By Phuong Le The Associated Press SEATTLE Free rent and groceries were selling points, but college freshman Aishwarya Mandyam was more excited about the chance to connect with like-minded women when she moved into the eight-bedroom house offered up by a Seattle software startup. “There’s inspiration. There’s tech support,” said […]
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The Associated Press MOSCOW A Russian military unit will be permanently stationed in the Arctic by 2018, the defence minister said on Thursday. Sergei Shoigu told Russian news agencies on Thursday that the “creation and arming” of the Arctic military unit should be completed by 2018. Shoigu also said Russia […]
By Michael Weissenstein The Associated Press HAVANA Cuba announced Wednesday that it is launching a long-term plan to preserve its sharks in co-operation with a U.S. environmental group, part of a rapidly accelerating partnership between the two countries aimed at preserving their shared waters in the Gulf of Mexico and […]
By Leanne Italie THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK How do you wrangle a kitten-scale football field full of furry paw-thletes? With a tiny little ball on a string dangling from a great big TV camera. The Hallmark Channel, with help from host Beth Stern and Feline Football League Commissioner Boomer […]
By Elizabeth Karmel The Associated Press Oyster dressing is a traditional Thanksgiving side dish in the South. It also is pretty darn controversial. That’s because people either love it or they hate it. I happen to love oysters, so I love the idea of oyster dressing (even though I grew […]
By Christopher S. Rugaber The Associated Press WASHINGTON Consumers, fueled by job growth, cheaper gas and higher home values, would drive the U.S. economy through a global slump. That was the widespread hope just a few months ago. Now, doubts are growing that the United States can withstand economic pressures […]
By Lindsey Bahr The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Millions of fans cried out in joy after they saw the latest trailer for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” but it also left more than a few wondering where Luke Skywalker has been during all the marketing. Twitter said there were more […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—Gillian Taronno wasn’t going to let giving birth to triplets stop her from voting. She and her husband, Sandy, went to a polling station in the riding of Winnipeg South Centre yesterday morning. Gillian asked those in line inside Harrow United Church if they could go ahead […]
By David Sharp The Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine As a first-time father, Wayne Maines held his newborn twin sons and dreamed of their life together ‚Äî a dream that, at least then, didn’t include taking one of them to a father-daughter dance. Maines, an Air Force veteran, said he hopes […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of Hundreds of South Koreans headed to North Korea on Tuesday for temporary reunions with family members most haven’t had word of since the turmoil of the Korean War more than 60 years ago. The reunions, the first since February of […]
By Rob Gillies THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TORONTO Canadian voters reclaimed their country’s liberal identity sending Justin Trudeau the son of one of the country’s most dynamic politicians ‚Äî to the prime minister’s office and ending nearly a decade of conservative leadership under Stephen Harper. The victory in Monday’s election by […]
Years of poor network security at State predated a hack linked to Russia WASHINGTON The State Department was among the worst agencies in the federal government at protecting its computer networks while Hillary Rodham Clinton was secretary from 2009 to 2013, a situation that continued to deteriorate as John Kerry […]
