By Eric Talmadge And Jon Chul Jin The Associated Press PYONGYANG, Korea, Democratic People’s Republic Of North Korea presented a detained American student before the media on Monday in Pyongyang, where he tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner at the behest, he said, of a member of […]
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By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press ROME One of Pope Francis’ top advisers acknowledged Sunday that the Catholic Church “has made enormous mistakes” in allowing thousands of children to be raped and molested by priests over centuries as he testified at an extraordinary public hearing of an Australian investigative commission […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Petite beef sirloin is a great cut of meat to get to know. It usually is less expensive than the larger filet mignon cuts sometimes significantly and it cooks up quite quickly. That’s a lot to love! The cut comes from the top sirloin, […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press Somewhere in the repertoire of every healthy-minded cook is a stir-fry. You chop up a bunch of veggies, cook them quickly at high heat, add meat or tofu, maybe a flavourful sauce or a sprinkle of chopped cashews or peanuts. Easy, healthy and versatile. […]
By Elaine Kurtenbach The Associated Press TOKYO Japan’s latest census confirmed the hard reality long ago signalled by shuttered shops and abandoned villages across the country: the population is shrinking. Japan’s population stood at 127.1 million last fall, down 0.7 per cent from 128.1 million in 2010, according to results […]
By Rachel D’Oro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska Alice Tanaka Hikido clearly remembers the bewilderment and sense of violation she felt 74 years ago when FBI agents rifled through her family’s Juneau home, then arrested her father before he was sent to Japanese internment camps, including a little-known […]
By Julie Pace The Associated Press WASHINGTON Marco Rubio unleashed a campaign’s worth of harsh criticism on Donald Trump in the final Republican debate before Tuesday’s crucial primaries. The problem may be that it took 10 debates and three Trump victories to get Rubio fired up. Rubio, along with most […]
By Roxana Hegeman And Maria Fisher The Associated Press HESSTON, Kan. A man who shot three people before storming into the central Kansas factory where he worked and shooting 15 others, killing three of them, had just been served a protection from abuse order that likely triggered the attack, a […]
US space-endurance champ says he could do another year CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. America’s space-endurance champ, Scott Kelly, returns to Earth next week after nearly a year in orbit aboard the International Space Station. High on his to-do list when he gets back: jumping into his pool and dining at a […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press With St. Patrick’s Day looming, my first thought was that nothing would be more fitting than to salute the patron saint of the Emerald Isle with a fish dish dressed in a very green sauce, one that came by its colour honestly, with no […]
The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA A letter President John F. Kennedy sent to a little girl who was a big fan is up for grabs in Philadelphia. A rare documents dealer is selling the short, typed letter to 5-year-old Rita Lynn Knight for $15,000. The girl’s father had written Kennedy to […]
By Rod McGuirk THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CANBERRA, Australia Australia will bolster its naval strength with more submarines and warships as part of a long-term military buildup needed to maintain peace in the Asia-Pacific region, the prime minister said Thursday. Australia plans to double the size of its submarine fleet to […]
