By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press The upcoming summer Olympics have me dreaming of a bucket-list trip to Brazil, and because my dreams usually feature food, I’m also hankering for some black beans made in my incredibly heavy stone bean pot a dear friend of mine lugged all the way […]
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By Aleksandra Sagan The Canadian Press TORONTO — This month, the University of Calgary paid $20,000 to regain access to its email system after a so-called ransomware cyber-attack. A year ago, Ashley Madison, a website that facilitates extra-marital affairs, lost customers’ personal information to hackers, who have also recently accessed […]
By Joseph Pisani The Associated Press NEW YORK — Ikea is recalling 29 million chests and dressers after six children were killed when the units toppled over and fell on them. The chests and dressers are unstable if they are not secured to a wall, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press When berry season arrives and they become much more affordable, my family and I turn into berry gluttons. We love them year round, but it’s such an indulgence to shovel in handfuls of what may be one of the most luxurious and perfect fruits […]
By Gene Johnson The Associated Press SEATTLE — In a case that could have big implications for dams and other development in the Northwest, a federal appeals court panel said Monday that Native American tribes have a right not only to fish for salmon, but for there to be salmon […]
By Rebecca Santana The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana judge accused by a rights group of running a modern-day debtors prison agreed Monday to temporarily stop jailing defendants for nonpayment of fees and assessing certain costs on defendants, according to a court filing. The court filing outlines an […]
By David Crary The Associated Press NEW YORK — By striking down tough abortion restrictions in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court has emboldened abortion-rights activists nationwide and imperiled a range of anti-abortion laws in numerous states. Many anti-abortion leaders were openly disappointed, bracing for the demise of restrictions that they […]
By Danica Kirka And Leonora Beck The Associated Press LONDON — The impact of Britain’s vote to leave the European Union was swift and painful for Ed Bussey’s small tech firm in London. The founder and CEO of Quill, an online content company, had been looking to fill a software […]
By Matthew Daly The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republicans on the House Benghazi Committee faulted the Obama administration Tuesday in a report on the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya. The panel’s chairman, Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, and other Republicans accuse the Obama administration of stonewalling important documents […]
The Associated Press AMSTERDAM — An Amsterdam court has approved the extradition of a Dutch man to Canada, where authorities suspect him of a string of crimes against Amanda Todd, a 15-year-old girl who drew global attention to cyberbullying when she posted a YouTube video recounting her ordeal. She later […]
By Jesse J. Holland The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Almost eight years after electing a black president, vast majorities of blacks and Hispanics think President Barack Obama at least tried to make race relations in the United States better, according to a poll released Monday. But only about half of […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press This week’s recipe puts a Brazilian twist on an American staple, succotash. It should be just the ticket in August, when millions of us watch the Olympics being played in Rio de Janeiro. The classic version of succotash is a combination of fresh corn […]
