By Katie Workman The Associated Press This is a good, old-fashioned showstopper of an entree, the kind of dish where you should not pretend to be bashful ‚Äî “What, this old thing? I just threw it together from stuff in the fridge” ‚Äî but rather take your accolades with modesty […]
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By Jill Colvin And Jeff Horwitz The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump earned $153 million and paid $36.5 million in income taxes in 2005, paying a roughly 25 per cent effective tax rate thanks to a tax he has since sought to eliminate, according to highly sought-after newly-disclosed […]
The Associated PressLauran Neergaard WASHINGTON–Canadians with cystic fibrosis survive about 10 years longer than Americans with the same genetic disease, according to startling new research that raises questions about how to improve care. Yesterday’s study suggests access to lung transplants and health insurance may play a role in the survival […]
By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BEIJING — China is rebuilding a major centre of Tibetan Buddhist learning in the country’s west to improve safety and public health, a local official and state media said Tuesday, refuting reports last year that the complex was being demolished and its residents evicted. […]
By Abdi Guled And Jon Gambrell The Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia — Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia, Somali officials and piracy experts said Tuesday, the first such seizure of a large commercial vessel on the crucial global trade route since 2012. The Aris 13 […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press The Syrian government committed “slow-motion slaughter” of unknown numbers of Syrians trapped in besieged and hard-to-reach areas by wilfully denying them food and health care, according to a new report Tuesday from a civil rights group. Physicians for Human Rights says in the […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand — It’s one thing to talk about changing allegiance to another country when a new president is elected. It’s another thing to go ahead and do it. But that’s exactly what seems to be happening, at least in one distant corner […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Fresh lemon including the juice and the peel ‚Äî is one of my all-time favourite ingredients, in part because it’s just so versatile. It can be the star of the show (as in this recipe) or a brilliant supporting actor (as in so many […]
The Associated PressKaren Matthews NEW YORK–Cursive writing is looping back into style in schools across the country after a generation of students who know only keyboarding, texting, and printing out their words longhand. Alabama and Louisiana passed laws in 2016 mandating cursive proficiency in public schools, the latest of 14 […]
By Rodrique Ngowi The Associated Press MILTON, Mass. — Sweaters for chickens? It sounds like a joke, but a plucky group of retirees in suburban Boston has hatched a plan to keep poultry warm during the New England winter. The unusual project began after members of a knitting club at […]
By Elias Meseret The Associated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — The death toll has reached 50 from the collapse of a mountain of trash at a massive garbage dump on the outskirts of Ethiopia’s capital, officials said Monday, as relatives waited for news of the dozens said to be missing. […]
The Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland — Scotland’s leader on Monday said that she would seek authority for a new independence referendum because Britain is dragging Scotland out of the European Union against its will. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said that she would move quickly to give Scottish voters a chance […]
