By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press During the recent bomb cyclone snowstorm, I couldn’t go to the store for several days as I waited to get plowed out of my driveway. I had plenty of food, but a lot of it was that first of January “diet” food and I […]
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By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — A flying drone has dropped a flotation device to two teens caught in a riptide in heavy seas off the Australian coast in what officials describe as a world-first rescue. Monty Greenslade and Gabe Vidler got into trouble on Thursday at […]
The Associated PressLauran Neergaard WASHINGTON–The descriptions are haunting. Some victims felt fine in the morning and were dead by night. Faces turned blue as patients coughed up blood. Stacked bodies outnumbered coffins. A century after one of history’s most catastrophic disease outbreaks, scientists are rethinking how to guard against another […]
The Associated PressMaria Cheng LONDON–Tempted to stifle a loud or untimely sneeze? Let it out instead, doctors in England warned Monday based on the very unusual case of a man who ruptured the back of his throat when he tried to suppress a sneeze. In a case study published in […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–The fireball that streaked through the Michigan sky on Tuesday night put on quite a show. But as far as potentially killer space rocks, it was merely a flash in the pan. There are much bigger asteroids careening through our solar system. And scientists who watch […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press When it comes to making beef stews, the French are clear winners. French beef stews – from wine country’s Boeuf Bourguignon to southern France’s Daube a la Provencale – get their unmistakable flavour from onions, red wine, chunks of beef, herbs and often bacon […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press This year I’m looking to shake up the Super Bowl gathering a bit. Normally, a pot of chili anchors our party, but this year I’m thinking fajitas. They are customizable, have lots of visual appeal, and will definitely fuel the armchair athletes as they […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press I’m not really sure why, but when sports fans assemble in front of their TVs to watch the Super Bowl, major sustenance seems to be required. The big game clearly inspires its viewers to go big. This recipe is made to order for the […]
By Karel Janicek The Associated Press PRAGUE, Czech Republic — A 16th century book that belonged to Prague’s Jewish community before World War II and surfaced at a New York City auction last year was brought back to the Czech Republic on Tuesday. Titled “Mikne Avram – Peculium Abrae,” the […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TOKYO — North Korea’s state-run media say U.S. President Donald Trump’s tweet about having a bigger nuclear button than leader Kim Jong Un’s is the “spasm of a lunatic.” Rodong Sinmun, the ruling party newspaper, lashed out at Trump in a commentary on Tuesday […]
By Gregory Katz The Associated Press LONDON — The new U.S. Embassy in London, denigrated last week by President Donald Trump as too expensive and poorly located, opened its doors to the public Tuesday for the first time. The gleaming embassy, in the formerly industrial Nine Elms neighbourhood in south […]
The Associated Press PERRIS, Calif. — A 17-year-old girl called police after escaping from her family’s home where she and her 12 brothers and sisters were locked up in filthy conditions, some so malnourished officers at first believed all were children even though seven are adults. The girl, who was […]
