By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The fact that decent asparagus is now available all year doesn’t really matter. We’ve been programed to think of it as something we must eat in spring. And so we shall. The good news is that asparagus is wildly versatile. It’s delicious raw (and, […]
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By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press According to my grandmother, fruit is God’s candy, making it the perfect ending to a meal. I agree with Grandma ‚Äî fruit is a lovely, healthy way to end a meal. But I’ll also confess that the dessert lover in me sometimes craves something […]
By Josh Lederman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Dozens of world leaders assembling Friday for a nuclear security summit will confront a disparate array of modern-day threats, ranging from government actors like North Korea to murkier groups like the Islamic State. Frustration over the slow pace of reducing nuclear stockpiles […]
By Rishi Lekhi And Rishabh R. Jain The Associated Press KOLKATA, India — Rescuers said Friday there was no hope of finding any more survivors after clearing the crumbled concrete and twisted metal rods from an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighbourhood, killing at least 24 people and […]
The Associated Press BEIJING — China’s Communist Party has a new target in its campaign against pernicious Western cultural influences: April Fool’s Day. “The so-called Western April Fool’s Day does not conform to Chinese cultural traditions or socialist core values,” the party’s leading propaganda organ, Xinhua News Agency, said in […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of — North Korea fired a short-range missile into the sea and tried to jam GPS navigation signals in South Korea on Friday, Seoul officials said, hours after U.S., South Korean and Japanese leaders pledged to work closer together to prevent […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press Fresh lemon including the juice and the peel is one of my all-time favourite ingredients, in part because it’s just so versatile. It can be the star of the show (as in this recipe) or a brilliant supporting actor (as in so many of […]
The Associated PressAlicia Rancilio NEW YORK—Michelle Fiala says her 14-year-old daughter, Laura, is fine watching humans run for their lives from snarling, flesh-eating zombies on AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” but if one of the characters on the show vomits, the teen has to look away. “My youngest has a real […]
By Katy Daigle And Umar Meraj The Associated Press AMRITSAR, India — The chronic air pollution blanketing much of northern India is now threatening the holiest shrine in the Sikh religion, making the once-gleaming walls of the Golden Temple dingy and dull. There is little to be done short of […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a fellow student with silica gel packets that the girls believed was poison, authorities said Wednesday. The three have been suspended but not charged with any crime. Parents of the 32 first-graders […]
By Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of — It’s a demand North Korea has been making for decades: The United States and South Korea must immediately suspend their annual military exercises if there is to be peace on the Korean Peninsula. And, once again, it’s […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT — Tesla Motors built its reputation making sporty, sexy and very expensive electric cars. It’s staking its future on something more affordable. Tesla plans to unveil its Model 3 electric car Thursday night at its Los Angeles design studio. At a starting price […]
