By Ben Fox And Danica Coto The Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — First, Hurricane Maria knocked out power and water to Puerto Rico. Then diesel fuel, gas and water became scarce. Now, it’s money. The aftermath of the powerful storm has resulted in a near-total shutdown of the […]
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By Lisa A. Flam The Associated Press Before they even know whether the candy will be top-notch or king-size, trick or treaters are drawn to houses decked out for Halloween. “When kids are trick-or-treating, that’s the first thing they see,” says Tanya Graff, style director at Martha Stewart Living magazine. […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press As we head into the fall, our local markets are beginning to feature winter squash. Each variety has its charms, but one of the standouts is butternut squash. Like its brethren, it becomes creamy when cooked and pureed, with no need for cream or […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press This is one of those super-fast pastas that you will be happy to add to your repertoire, especially now when many of us are getting swallowed up into back-to-school schedules. You’ll even have time to make a green salad while the water comes to […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Eating healthy doesn’t mean there isn’t room for occasional treats like Chinese takeout or a drive-thru for our favourite one-of-a-kind cheeseburger. As long as we keep these kinds of meals reserved for true cravings, not convenience, then I can probably keep our healthy eating […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Eating healthy doesn’t mean there isn’t room for occasional treats like Chinese takeout or a drive-thru for our favourite one-of-a-kind cheeseburger. As long as we keep these kinds of meals reserved for true cravings, not convenience, then I can probably keep our healthy eating […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY–Survivors still are being pulled from rubble in Mexico City as rescue operations stretch into a fourth day today–spurring hope among desperate relatives gathered at the sites of buildings collapsed by a magnitude 7.1 earthquake. Mexico’s federal police said several people were lifted out of the […]
The Associated Press MEXICO CITY–A delicate effort to reach a young girl buried in the ruins of her school stretched into a new day today–a vigil broadcast across the nation as rescue workers struggled in rain and darkness to pick away unstable debris and reach her. The sight of her […]
The Associated PressDanica Coto SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico–Rescuers fanned out today to reach stunned victims after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, knocking out electricity to the entire island while triggering landslides and floods. The extent of the damage is unknown given that dozens of municipalities remained isolated and without communication […]
The Associated Press CHICAGO — A former Chicago police sergeant wanted on federal drug and conspiracy charges was arrested in Detroit after nearly 15 years on the run, the FBI announced Tuesday. Eddie Hicks was the alleged ringleader of a crew of five men that posed as federal drug agents […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will open the signing ceremony for the first treaty to ban nuclear weapons and the Security Council hold a high-level meeting on its far-flung peacekeeping operations as world leaders tackle a wide range of crises and challenges on the […]
By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — Was it a bluff? A warning that Washington would shoot down North Korea’s next missile test? A simple restatement of past policy? Officials and pundits across Asia struggled Wednesday to parse U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to “totally destroy […]
