By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press BEVERLY HILS, Calif. — The sunny musical “La La Land” may have danced its way to a Golden Globes record Sunday night, but the film’s seven accolades were a mere sideshow to the eloquence of honoree Meryl Streep, whose speech encapsulated the evening’s prevailing […]
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The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — The Vatican’s doctrine chief says there is no need to correct Pope Francis over his outreach to divorced and civilly remarried Catholics because “there is no danger to the faith” in what he has said. Cardinal Gerhard Mueller, head of the powerful Congregation for […]
By Josh Lederman And Emily Swanson The Associated Press WASHINGTON — More than half of Americans view President Barack Obama favourably as he leaves office, a new poll shows, but Americans remain deeply divided over his legacy. Fewer than half of Americans say they’re better off eight years after his […]
The Associated Press NEW YORK — Subway riders in New York City and other places around the world should be ready for an eyeful when their fellow transit users strip down to their underwear. The annual No Pants Subway Ride is taking place Sunday. The event is organized by the […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The pinks had it Sunday on the Golden Globes red carpet, from Ryan Michelle Bathe on the arm of hubby Sterling K. Brown to a stunning Lily Collins in princessy Zuhair Murad, hair up in a loose, dramatic bun. Collins’ couture gown was a […]
By The Culinary Institute Of America The Associated Press At the same time many of us are packing away our noisemakers and Champagne glasses, people all over the world are just beginning to prepare for the new year. Chinese New Year is a celebration of the lunar new year ‚Äî […]
By Matthew Pennington The Associated Press WASHINGTON — North Korea’s weapons capabilities have shown a “qualitative improvement” in the past year, the No. 2 U.S. diplomat said Thursday. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who met with his counterparts from key U.S. allies Japan and South Korea, said the North […]
By Eileen Sullivan And Richard Lardner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Brushing aside Donald Trump’s dismissiveness, the nation’s intelligence chief insisted Thursday that U.S. agencies are more confident than ever that Russia interfered in America’s recent presidential election. And he called the former Cold War foe an “existential threat” to […]
By Erica Werner And Jill Colvin The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday tweeted that Mexico will reimburse American taxpayers for a new border wall and that U.S. money spent will be for the “sake of speed.” His tweet came as top aides consider a plan to […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Astronauts went spacewalking Friday morning to hook up fancy new batteries on the International Space Station’s sprawling power grid. Commander Shane Kimbrough and Peggy Whitson got a hand from a space station robot that took care of most of the […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press These sweet treats are a riff on the very popular summer campfire s’mores. If you love marshmallow and chocolate and get nostalgic when you think of campfire s’mores, these simpler “no-bake” Game Day S’mores will delight you. The s’mores are easy to make, appeal […]
The Associated Press STOCKHOLM — Queen Silvia says one of the Swedish royal family’s palaces is haunted ‚Äî but the phantoms are “pretty friendly.” “There are ghosts, many,” Silvia says of the Drottningholm Palace in a documentary to be aired Thursday on public television channel SVT. “You feel you get […]
