By Jeff Horwitz The Associated Press WASHINGTON — If elected president, Donald Trump has pledged to scrap a work visa program that brings 300,000 student workers each year to the U.S. Among the businesses that would be forced to stop hiring foreign labour: Trump’s own. The visa, known as the […]
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By Angela Charlton And Geir Moulson The Associated Press LE BOURGET, France — Seeking to ensure that suicidal pilots can’t crash their jets, French authorities investigating last year’s Germanwings crash are urging new reporting requirements for doctors treating pilots, and new measures to keep pilots from hiding mental health issues. […]
By Darlene Superville And Rob Gillies The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau brought “Trudeaumania” to America on Thursday and the verdict was a resounding thumbs-up. “Breath of fresh air,” ‘’impressive” and “very impressive” was how some of the guests at a splashy White House state dinner […]
The Associated Press DETROIT — It’s a first for police cars: Doors that can protect against armour-piercing bullets. Ford will soon be offering the doors on its Police Interceptor sedans and SUVs. They’ll be the first in the U.S. to meet the Justice Department’s highest standard for body armour, the […]
By Eric Tucker And Tami Abdollah The Associated Press WASHINGTON — A locked iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino killers likely holds evidence of the eventual attack, the Justice Department said in a court filing Thursday in its high-profile encryption dispute with Apple Inc., adding that the community […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press When the subject is Easter eggs, most folks usually are talking about the gaily painted specimens in a basket. Me, I think of holiday brunch, and in particular of eggs Benedict. I think of the rich and indulgent dish of Canadian bacon, sauteed spinach […]
By Foster Klug And Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea responded Thursday to new sanctions from South Korea by firing short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in a show of defiance and vowing to “liquidate” all remaining South Korean assets at former co-operative projects in […]
By David Rising The Associated Press BERLIN Germany’s federal criminal police said Thursday they are in possession of files containing personal data on members of the extremist Islamic State group and believe them to be authentic. The announcement came after Britain’s Sky News reported it had obtained 22,000 Islamic State […]
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis imposed new financial accountability regulations on the Vatican’s multimillion-dollar saint-making machine Thursday after gross abuses were revealed in two books. The rules require external vigilance over individual Vatican bank accounts created for beatification and canonization causes, as well as regular […]
By Beth J. Harpaz The Associated Press Whether or not you can buy Donald Trump’s steaks, and whether or not he wins the Republican presidential nomination, one thing is for sure: Trump the Brand is alive and well. Trump brandished steak, wine and water at his press conference Tuesday night […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press At Easter, there is just nothing better than a spiral-cut ham! Because I grew up with my grandmother roasting fresh, white, uncured hams, a sweet-glazed spiral-cut ham has always been a delicacy to me. My best friend’s mother bought one every Easter and to […]
By Youkyung Lee The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of Google’s computer program AlphaGo defeated its human opponent, South Korean Go champion Lee Sedol, on Wednesday in the first face-off of a historic five-game match. AlphaGo’s victory in the ancient Chinese board game is a breakthrough for artificial intelligence, showing […]
