By Raf Casert The Associated Press The Associated Press BRUSSELS — Nations and philanthropists pledged close to$200 million Thursday for family planning at an international conference that aimed to make up for the gap left by President Donald Trump’s ban on U.S. funding to groups linked to abortion. Some 50 […]
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By Mike Householder The Associated Press CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — For a decade now, women have donned their old prom and bridesmaid dresses even wedding dresses for an evening of charitable revelry in suburban Detroit. And the idea is catching on. As the annual retro-shindig known as the Mom Prom […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The weather we’ve been having this winter has me craving some stick-to-your ribs comfort food. Since I grew up in Tucson, Arizona, comfort food was always something Mexican or southwestern, involving tortillas, rice, beans, cheese and a tasty sauce to drown it all in. […]
By Alan Fram And Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear took a populist tenor in the Democrats’ formal response to President Donald Trump’s speech to Congress, accusing him of planning to “rip affordable health insurance” from Americans and being “Wall Street’s champion.” Seated at […]
By Erica Werner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave Republican congressional leaders a rallying cry and even a roadmap as they try to push through a sweeping and divisive agenda on health care, taxes and more. In his first address to a joint session of Congress, Trump […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Is it not enjoyable to take advantage of another culture’s holiday to explore new recipes and treat yourself to something delicious? It is. And is St. Patrick’s Day not right around the corner? As the Irish might say, ‘tis. Moist, biscuit-y Irish scones, lashed […]
The Associated Press WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. — A southern Illinois community that solidly backed President Donald Trump has rallied behind a Mexican restaurant manager who doesn’t have legal permission to live in the U.S. and has been detained by immigration officials. Letters of support for Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco have […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX said Monday 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 ‚Äî the company’s founder and chief executive officer announced […]
The Associated Press HONOLULU — The Polynesian voyaging canoe sailing around the world without modern navigation equipment has found its way to Easter Island. The crew of the Hokulea arrived on Monday. A team of four apprentice navigators spotted the tiny remote island also known as Rapa Nui at sunset […]
The Associated Press SEATTLE — A taco truck that became stranded in a massive Seattle traffic jam came to the rescue of hungry drivers by opening up and serving lunch on the interstate. A tanker truck carrying propane rolled over on Seattle’s Interstate 5 on Monday morning, shutting area roads […]
The Associated Press CAIRO — A rights group says Yemen’s Houthi rebels are recruiting fighters as young as 15, including by using religious schools to lure teenagers into their ranks without their parents’ knowledge. Amnesty International described the “appalling” practices in a report released Tuesday, citing family members of four […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES–It was one of the most awkward moments in the history of the Oscars, of television, in entertainment–heck, maybe in American history. And somehow Warren Beatty, Hollywood’s ultimate smooth leading man, was at the centre of it. The producers of “La La Land” were nearly done […]
