By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared the U.S. nuclear arsenal “far stronger and more powerful than ever before,” even as his top diplomat was working to calm the North Korea crisis and insisting there wasn’t “any imminent threat.” In a series of early-morning tweets […]
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By Katie Workman The Associated Press And then that moment of summer arrives when the green beans are piled so high at the markets, and being sold at such a low price, that you feel like you’d be a fool not to pick up a pound or two or five. […]
The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — One of the world’s fastest supercomputers is helping scientists better understand the sun’s behaviour and predict weather months in advance but also got touted Tuesday as an important tool for diversifying Wyoming’s economy, which has seen better days. The new supercomputer named Cheyenne, located […]
The Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.–Researchers recently documented a rare case of a cougar from the Santa Monica Mountains successfully crossing U.S. Highway 101 and moving into a range less hemmed in by Southern California sprawl, the National Park Service said yesterday. The sub-adult male dubbed P-55 crossed the 101 […]
By Scott Smith And Alina Hartounian The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. — A nerve-rattling encounter with a mountain lion started with a fleeting glimpse of the big cat’s tail on a High Sierra trail in California’s wilderness. Brian McKinney didn’t believe it was a puma that his hiking partner Sam […]
By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The strongest sanctions yet against North Korea could still prove no match for the communist country’s relentless nuclear weapons ambitions. While the United States hails a new package of U.N. penalties that could cut a third of North Korea’s exports, the sanctions […]
The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Smoke from a wildfire in southwestern Greenland is hampering the wild reindeer hunt on the Arctic island, best known for its ice rather than burning grass and bushes. Local police say billowing smoke from a blaze on the uninhabited island of Nassuttooq, covering an area […]
By Karin Laub The Associated Press MAFRAQ, Jordan — Married at 15 and divorced at 16, a Syrian teen says she regrets having said yes to a handsome suitor ‚Äî a stranger who turned into an abusive husband. Yet the reasons that transformed her into a child bride have become […]
By Ahmed Hatem The Associated Press KERDASA, Egypt — In Egypt, where many suffer under economic hardship, 35-year-old entrepreneur Ahmed Saeed el-Feki has been working hard to make something of himself. He has launched his own business building a minicar in a country that relies heavily on imports of small […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press When I first heard about folks grilling romaine lettuce, I was pretty skeptical. Lettuce is supposed to be crisp. Grilling would make it soggy. What’s the point? Now, having tried it myself, I see the point. Grilling the romaine not only really amplifies its […]
The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — These days, the price of a San Francisco home can easily top a million dollars. But one savvy investor has bought up a whole street in the city’s most exclusive neighbourhood for a mere $90,000. Trouble is, some of the extremely wealthy residents of […]
The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–A fire broke out after midnight today in one of the world’s tallest residential towers in Dubai, engulfing part of the skyscraper and sending chunks of debris plummeting below. More than 40 floors of the 86-story Torch Tower were burning on one side of […]
