By Amy Taxin The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — For years, immigrants facing deportation have been allowed to stay in the U.S. provided they show up for regular check-ins with federal deportation agents and stay out of trouble. After a brief meeting, they’re usually told to return months later to […]
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By Khaled Kazziha The Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya — A decorated U.S. war veteran with two decades’ experience in military intelligence, Lt. Col. Faye Cuevas spent half her career providing intelligence support to U.S. counter-insurgencies in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa. Now she is using her expertise to […]
By Tom Krisher And Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Autonomous vehicles with no human backup will be put to the test on publicly travelled roads as early as next year in what may be the first attempt at unassisted autonomous piloting. Automotive electronics and parts maker Delphi and […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Sometimes I just crave a big serving of. green beans. You too, right? Hear me out. Green beans make one of my favourite veggie-based meals. They are loaded with vitamins, particularly C, A and harder-to-get K, and have only 30 calories a serving. But […]
By Lois Abraham THE CANADIAN PRESS TORONTO — First Nations activist John Croutch wants Canadians to learn more about traditional indigenous cuisine. While salmon, maple syrup, mussels, oysters, wild rice, venison, corn, beans, squash and various types of berries are thought of as typical Canadian foods, Croutch says they were […]
By Jason Dearen And Alex Sanz The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s decision to pull out of the Paris climate agreement could accelerate damage to his family’s real estate empire in the coming decades, especially his properties that lie just feet from the encroaching sea in […]
By Amanda Lee Myers The Associated Press ARCADIA, Calif. — A female peacock has ruffled more than just feathers at a Los Angeles-area liquor store. Without a peep, the peahen strutted into the open door of the Royal Oaks Liquor Store in Arcadia on Monday. Store manager and college senior […]
By Gillian Flaccu The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. — Officials in Oregon have approved construction permits for the first all-wood high-rise building in the nation. Construction on the 12-story building, called Framework, will break ground this fall in Portland’s trendy and rapidly growing Pearl District and is expected to be […]
By Tom Krisher And Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Autonomous vehicles with no human backup will be put to the test on publicly travelled roads as early as next year in what may be the first attempt at unassisted autonomous piloting. Automotive electronics and parts maker Delphi and […]
By James Brooks The Associated Press HELSINGBORG, Sweden — Green Heinz ketchup? Fat-free Pringles? Colgate frozen lasagna? You don’t need to be an expert to know these products weren’t successful. Which is why these creations, with dozens of others, feature in the new Museum of Failure , a wacky parade […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Chicken Caesar Salad is one of the world’s greatest lunches, but it isn’t the prettiest thing to eat with your hands while on the go. That’s why some exceedingly smart person thought to put it into a wrap. My family is in universal accord […]
By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait is trying to mediate a Gulf crisis in which Arab countries have cut diplomatic ties to Qatar and moved to isolate the energy-rich travel hub from the outside world, Qatar’s foreign minister said early Tuesday. The biggest diplomatic […]
