By Vivian Salama The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A White House official is confirming that President Donald Trump told Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto that he might send U.S. troops to deal with “bad hombres down there” if the Mexican military doesn’t. The official says the remark was meant to […]
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By Katie Workman The Associated Press In the quest for Big Crowd Food, lasagna reigns supreme. And at this time of year, you may find yourself entertaining a big crowd for a football game party, for the Oscars or another awards show, or just because it’s cold out and it’s […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press News flash: Kale is still in. It’s still one of the nutritional highlights in my crisper drawer, and winter is its peak season, which means it’s most abundant, healthy and cheap right now. Kale, part of the same family as broccoli, is loaded with […]
By Susannah George And Lori Hinnant The Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq — Faced with a diminishing number of fighters, the Islamic State group is relying on retrofitted commercial drones to guide suicide car bombers to their targets and to launch small-scale airstrikes on Iraqi forces. The extremist group is spending […]
By Matthew Daly And Kevin Freking The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Moving to dismantle former President Barack Obama’s legacy on the environment and other issues, House Republicans approved a measure Wednesday that scuttles a regulation aimed at preventing coal mining debris from being dumped into nearby streams. Lawmakers also voted […]
By Kristin J. Bender The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — A tiny unborn hummingbird is getting in the way of a big bridge project in the San Francisco Bay Area. The discovery of a nest and egg in a tree is stalling the start of upgrades on the Richmond-San Rafael […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Former first daughter Jenna Bush Hager is registering her opinion on Republican President Donald Trump’s order temporarily suspending immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations with the words of her father, former President George W. Bush. Bush Hager posted an excerpt on Twitter Tuesday from a […]
The Associated Press SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. — A Girl Scout from New Jersey is benefiting from her brutally honest review of the cookies that she sells. Charlotte McCourt, of South Orange, emailed her father’s friend, who was interested in buying cookies for troops stationed overseas. She told him some of […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press In the quest for Big Crowd Food, lasagna reigns supreme. And at this time of year, you may find yourself entertaining a big crowd for a football game party, for the Oscars or another awards show, or just because it’s cold out and it’s […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Two luxury electric vehicles the Tesla Model S and the BMW i3 fell short of getting the highest safety ratings in new crash tests by the insurance industry. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested 2017 models of both vehicles. Neither earned […]
The Associated PressClaudia Lauer DALLAS–The Boy Scouts of America announced yesterday it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enrol in its boys-only programs. The organization said it had made the decision to begin basing enrolment in its boys-only programs on the gender a child or parent lists […]
By Claudia Lauer The Associated Press DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will allow transgender children who identify as boys to enrol in its boys only programs. The organization said it had made the decision to begin basing enrolment in its boys-only programs on the […]
