By Aya Batrawy The Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia Outside of the Saudi capital, in one of the country’s most conservative provinces, Jowhara al-Wably is making history. She’s running in this weekend’s elections. Saturday’s vote for local council seats marks two milestones for Saudi women like al-Wably: Not only can […]
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By J.M. Hirsch THE ASSOCIATED PRESS It’s the malleability of Christmas dinner that can make it so challenging to plan. Which is to say, choice can be intimidating. At Thanksgiving, it’s about the turkey. Valentine’s Day demands chocolate. Easter? Ham or lamb. And Fourth of July is all burgers and […]
By Alison Ladman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Salad: The least loved side of holiday dinners. But it doesn’t have to be. The problem with most of the salads served at holiday meals is they tend to lack inspiration and usually are made from lacklustre ingredients. Fair enough. Our focus usually is […]
By Meera Sodha The Associated Press Indians love a festive celebration. In fact, my family loved them so much that not only would we celebrate Diwali and Holi, we’d also throw ourselves into Easter and Christmas. I even remember my mum getting excited about Chinese New Year. Christmas often was […]
By Marcia Dunn The Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. The International Space Station accepted its first U.S. shipment in more than half a year early Wednesday, receiving Christmas presents and much-needed groceries for the resident astronauts. “There’s much rejoicing on the ground,” Mission Control radioed. NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren (CHELL […]
By Mari Yamaguchi The Associated Press TOKYO Five American veterans who took part in the firebombing of Japan during World War II saw photos of levelled homes and stacks of charred bodies Wednesday at a museum dedicated to the victims, and said the outcome on the ground of their missions […]
By Gillian Flaccus The Associated Press LONG BEACH, Calif. An unusual warming in the Pacific Ocean may be having disastrous consequences for the majestic whales that use the waters off California as a migratory super-highway. This year alone, more than 60 whales entangled in fishing gear have been spotted along […]
By Michelle Rindels And Ken Ritter he Associated Press LAS VEGAS A California company with visions of building a futuristic transportation system to one day zip people and packages at nearly the speed of sound announced Tuesday it is building a test facility in southern Nevada. Hyperloop Technologies Inc. and […]
By Joan Lowy The Associated Press WASHINGTON The government on Tuesday announced plans to update its safety rating system for new cars and trucks to include whether the vehicle has technology to avoid crashes, in addition to how well it protects occupants in accidents. The 5-star rating system now uses […]
By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press VATICAN CITY Pope Francis on Tuesday pushes open the huge bronze Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica to formally launch his yearlong “revolution of tenderness” amid unprecedented security aimed at thwarting the threat of a Paris-style attack at the Vatican. Hundreds of extra police, […]
By Jeff Baenen The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS The Diocese of Duluth, a sprawling but sparsely populated Roman Catholic diocese in northeastern Minnesota, filed an emergency petition for federal bankruptcy protection Monday after a jury found it partially responsible for millions of dollars awarded in a clergy sex abuse case last […]
The Associated Press PALM BAY, Fla. Authorities say a man who may have hidden as officers investigated reports of two suspicious men in a Florida community targeted by recent burglaries was killed by an 11-foot alligator. Brevard County Sheriff’s Maj. Tod Goodyear says 22-year-old Matthew Riggins told his girlfriend he […]
