By Youssef Ait Akdim The Associated Press SALE, Morocco — It is a school of last chances, both for its students and for the fading art that they are learning, stitch by stitch. Each of the 13 young Moroccans now studying under fashion designer Fadila El Gadi had dropped out […]
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By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press St. Patrick’s Day traditions in the United States run deep. We eat corned beef and cabbage, we drink green beer, and we shame our co-workers into wearing green sweaters to the office. If you’re looking for a change of pace this […]
The Associated Press LONDON–A British Army bomb disposal team has been called in to dispose of a 500-pound World War II bomb found buried on a building site in northwest London. Schools, businesses, and homes were evacuated and roads closed as experts from the Army’s Royal Engineers worked from early […]
By Ken Thomas The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Vice-President Mike Pence used a private email account to conduct public business as Indiana’s governor, according to public records obtained by the Indianapolis Star. The newspaper reported Thursday that emails provided through a public records request show that Pence communicated with advisers […]
The Associated Press LONDON — A British Army bomb disposal team has been called in to dispose of a 500-pound World War II bomb found buried on a building site in northwest London. Schools, businesses and homes were evacuated and roads closed as experts from the Army’s Royal Engineers worked […]
By Vivian Salama And Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration’s back-to-back controversies over its Russian ties now have at least one thing in common: Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Moscow’s top diplomat is a Washington fixture with a sprawling network, and he has emerged as the central figure […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press As much as I love prime rib, beef tenderloin is much easier to prepare, easier to carve and the leftovers are good cold. The only challenge with beef tenderloin is that it is lean (little to no fat) and it is best served rare. […]
The Associated PressMarcia Dunn CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–SpaceX said this week it will fly two people to the moon next year–a feat not attempted since NASA’s Apollo heyday close to half-a-century ago. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, the company’s founder and chief executive officer, announced the surprising news barely a week after […]
By Matt Volz The Associated Press HELENA, Mont. — After thousands of snow geese died in the toxic water of a former open-pit mine in Montana last fall, the companies responsible for the pit are bringing out the big guns. Literally. Montana Resources and BP-owned Atlantic Richfield Co. are buying […]
By Karin Laub The Associated Press U.N. agencies are ramping up aid delivery to tens of thousands of war-displaced Syrians stuck in the desert on Jordan’s sealed border, after months of being denied access, but harsh weather and anxious crowds often disrupt one of the U.N.’s most complex missions anywhere. […]
By Jan M. Olsen The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — Sweden’s left-leaning government on Thursday reintroduced a military draft for both men and women because of what Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist called a deteriorating security environment in Europe and around Sweden. Sweden abolished compulsory military service for men in 2010 because […]
By Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Attorney General Jeff Sessions talked twice with Russia’s ambassador to the United States during the presidential campaign season, communications that spurred calls in Congress for him to recuse himself from a Justice Department investigation into Russian interference in the U.S. election. Sessions, […]
