The Associated Press WATERTOWN, Wis.Crews worked Monday to clear freight cars from rail tracks and contain spilled crude oil and chemicals after two trains derailed in Wisconsin about 200 miles apart over the weekend. More than a dozen cars of a Canadian Pacific Railway train loaded with crude oil jumped […]
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The Canadian Press TORONTO Sarah Richardson says there’s more to bringing a home to life than just beautiful decor, and enjoying a hearty, home-cooked meal with loved ones is a key part of the equation. “Food to me is inextricably linked to how I enjoy home,” said the designer and […]
By Melissa D’Arabian The Associated Press My four daughters all inherited the love for sugary treats that my husband and I share. So to try to keep things in balance, I gravitate to treat recipes that are lower in sugar and add a bit of protein and fiber to level […]
By Esther Htusan And Shonal Ganguly The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party was confident Monday that it was headed for a landslide victory in Myanmar’s historic elections, as the democracy icon urged supporters not to provoke losing rivals who mostly represent the former junta […]
By Jamey Keaten The Associated Press GENEVA Two rare colored diamonds go under the auction hammer this week in Geneva, with one standout blue diamond discovered in a South African mine last year expected to fetch up to $55 million ‚Äî which would set a world record for any gemstone. […]
By Katie Workman The Associated Press Need to know what to do with all that leftover butternut squash from Thanksgiving? I’ve got you covered. Because this pasta dish a fantastic weeknight-friendly dinner is a great recipe for when you just can’t look at another leftover in its original form one […]
The Canadian Press Coleslaw is one of those versatile recipes that you can enhance with almost any ingredients with crunch or colour. “Poppy seeds are nice. Sesame seeds work well,” says Brian Faulkner of BCfresh and an avowed cabbage lover. “Apple is great. You can use sesame oil or rice […]
By Karl Ritter The Associated Press STOCKHOLM Climate change could push more than 100 million people into extreme poverty by 2030 by disrupting agriculture and fueling the spread of malaria and other diseases, the World Bank said in a report Sunday. Released just weeks ahead of a U.N. climate summit […]
By Katherine Jacobsen The Associated Press MOSCOW After emerging from an eight-day space simulation on Friday, the all-female Russian crew said they had missed their loved ones in the experiment more than they missed the comforts of regular life. The six-woman crew climbed into a grounded space capsule last week […]
Museum hosts viewing of rare find – a baby Pentaceratops fossil – to offer scientific insight ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. Paleontologists with the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science on Thursday unveiled the first baby Pentaceratops skull ever discovered as hundreds of people lined up to get a look. Scientists […]
By Ken Dilanian THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON Inside the intensive care unit of the Doctors Without Borders hospital in Northern Afghanistan in the early hours of Oct. 3, the situation was as normal as it could be in the middle of an active war zone, the charity says. Doctors were […]
The Canadian Press When Nigella Lawson develops recipes, she pays close attention to balance. “That’s what cooking is, about balancing salt and sweet and fire and sourness and also textures. That is just what cooking is ‚Äî in effect, life,” says the British celebrity cook. Her 10th book, “Simply Nigella: […]
