The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — With dozens dead from a plague outbreak in Madagascar, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Friday it is deploying its first-ever plague treatment centre to the island nation. The World Health Organization said 561 cases have been reported so far, […]
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By Jeff Martin The Associated Press KENNESAW, Ga. — A new battle line has formed in the national debate over Civil War flags and symbols this time at a Georgia school not far from a mountaintop where Confederate soldiers fired their cannons at Union troops more than a century ago. […]
By Jeff Martin The Associated Press KENNESAW, Ga. — A new battle line has formed in the national debate over Civil War flags and symbols this time at a Georgia school not far from a mountaintop where Confederate soldiers fired their cannons at Union troops more than a century ago. […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press The South is credited with creating the cheese straw but no one knows who, where or why exactly. There is one vague story about leftover cheese being added to biscuit dough to make a snack but I don’t buy it. Cheese straws are closer […]
The Associated Press NFL owners will meet next week to consider changes to a game manual that says players “should” stand during the national anthem, a guideline the league has left to the discretion of players who kneeled in large numbers after criticism from U.S. President Donald Trump. Commissioner Roger […]
The Associated PressTom Withers CLEVELAND–These young Yankees were unshaken, resilient, and as tough as the city they represent. The baby “Bronx Bombers” have grown up fast. Didi Gregorius, following in the October footprints left by Derek Jeter, homered twice off Corey Kluber as New York beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 […]
By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — As Australia’s High Court considers the fate of seven lawmakers who could lose their seats because they also hold foreign citizenship, some in this nation of immigrants wonder whether it’s time to nix a constitutional ban on dual nationals serving in […]
The Associated Press NEW DELHI — India’s top court has ruled that having sexual intercourse with a wife younger than 18 is rape, a decision that activists say is an important step toward ending child marriages. Indian law says a woman must be at least 18 to marry and consent […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — Turkmenistan’s president brought Russian President Vladimir Putin a very cute present for his 65th birthday a Central Asian shepherd puppy. While China is known for practicing “panda diplomacy” ‚Äî sending indigenous giant pandas to other nations as a symbol of warm diplomatic relations leaders gifting […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press I owe the idea to well-meaning fans, who over the years would approach me to thank me for the genius of making 10-minute-meals. I never had the heart to correct them: I hosted Ten Dollar Dinners. Ten-minute meals, I always mused, would be about […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press I am a Football Mom. A New York City Football Mom, so Football Moms from, say, Texas or California might smirk at me a little. That’s OK. I recognize the difference. But no matter how competitive the league, there is always food involved ‚Äî […]
By Matthew Brown The Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. — Attorneys for the Trump administration said a federal judge has no authority to second-guess a presidential permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline as they seek to stop a lawsuit that would block the project. Justice Department attorneys are due in […]
