By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press The best New Year’s Eve party I ever attended was a progressive graze of one appetizer after another all evening. When a dish came off the grill or out of the oven, we nibbled on it until we were ready for the next course. […]
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By Steve Karnowski The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS A German-operated cargo ship that was forced to stay outside a Lake Superior port in Minnesota for more than a month over alleged environmental violations was allowed to dock Wednesday, and port authorities said they were hopeful that the oceangoing ship would be […]
By Vitnija Saldava The Associated Press MOSCOW A group of Christian enthusiasts has released a calendar showing an unexpected face of the Russian Orthodox Church: cat-loving priests. The Priest and Cat calendar released earlier this month by photographer Anna Galperina and editor Ksenia Luchenko shows 12 Orthodox priests at their […]
The Associated Press CLEVELAND A man has paid off more than $106,000 in shoppers’ layaways at two Wal-Mart stores in northeast Ohio. WEWS-TV in Cleveland says the man told Wal-Mart employees that he liked to do something special on his birthday every year. They say he insisted on remaining anonymous. […]
By Dee-Ann Durbin The Associated Press DETROIT The thin, lightweight glass on your smartphone could soon be found on your car. Corning Inc.’s Gorilla Glass is used for the screens on billions of mobile phones. Now, car makers are using an automotive version to help shave weight off their vehicles […]
The Associated Press LONDON The Iron Lady is auction gold. Speeches, books and outfits belonging to late British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ‚Äî including her wedding dress ‚Äî have soared above their estimated prices at a London auction. Christie’s is selling 150 lots Tuesday, and a further 200 in an […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Merriam-Webster has picked a small but powerful suffix as word of the year: ism. But not just any ism. The top isms to earn high traffic spikes and big bumps in lookups on the dictionary company’s website in 2015 over the year […]
By Nick Perry The Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand New Zealanders chose a new flag design Tuesday that will be put up as a challenger to their current flag in a March vote. The question of whether to change a national symbol that has endured for more than a century […]
By Maria Cheng The Associated Press LONDON Leading a country comes with extraordinary privileges but also, apparently, a price: new research suggests that heads of state age faster than normal and that the stress of the job may shave almost three years off their life expectancy. Doctors analyzed how long […]
By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tiny fish, tart plums and coconut syrup. Ready for a taste of 2016? Since we’re all a little tired of hearing about bacon, Brussels sprouts and cauliflower steaks, let’s look forward to some of the flavours and foods that will be popping up in […]
By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS All the best holiday cocktails start with drinks you make for your 11-year-old, right? Or is that just me? The boy was craving what is known in our house as a “special drink.” Which basically means anything with sugar. Except we rarely have soda […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press If you were to join my family for dinner on a regular weeknight (go for it, but call first!), you’d see our typical dessert routine in action. It works like this: My husband grabs my favourite tiny bamboo cutting board and a paring knife […]
