By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lonnie Bunch leans forward to peer inside a slave cabin from Edisto Island, South Carolina. The dark and cramped interior defies his attempts to showcase the small living space its occupants subsisted on. Bunch flips on the flashlight on a borrowed […]
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By Amy Forliti The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Some of the pills taken from Prince’s estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl ‚Äî a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said. The official, who spoke […]
By Suzan Fraser The Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Monday that his country is determined to fight Islamic State group extremists both inside Turkey and in Syria, after a youth blew himself up at a Kurdish wedding party, killing at least 54 people, many […]
By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press The United Nations is saying for the first time that it was involved in the introduction of cholera to Haiti and needs to do “much more” to end the suffering of those affected, estimated at more than 770,000 people. Researchers say there is […]
By Jeff Horwitz And Chad Day The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A firm run by Donald Trump’s campaign chairman directly orchestrated a covert Washington lobbying operation on behalf of Ukraine’s then-ruling political party, attempting to sway American public opinion in favour of the country’s pro-Russian government, emails obtained by The […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press If you ask a chef what his or her favourite steak is, chances are the answer will be rich, beefy skirt steak. Skirt steak is often associated with Tex-Mex tacos and fajitas, but I grill it year ‘round and pair it with everything. It […]
By Associated Press The Associated Press VUNG TAU, Vietnam — Under pressure from top Australian officials, Vietnam on Thursday lifted its sudden ban on veterans who had travelled to the country to mark the 50th anniversary of Australia’s most costly battle of the Vietnam War, with the government allowing low-key […]
The Associated Press LONDON — It was a sticky situation. A British hospital discovered it had become home to more than 100,000 bees when patients noticed honey dripping down the walls. Beekeepers were summoned to Rockwood Hospital in Cardiff, Wales, after the discovery last month, and found a large colony […]
The Associated Press BERLIN — A BMW driver brought out the wurst in a pedestrian in Germany, who dented the luxury vehicle with a 30 centimetre (foot-long) bologna saying the car was going too fast and endangering his son. Police in the eastern city of Neubrandenburg said Wednesday the sausage […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Autumn might be the official season of the one-pot wonder. Kids are back in school, the office watercooler gets crowded as we trickle back from summer vacations, and suddenly dinnertime feels like more of a time-squeeze. Busy lives need quick meals that don’t require […]
The Canadian Press Sixty per cent of kids don’t eat enough vegetables and fruit, so adding shredded vegetables to everyday foods helps. It also add moisture and flavour. “Once you’ve got meatballs there’s five or six different ways you can turn that into a lunch,” says registered dietitian Carol Harrison. […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press There is nothing better than an ear of simply steamed or grilled fresh corn in the late summer. Except for this Mexican Grilled Corn. A bold statement? Well, I’m not planning to give up on plain old corn on the cob any time soon. […]
