The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Apple’s next major update of its mobile software will include an option that will enable owners of older iPhones to turn off a feature that slows the device to prevent aging batteries from shutting down. The free upgrade announced Wednesday will be released this […]
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By Katie Workman The Associated Press A good piece of fish needs very little to make it perfect. Here, the brisk, anisey-tangy flavour of tarragon vinaigrette is a wonderful complement to the lushness of salmon filets. If you start with excellent salmon and super-fresh herbs, and don’t overcook the fish, […]
By Mark Thiessen And Becky Bohrer The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of coastal Alaska and Canada’s British Columbia while the remainder of the U.S. West Coast […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Spacewalking astronauts gave a hand to the International Space Station’s big robot arm Tuesday. As the federal government geared back up 250 miles below, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle floated outdoors to install the new mechanical gripper. […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press With Valentine’s Day looming, here’s an elegant entree that any basic cook can execute with ease. I’m talking about duck breasts with a five-ingredient sauce, the making of which requires all of 15 minutes of hands-on time. But first, let’s address a few common […]
By Sally Ho The Associated Press SEATTLE — SPAM, trout, fried chicken, moon pies and anything slathered in mayonnaise those are some of the flavours of South Korea’s home cooking that might seem just a bit familiar to the U.S. athletes and hordes of westerners preparing to descend upon the […]
The Associated Press PARIS — Rats are increasingly scrambling from Paris sewers to the surface ‚Äî and city officials and rat-catchers are scrambling for ways to get rid of them. A creepy video of hundreds of rats wriggling in dumpsters published by Le Parisien newspaper put new pressure on authorities […]
By Rahim Faiez The Associated Press KABUL — Survivors of the Taliban attack on Kabul’s Intercontinental Hotel recounted on Monday the ordeal of the deadly, 13-hours-long weekend standoff that claimed 18 lives, including 14 foreigners. The siege ended on Sunday with Afghan security forces saying they had killed the last […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — Just a few years ago, she was reportedly executed by a North Korean firing squad. Now, Pyongyang’s top pop diva is a senior ruling party official and a surprise headliner in the run-up to the South Korean […]
The Associated Press LONDON — It will be a busy year for royal weddings: Princess Eugenie is engaged to be married later this year, several months after her cousin Prince Harry’s nuptials. Eugenie, the daughter of Prince Andrew and his ex-wife Sarah Ferguson, will marry Jack Brooksbank in the fall, […]
The Associated PressJacques Billeaud PHOENIX–The lanky, bespectacled man walked into a bank in a strip mall on Tucson’s northern edge with a gun, demanded that a teller hand over an undisclosed amount of cash, and made his escape on foot. Experts say the heist last Friday at the Pyramid Federal […]
The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s prime minister announced on Friday that she is expecting her first child in June. Jacinda Ardern, 37, took office in October. Speculation swirled around whether she would start a family soon when she took over the leadership of her then-opposition Labour […]
