By Tamara Lush The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. Whatever disparaging cliche you’ve heard about the lowly dime ‚Äî dime a dozen, nickel and dimed, dime’s worth of difference ‚Äî it’s not true of this dime. No, this particular coin that went to auction Thursday evening in Tampa sold for just […]
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By Bradley Klapper The Associated Press WASHINGTON A dummy U.S. Hellfire missile was mistakenly shipped from Europe to Cuba in 2014, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday. The inert missile did not contain any explosives, the Journal reported, but there are concerns that Cuba could share the technology with potential […]
The Associated Press PORTAGE, Mich. Someone is betting $40,026 on the life of a 73-year-old lottery winner in Michigan. That was the highest bid Thursday in an online auction for a lottery prize that pays $1,000 a month, before taxes. But here’s the hitch: The money is paid only for […]
By Josh Lederman And Kevin Freking The Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his actions on gun control, accusing the powerful lobby group of peddling an “imaginary fiction” that he said has distorted the national debate […]
The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. ‚Äî A rare 10-cent coin is expected to fetch over a million dollars at auction. The 1894-S dime is set for sale Thursday evening at Florida United Numismatists show in Tampa. Belonging to a private owner who is remaining anonymous, coin was struck at the […]
The Canadian Press When it comes to ingredients, Graham Elliot thinks less is more. “Think about taking a tomato and instead of turning it into a bunch of weird stuff, just slice a tomato paper thin with a drop of olive oil and sea salt and it’s one of the […]
By Sara Moulton The Associated Press The Chinese like to feature whole steamed fish on the menu of their New Year’s feasts. Said to signify togetherness, abundance and long life, it’s a dish with symbolism that is as important as taste. Indeed, you’re supposed to leave the bones, head and […]
By Foster Klug And Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of North Korea’s declaration that it had tested a hydrogen bomb for the first time was greeted with widespread condemnation ‚Äî but also skepticism and doubt ‚Äî as world powers vowed Wednesday to punish the impoverished and […]
By Sue Manning The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Wylee the border collie can search an avalanche the size of a football field in five or 10 minutes. It would take a probe line of 50 people using poles a couple hours to cover the same ground. When 30 minutes can […]
By Lauran Neergaard The Associated Press WASHINGTON Celebrate your child’s scribbles. A novel experiment shows that even before learning their ABCs, youngsters start to recognize that a written word symbolizes language in a way a drawing doesn’t a developmental step on the path to reading. Researchers used a puppet, line […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press When it comes to food, India and China have more in common than you might think. Both harbour a deep love of ear-tingling chilies, vast quantities of garlic and seafood. That’s probably why Chinese food has found its way into the hearts of Indians. […]
By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON The Canadian company that proposed the Keystone XL oil pipeline has filed a lawsuit over the U.S. government’s rejection of the project and says it plans a second legal challenge. TransCanada on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit in Houston alleging President Barack […]
