By Elliot Spagat And Julie Watson The Associated Press SAN DIEGO — As President Donald Trump announced his plans for a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico, Border Patrol agents in San Diego on the lookout for drugs and smugglers drove all-terrain vehicles along a barrier that reaches 18 […]
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By Jonathan Lemire And Eric Tucker The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into widespread voter fraud, raising the prospect of a federal government probe into a widely debunked claim and sparking alarm among experts and Democrats. Trump announced in […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Cauliflower is a wonder-veggie. No longer relegated to boiling and covering with a bright orange cheese sauce (sorry, Mom), cauliflower is stepping out in the place of starch like rice in stir-fries or instead of wheat flour in pizza dough. Cauliflower is mild, so […]
The Canadian Press LYON, France — Canadian chef James Olberg was shut out of the top three at the prestigious Bocuse d’Or cooking competition, an event widely heralded as the culinary Olympics. The two-day event concluded Wednesday in the east-central French city of Lyon with chef Mathew Peters of the […]
By Mead Gruver The Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. — A group of Wyoming lawmakers is bucking the U.S. trend of supporting renewable energy with a plan to do the opposite: Fine utilities if they provide energy produced by wind or the sun. Blustery Wyoming ranks among the top states for […]
By Julie Pace And Jonathan Lemire The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump tweeted early Wednesday that he is ordering a “major investigation” into voter fraud, revisiting unsubstantiated claims he’s made repeatedly about a rigged voting system. The investigation, he said, will look at those registered to vote in […]
By Nataliya Vasilyeva The Associated Press MOSCOW — The Russian parliament on Wednesday passed the second reading of a controversial bill to decriminalize some forms of domestic violence. The State Duma voted 385-2-1 to eliminate criminal liability for battery on family members that doesn’t cause bodily harm. The bill that […]
By Denis D. Gray The Associated Press KAMPOT, Cambodia — A nearby sea, flanking mountains, a quartz-rich soil: It’s the perfect spot on earth, devotees say, to yield a product they describe in that rapturous vocabulary usually reserved for fine wines: “aristocratic, virile, almost aphrodisiacal,” with subtle notes of caramel, […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Wow, does this dish look classy, right? But look at the ingredient list ‚Äî not too long. And look at the steps ‚Äî pretty darn simple. My boys love all kinds of steaks, though a perfect, tender filet distinctively communicates “special occasion.” They are […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Wow, does this dish look classy, right? But look at the ingredient list ‚Äî not too long. And look at the steps ‚Äî pretty darn simple. My boys love all kinds of steaks, though a perfect, tender filet distinctively communicates “special occasion.” They are […]
By Danica Kirka The Associated Press LONDON — Britain’s government warned lawmakers not to try to “thwart the will of the people” after the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Prime Minister Theresa May must seek the approval of Parliament before starting the formal process of leaving the European Union. The […]
By Michael Biesecker And John Flesher The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has instituted a media blackout at the Environmental Protection Agency and barred staff from awarding any new contracts or grants, part of a broader communications clampdown within the executive branch. The prohibitions came to light Tuesday […]
