By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Cottage cheese is a staple in my home. I love its creamy, mild flavour. It pairs perfectly with some garlic and herbs to make a protein-packed crudite dip, yet it also is at home in a quick dessert of cottage cheese and unsweetened applesauce […]
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By Christopher Weber The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Nancy Reagan, the helpmate, backstage adviser and fierce protector of Ronald Reagan in his journey from actor to president ‚Äî and finally during his 10-year battle with Alzheimer’s disease ‚Äî has died. She was 94. The former first lady died Sunday at […]
By Kathleen Foody The Associated Press ATLANTA Jimmy Carter announced Sunday that he no longer needs treatment for cancer, less than seven months after revealing he had been diagnosed with melanoma that had spread to his brain. Carter, 91, shared the news at one of his regular Sunday School classes […]
By Foster Klug The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate “pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice” on Washington and Seoul, this time in reaction to the start of huge U.S.-South Korean military drills. Such threats have been a […]
By Mike Corder The Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands The tiny South Pacific state of the Marshall Islands began legal proceedings Monday against India at the United Nations’ highest court, as part of cases against three of the world’s nuclear powers aimed at breathing new life into disarmament negotiations. The […]
By Alexander Panetta The Canadian Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. The establishment of the Republican party is playing with fire by seeking to smother Donald Trump. Because the embers of rebellion are crackling in this Florida retirement community. Trump-supporting seniors here are unfalteringly determined to cross the street in two weeks, […]
By Lynn Berry The Associated Press MOSCOW Among the dozen 15-year-old girls in lavender leotards in Tatyana Galtseva’s class at the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, one is different. And it’s not just because of her long, swan-like neck. She is Harper Ortlieb, an American, who left her small town in Oregon […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ordered his military to be ready to launch nuclear strikes at any time, state media reported Friday, an escalation in rhetoric targeting Seoul and Washington that may not reflect the country’s actual nuclear capacity. […]
By Kristen Gelineau The Associated Press SYDNEY, Australia As the two-year anniversary of the disappearance of Flight 370 approaches, the situation would seem decidedly grim. The underwater hunt of a punishing patch of ocean that has trudged along since late 2014 has thus far come up empty, the stretch of […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Cabbage is almost as popular on St. Patrick’s Day as green beer! And that’s because cabbage ‚Äî unlike green beer! ‚Äî is a quintessential part of Irish cuisine (along with bacon and potatoes). Tenant farmers in the 17th century were forced to pay substantial […]
By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS A plan for Minnesota’s first copper-nickel mine passed a major milestone Thursday with the Department of Natural Resources approving the project’s final environmental review, meaning the company can now start pursuing the long list of permits it needs to move forward. DNR Commissioner […]
By Carolyn Thompson The Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. Ryan Lysek rose to become vice-president of his fifth-grade class at Lorraine Academy in Buffalo, New York, after the sitting vice-president was ousted for saying things that went against the school’s anti-bullying rules. So the 10-year-old is a little puzzled that candidates […]
