds of people lined up to get a look. Scientists […]
By Ken Dilanian THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Inside the intensive care unit of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Northern Afghanistan in the early hours of Oct. 3, the situation was as normal as it could be in the middle of an active war zone, the charity says. Doctors were […]
By Lindsey Tanner The Associated Press The largest, longest study of teen obesity surgery shows huge weight loss and health gains can last at least three years, and many say it’s worth the risks. “I feel awesome. It’s like a new life,” said Miranda Taylor, a Cincinnati nursing student in […]
The Canadian Press When Nigella Lawson develops recipes, she pays close attention to balance. “That’s what cooking is, about balancing salt and sweet and fire and sourness and also textures. That is just what cooking is ‚Äî in effect, life,” says the British celebrity cook. Her 10th book, “Simply Nigella: […]
By Collin Binkley The Associated Press CROYDON, N.H. Hilary and Shane Lentz were hooked on the idea of a tiny house, but they weren’t sure the reality would be so appealing. Their curiosity led them to the hills of New Hampshire, where a business that started at Harvard University rents […]
The Associated Press ROCHESTER, N.Y. Twister, the parlour game once too hot for the Sears catalogue but cool enough for Johnny Carson, was inducted Thursday into the National Toy Hall of Fame. The class of 2015 also includes the old-as-time puppet and Super Soaker ‚Äî think squirt gun on steroids. […]
By Robin McDowell The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi said Thursday that if her opposition party wins historic polls this weekend she will take a post “above the president” to circumvent a constitutional ban that blocks her from the presidency. In a wide-ranging news conference, the […]
By Lauren La Rose The Canadian Press TORONTO Seth Glick was inspired by moustaches grown by his friends when he decided to ditch his razor for charity, but his reasons for sporting a “mo” cut even deeper. “Unlike other charities, it wasn’t one run or one event ‚Äî it was […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Just because the weather has turned crisp, doesn’t mean you have to put away your grill. Frankly, fall is my favourite time to grill. When the weather is cool, there is nothing more satisfying than grill-roasted or smoked meats and veggies. One of my […]
By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Admittedly, I’m a bit of a freak when it comes to cranberry sauce. Nonetheless, I can’t help but think there is something seriously disturbed about people who claim to not like it. Because what is there to dislike? Whether shplopped (that’s the official sound) […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS What with fall being well under way, we feel it’s time to set aside our bags of marshmallows. They were fine for s’mores in summer, but do we really need to disgrace our sweet potatoes with them? Because it’s not like Thanksgiving suffers any […]
