The Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis is changing church law to correspond to his rule-breaking celebration of the Easter Week ritual of washing the feet of men and women, Christians and not, in a sign of universal service. Vatican rules for the Holy Thursday rite had long called for […]
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By Jill Lawless The Associated Press LONDON President Vladimir Putin probably approved a plan by Russia’s FSB security service to kill a former agent-turned-Kremlin critic who died after drinking tea laced with radioactive poison, a British judge said Thursday in a strongly worded report that led Moscow to accuse Britain […]
By Jennifer C. Kerr The Associated Press WASHINGTON The current version of the SAT college entrance exam has its final run this weekend, when hundreds of thousands of students nationwide will sit, squirm or stress through the nearly four-hour reading, writing and math test. A new revamped version debuts in […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Valentine’s Day can throw the best of us into a wild panic. How to show the one you love the way you feel without succumbing to cliches? You know what I mean ‚Äî booking a table at a romantic restaurant for the set steak […]
The Canadian Press Lidia Bastianich hopes her new book, “Lidia’s Mastering the Art of Italian Cuisine,” will help dispel apprehensions some people may have about cooking. “Just the fact of relaxing in the kitchen and give yourself the confidence that you can do something. You can boil pasta, you can […]
By Terrence Petty The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. As military helicopters ferry search and rescue teams over the Pacific Northwest, below them are scenes of devastation from a giant earthquake that could strike the region at any time. Tsunami waters surge through coastal communities. Buildings, bridges and roads lie in […]
By By Carrie Antlfinger The Associated Press DEFOREST, Wis. Adults caught up in the coloring book craze now have new and more social ways to participate: through libraries and meetup groups. Libraries across the country are holding adult coloring programs more and more in response to the spike in interest, […]
By Martha MendozaMaya Alleruzzo And Bram Janssen The Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq Satellite photos obtained by The Associated Press confirm what church leaders and Middle East preservationists had feared: The oldest Christian monastery in Iraq has been reduced to a field of rubble, yet another victim of the Islamic State’s […]
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar The Associated Press PANAJI, India Coconut trees are no longer considered trees in the tropical Indian state of Goa, where authorities have reclassified them in order to allow farmers to more easily cut them down. Officials said they dropped the cocus nucifer from Goa’s official list of […]
The Associated Press BAY CITY, Mich.A fleet of tall ships is scheduled to return to the Great Lakes this summer. The Grand Rapids Press reports (http://bit.ly/1KpCguh) Tuesday at least 20 of the high-masted vessels are expected to visit each of the Great Lakes beginning in July. In between ports, organizers […]
By Jill Colvin The Associated Press AMES, Iowa Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump received the endorsement Tuesday of conservative firebrand Sarah Palin, giving the billionaire businessman a potential boost less than two weeks before Iowa’s kick-off caucuses. “Media heads are spinning,” the former vice-presidential candidate said after taking the stage […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Most everybody loves fresh, warm doughnuts. But most everybody doesn’t love the hassle of making those fresh, warm doughnuts. It’s a messy process that involves making a dough that can be temperamental. Who has time for that on Valentine’s Day? So we’ve created a […]
