By Sara Moulton The Associated Press From taco trucks to Mexican restaurants, tacos are just about everywhere these days. And why not? A taco is exactly as handy, versatile and filling as a sandwich, and crunchy to boot. Lots of folks dream of making these fried corn tortillas at home, […]
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The Associated Press Michael Phelps finally met his match in the water: a “great white shark.” The Olympic champion swimmer was bested last night in the Discovery Channel’s Shark Week special: “Phelps vs. Shark: Great Gold vs. Great White.” But Phelps didn’t actually swim with a real shark. He competed […]
The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO, Tex.–The death toll climbed to 10 in the case of a broiling tractor-trailer found packed with immigrants, federal authorities said today as a suspect in the smuggling case awaited a court appearance. Federal prosecutors said they planned to bring charges against James Mathew Bradley Jr., […]
By Eric Gay And Will Weissert The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — Nine people are dead and the death toll could rise after emergency crews pulled dozens of people from a sweltering tractor-trailer found parked outside a Walmart in the midsummer Texas heat, victims of what officials said was an […]
By Christopher Torchia The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG — South Africa said Monday it is moving ahead with draft regulations for a domestic trade in rhino horn, despite critics’ concerns that a legal market will spur rhino poaching. Anyone possessing a rhino horn will need a permit under national rules that […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press Peeling peaches is the pits. And if you’re like us, you end up eating your weight in fresh peaches (ideally over the sink, with juice running down your arms) before you ever work up the motivation to cook or bake with […]
The Associated Press CARLISLE, Mass.–A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job came across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office. Gleason Public Library director Abby Noland told The Boston Globe she found the shells yesterday morning inside a box with […]
The Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia–Wildlife researchers in Cambodia have found a breeding location for the masked finfoot–one of the world’s most endangered birds, raising hopes of its continuing survival. The New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society said yesterday its scientists, along with conservationists from Cambodia’s Environment Ministry and residents along […]
The Associated PressKen Ritter LOVELOCK, Nev.–Barring any last-minute snafus, O.J. Simpson will walk out of prison a free man in about three months, having persuaded a Nevada parole board the bungled hotel-room heist he pulled nearly 10 years ago was a monumental error in judgment and one he will never […]
The Associated Press GRAND PRAIRIE, Tex.–A Texas coffee company is recalling one of its roasts because it was making some men a bit too excited. Bestherbs Coffee LLC issued the voluntary recall for its New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration found […]
The Associated Press CARLISLE, Mass. — A Massachusetts librarian on her first day on the job has come across live military shells from the Civil War inside a closet in her new office. Gleason Public Library director Abby Noland tells The Boston Globe she found the shells Thursday morning inside […]
The Associated Press GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas — A Texas coffee company is recalling one of its roasts because it was making some men a bit too excited. Bestherbs Coffee LLC issued the voluntary recall for its New of Kopi Jantan Tradisional Natural Herbs Coffee after the U.S. Food and Drug […]
