By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Vegetable “noodles” are super trendy, and summer is the best time to make them since the king of veggie noodle ‚Äî zucchini ‚Äî is ubiquitous, and inexpensive. Go ahead and load up, because zucchini is a true powerhouse of vitamins. One cup provides over […]
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By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press China’s U.N. ambassador warned Monday that further escalation of already high tensions with North Korea risks getting out of control, “and the consequences would be disastrous.” Liu Jieyi expressed hope that key nations will be “more forthcoming” and support China’s three-part package to […]
The Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam — Vietnam’s capital will ban motorbikes in metropolitan districts by 2030 to ease traffic congestion and pollution, according to a resolution passed Tuesday. Past discussions about banning motorbikes in Hanoi were met with strong opposition by people who said say they could not do without […]
By Abdi Guled And Lolita C. Baldor The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — The U.S. military says it has carried out an airstrike against al-Shabab in Somalia as the Trump administration quietly steps up efforts against the deadliest Islamic extremist group in Africa. Pentagon spokeswoman Maj. Audricia M. Harris said […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — The head of Germany’s domestic intelligence agency and Germany’s interior minister warn that Russia is engaged in hacking attacks and that officials “assume there will be such attempts on Germany” ahead of national elections on Sept. 24. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said Tuesday […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim And Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea on Tuesday claimed it successfully test-launched its first intercontinental ballistic missile, a potential game-changing development in what may be the world’s most dangerous nuclear standoff and, if true, a direct rebuke to U.S. President […]
By Josh Lederman And Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week will be brimming with global intrigue, but the White House says there’s “no specific agenda.” So in the absence of a set list of topics, what […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press This recipe for Stone Fruit Almond Upside-Down Cake works equally well using any kind of stone fruit or a mix of every kind of stone fruit, including plums, apricots, nectarines, peaches and plumcots. The appeal of the mixed-fruit version ‚Äî the rainbowlike beauty of […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Summer, summer, summer. The word is fat and round and breezy and rolls around nicely on the tongue. And we want our food to be breezy, too. If you have basil and tomatoes growing in your garden, make this. If you have a farmers’ […]
The Associated Press LEXINGTON, S.C.–A South Carolina couple is looking for some bigger baby clothes after their son was born at a whopping 14.4 pounds. WLTX-TV reported Colin Austin Keisler was born by Caesarean section at a hospital in Lexington. The baby is healthy but his mother, Cindy Richmond, said […]
By Nicole Winfield And Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis suffered a major blow when his top financial adviser, Cardinal George Pell, was charged in his native Australia with multiple counts of sexual assault from years ago, bringing a criminal case in the long-running abuse scandal […]
By Matthew Lee And Alicia A. Caldwell The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A scaled-back version of President Donald Trump’s travel ban is now in force, stripped of provisions that brought protests and chaos at airports worldwide in January yet still likely to generate a new round of court fights. The […]
