By Sam Mednick The Associated Press AWEIL, South Sudan — Two months after the world’s youngest nation declared a famine amid its civil war, hunger has become more widespread than expected, aid workers say. South Sudan’s Northern Bahr el Ghazal region is on the brink of starvation, with 290,000 people […]
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By Jill Lawless And Colleen Barry The Associated Press LUCCA, Italy — The Group of Seven industrialized nations on Tuesday urged Russia to pressure the Syrian government to end the six-year civil war, but rejected a British call to impose new sanctions on Moscow over its support of President Bashar […]
By Jennifer Peltz And Deepti Hajela The Associated Press NEW YORK — The biggest U.S. news story of 2016 ‚Äî the tumultuous presidential campaign ‚Äî yielded a Pulitzer Prize on Monday for the Washington Post reporter who not only raised doubts about Donald Trump’s charitable giving but also revealed that […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Here’s a special dish tailor-made for an elegant spring brunch. It requires slightly more than the usual amount of work, but it’s so worth it. Most of the recipe’s several components can be prepared ahead of time, then reheated and assembled at the last […]
The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian authorities say they have seized 18 rhino horns believed to have been smuggled into the country from Mozambique. Airport customs director Hamzah Sundang says the horns were flown from Mozambique and transited in Doha before arriving at the Kuala Lumpur airport last […]
By Julie Pace And Vivian Salama The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. — In the aftermath of President Donald Trump’s surprise strikes on Syria, his allies and adversaries have searched for some broader meaning in his decision. Is Trump now a humanitarian interventionist, willing to wield American military power when […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SANT’ANNA DI STAZZEMA, Italy — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson used a visit Monday to a World War II memorial to declare that the United States will stand up to aggressors who harm civilians, as the Trump administration sought to rally world leaders […]
By Verena Dobnik The Associated Press NEW YORK — Immigrant workers at a famed New York bakery who are threatened with being fired if they don’t produce legal work papers defied the government outside President Donald Trump’s Manhattan home on Saturday. Thirty-one employees of the Tom Cat Bakery also could […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press Do you ever have the feeling that the world is lying to you? That everyone else in humanity has agreed to love something terrible, and you have to play along or risk looking like a fool? While we’re in agreement that […]
By Matti Huuhtanen And Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Swedes questioned their country’s welcoming immigration policies with pride and pain on Sunday after learning that an asylum-seeker from Uzbekistan was allegedly behind the truck rampage that killed four people, Stockholm’s deadliest extremist attack in years. The Swedish […]
The Associated Press PALM BEACH, Fla.–The United States blasted a Syrian air base with a barrage of cruise missiles last night in fiery retaliation for this week’s gruesome chemical weapons attack against civilians. President Donald Trump cast the U.S. assault as vital to deter future use of poison gas and […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK–Pepsi on Wednesday pulled an ad after it was widely mocked and criticized for appearing to trivialize protests for social justice causes. “Pepsi was trying to project a global message of unity, peace, and understanding,” the company said. “Clearly we missed the mark and we apologize.” […]
