By Matt O’Brien And Ryan Nakashima The Associated Press Lost amid a flurry of Facebook announcements about privacy settings and data access is a much more fundamental question: Is Facebook really changing its relationship with users, or just tinkering around the edges of a deeper problem ‚Äî its insatiable appetite […]
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By Sara Moulton The Associated Press This recipe celebrates one of the first and sweetest harbingers of spring: local strawberries. Sure, the supermarket offers strawberries all year ‘round, but the gems that are grown locally and show up in season boast way more flavour than their cousins from the other […]
By Armina Ligaya The Canadian Press TORONTO — Canadians rushing to file their taxes before the looming April 30 deadline should stop to check the changes the Canada Revenue Agency has made since last season. Whether you’re a parent, a student, a commuter or a caregiver, these changes may have […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim And Gerry Shih The Associated Press SOUTHERN JILIN PROVINCE, China — To the North Koreans gathered beneath a crucifix in an apartment in this northeastern Chinese border region, she is known as “mom.” She feeds them, gives them a place to stay and, on occasion, money. In […]
By Lori Hinnant The Associated Press PARIS — France has flagged more than 78,000 people as security threats in a database intended to let European police share information on the continent’s most dangerous residents more than all other European countries put together ‚Äî according to an analysis by The Associated […]
By Jonathan Elfalan The Associated Press Automakers have come a long way from safety features such as seat belts and air bags that are meant to prevent injuries in a crash. Today, manufacturers are adding advanced driver aids that can fend off an accident in the first place. And there’s […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press A great pasta salad is a beautiful thing. It anchors a picnic, potluck or buffet with aplomb. It’s portable, flexible, and easily and often vegetarian. One of the first things I made for my then-boyfriend’s (now husband’s) parents was a pasta salad, and for […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Many eggplant recipes start with slicing or dicing and sauteing in oil. But this approach can add a lot of unnecessary fat to your dish, as porous eggplant flesh absorbs oil like a sponge as it cooks, leading most of us to add more […]
The Associated PressEddie Pells SAN ANTONIO–Somewhere between all those heart-stoppers and tear-jerkers, all the upset-riddled brackets and things we’d never seen before, the best team in college basketball was hiding in plain sight. How could anyone have missed Villanova? Sparked by a 31-point night off the bench from Donte DiVincenzo, […]
By Ken Thomas The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration says it is amenable to a White House meeting between President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, raising the prospect of the Russian president’s first Washington visit in more than a decade even as relations between the two […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Preserved lemons, aka lemon pickles, are a delicious and unique treat that have long delivered a ton of salty and acidic crunch to the cuisines of North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia and to America in recent years. You can buy lemon […]
The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky.–A half-century after getting a divorce, a Kentucky couple plans to get married again. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported 83-year-old Harold Holland and 78-year-old Lillian Barnes will exchange wedding vows on April 14 in Lexington. Their grandson will perform the ceremony at a local Baptist church. Holland […]
