By Chad Day The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A 29-year-old gun-rights activist served as a covert Russian agent while living in Washington, gathering intelligence on American officials and political organizations and working to establish back-channel lines of communications for the Kremlin, federal prosecutors charged Monday. The announcement of the arrest […]
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By Angela Charlton The Associated Press MOSCOW — For Vladimir Putin, holding a summit with Donald Trump was a victory in itself. While the U.S. leader went home to widespread criticism after their Monday meeting, the Russian president came home to universal praise in Moscow ‚Äî even though there were […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Shrimp can turn from moist and juicy to rubbery and dry in the blink of an eye over the heat of a grill. While grilling shrimp in their shells can shield them from the coals’ scorching heat, any seasonings you add are stripped […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Grilling is a popular way to prepare eggplant in Greece, Italy, Turkey and beyond, since eggplant’s creamy, tender flesh takes well to smoke and char. Unfortunately, grilled eggplant can easily turn out leathery or spongy. After a series of tests, we found that […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press To take this barroom classic from the fryer to the grill we had to figure out how to handle the fat and connective tissue from the wings, which creates a problem as it drips into the fire. To get crisp, well-rendered chicken wings […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press Although most people think of pesto as an Italian sauce made with herbs (most famously, basil), many ingredients can be ably featured in a pesto. One of note is kale—leafy and deep green, with an earthy, slightly bitter flavour. Pine nuts are too […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press It’s summer. It’s hot. And we still need to make dinner. We want it to be light, and we want it to be fast, and we want it to be seasonal. We want it to be easy, and we want it to be delicious, […]
By America’S Test Kitchen The Associated Press To infuse this simple clam dish with big flavour, we added Spanish chorizo, thyme, and dry vermouth for a potent broth in which to steam our shellfish. We added larger-grain pearl couscous instead of traditional small-grain couscous, as it is the perfect vehicle […]
By Naira Davlashyan And Angela Charlton The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Russia — The sponsors of the Russian “troll factory” that meddled in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign have launched a new American website ahead of the U.S. midterm election in November. A Russian oligarch has links to Maryland’s election […]
By Jonathan LemireJill Colvin And Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press HELSINKI — President Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin opened their summit Monday with serious expression all around and the American president declaring that “the world wants to see us get along.” Trump laid out a list of topics for discussion […]
The Associated PressSamy Magdy CAIRO–A decision by Egypt’s new health minister to have intercoms in state hospitals play the national anthem every morning, followed by a recitation of the Hippocratic oath, has set off a storm on social media across the country. The minister, Hala Zayed, insisted Tuesday’s decision will […]
The Canadian Press HALIFAX–Nova Scotia rocker Joel Plaskett says the library was always a source of inspiration for his music, and he hopes a new program that allows the public to borrow instruments will help encourage more musicians in the Halifax area. Plaskett was on hand yesterday for the launch […]
