By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia — Police in Australia have detained five men suspected of planning a series of Christmas Day attacks using explosives, knives and a gun in the heart of the country’s second-largest city, officials said Friday. The suspects were inspired by the Islamic State […]
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By Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s foreign policy legacy may be defined as much by what he didn’t do as by what he did. Over eight years, Obama ushered in a new era of diplomacy, re-establishing the United States as the driving force behind fighting […]
The Associated Press MILAN — A man killed in a shootout with police in Milan early Friday is the main suspect the truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market that killed 12 people, Italian news agency ANSA reported. Italy’s Interior Ministry called a press conference for Friday morning. The shootout […]
By Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — A high-profile North Korean defector told South Korean lawmakers on Friday that the massive protests that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye still feel strange to him but he sees the demonstrations as the country’s strength. Thae […]
By Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has re-opened the debate over nuclear proliferation, calling for the United States to “greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability” until the rest of the world “comes to its senses” regarding nuclear weapons. His comments Thursday on Twitter came […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Even though risotto is a simple rice dish, I associate it with special occasions. A northern Italian rice dish cooked in broth to a creamy consistency, risotto is most often served as a first course. But in the U.S., we serve it as a […]
By Michael Melia The Associated Press ENFIELD, Conn. — The assignment for this year’s White House holiday display came with a tight deadline. A team of Lego master builders, within 2 1/2 weeks, had to create 56 unique gingerbread houses out of the toy bricks, one for each state and […]
The Associated Press COPENHAGEN — A Swedish man is claiming to be the first person in the world to have reached the South Pole in a wheelchair. Aron Anderson said he accomplished the feat on Wednesday after a 21-day journey in a wheelchair on skis. He told Swedish public radio […]
By Gerry Shih The Associated Press BEIJING — China warned Thursday that ties with the U.S. will likely see new complications and the only way to maintain a stable relationship is by respecting each other’s “core interests.” Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s remarks appeared to underscore that China’s position on Taiwan […]
The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has named a high-powered commission of inquiry to investigate a scandal involving the former grand chancellor of the Order of Malta, the Catholic religious order that dates from the medieval Crusades. Albrecht von Boeselager was forcibly removed as grand chancellor this month […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Eating healthy on a budget and tight schedule means the boneless skinless chicken breast makes frequent appearances on our dinner table. It’s a smart choice as a lean protein one cup of cubed chicken breast has a whopping 43 grams of protein yet only […]
By Tami Abdollah The Associated Press WASHINGTON — For those searching for stronger evidence of Russia’s connection to the hack of the Democratic National Committee, the tale of an infected Ukrainian Android cellphone app may help, according to a cybersecurity firm. A new report released Thursday by CrowdStrike describes how […]
