By Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Donald Trump said he had a secret. He dangled it on Twitter. He parried reporters’ questions about it. He milked the moment, drawing out the drama for weeks. That big tease played out in 2011, when Trump promised to reveal what his […]
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By Jeff Karoub And Mike Householder The Associated Press FLINT, Mich. — A Canadian man from Tunisia shouted in Arabic before stabbing a police officer in the neck at a Michigan airport, and made reference to people being killed overseas during the attack that’s now being investigated as an act […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Balmy weather calls for ice-cold sweet treats; fruity drinks are a natural part of the summertime poolside landscape. But those drinks are often loaded with sugar, boasting 40 or more grams in even a reasonably-sized drink. Worse, the “fruitiness” is often from flavoured syrup […]
By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — He’s been overshadowed by Barbie for decades, but now Ken is finally getting some attention. Mattel is introducing 15 new looks for the male doll, including different skin tones, body shapes and hair styles. Barbie had a similar makeover more than […]
The Associated Press WEST MILFORD, N.J. — A teenager has left a permanent mark on her long-running battle against her high school’s dress code. Eighteen-year-old West Milford High School senior Victoria DiPaolo chose a black off-the-shoulder top for her senior photo, and her yearbook quote below the photo reads: “I’m […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press I love a deep-fried, puffy-battered fish sandwich, with a tempura-like coating, but I’m not doing that at home. That’s for an indulgent summer seafood shack lunch, or if you’re lucky enough to find yourself in a British pub. But a great, pan-fried piece of […]
By Jon GambrellJack Gillum And Jeff Horwitz The Associated Press WASHINGTON — When a Kansas strip-mall bank with possible mob ties folded in the mid-1980s, federal authorities investigated whether a shareholder, Iranian-born aviation magnate Farhad Azima, should face criminal charges. The probe hit a dead end. Azima, a U.S. citizen, […]
The Associated Press PARIS–Most of France is under a severe weather alert due to an intense heatwave that is expected to last through the coming days. In Paris today, the temperature was forecast to reach high as 36 degrees Celsius (95 degrees F) and produced scenes usually observed at summer’s […]
The Associated PressSeth Borenstein WASHINGTON–NASA’s planet-hunting telescope has found 10 new planets outside our solar system that likely are the right size and temperature to potentially have life on them–broadly hinting that we probably are not alone. After four years of searching, the Kepler telescope has detected a total of […]
The Associated PressRachel D’Oro ANCHORAGE, Alaska–Patrick Cooper already had turned around after reaching the halfway point in a popular mountain race in Alaska when he somehow veered off the trail and became lost. That’s when the 16-year-old Anchorage boy encountered the black bear that would take his life in a […]
The Associated PressMark Gillispie CLEVELAND–A wayward tortoise’s surprising trek around Ohio has ended happily for its owner, whose two-week search–in a twist of fate–might have saved her sister’s life. “Otis” the California desert tortoise managed to push open a sliding glass door and escape from Kathie Heisinger’s home in Sebring […]
By Mark Gillispie The Associated Press CLEVELAND — A wayward tortoise’s surprising trek around Ohio has ended happily for its owner, whose two-week search, in a twist of fate, might have saved her sister’s life. Otis the California desert tortoise managed to push open a sliding glass door and escape […]
