By Kelli Kennedy The Associated Press MIAMI ‚Before there were Food Network icons and cultish produce, before farm-to-table was a philosophy and cake decorating became a competitive sport, there was Emeril Lagasse. And his is a life story best told by the kitchens that formed and informed him. There was […]
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By Albert Aji And Bassem Mroue The Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria Syrian President Bashar Assad welcomed Wednesday’s decision by Russia to send troops to his war-torn country, saying the military support from Moscow is the result of a Damascus request. The development came as Russian military jets carried out airstrikes […]
By David Friend The Canadian Press TORONTO Google is adding two new smartphones to the growing number of iPhone alternatives scheduled to hit shelves before the start of the busy holiday shopping season. Both the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P were unveiled by Google on Tuesday, with the technology giant […]
The Canadian Press DULUTH, Minn.—Former Canadian women’s hockey team coach Shannon Miller and two other former University of Minnesota-Duluth female coaches have filed a discrimination lawsuit against the school saying they lost their jobs because they’re female and gay. Miller, from Melville, Sask., led the Bulldogs to five NCAA women’s […]
By Angela Charlton The Associated Press PARIS A 24-year-old Danish woman sails refugees across windy straits to safety in Sweden. A Romanian whose ancestors were driven from their homeland opens his house to today’s migrants. A girl brings pens and paper to migrant children sleeping at a Milan train station. […]
By Thomas Beaumont The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says ending the ban on U.S. oil exports and easing restrictions on natural gas exports will unleash the nation’s economy. The former Florida governor is calling for ending the 1970s-era law prohibiting the U.S. from exporting […]
By Julie Pace And Vladimir Isachenkov The Associated Press U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin sharply disagreed Monday over the chaos in Syria, with Obama urging a political transition to replace the Syrian president but Putin warning it would be a mistake to abandon the current government. […]
By Nicole Winfield And Rachel Zoll The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Pope Francis urged hundreds of thousands of the faithful gathered Sunday for the biggest event of his U.S. visit to be open to “miracles of love,” closing out his joyful six-day trip with a message of hope for families, consolation […]
By Verena Dobnik The Associated Press NEW YORK Sliced heirloom tomatoes, steamed lobster and house-made burrata greeted Pope Francis on his first night in New York, where a celebrity chef cooking for her second pontiff said her menu was inspired by Francis’ humility and simplicity. Feeding the leader of the […]
THE AMERICAN TABLE: Recipe for grilled French onion soup When a friend asked me if I could create a hearty fall soup that begins on the grill, at first I was stumped. I love making grilled gazpacho; it’s a regular in my summer rotation. But a cold tomato soup hardly […]
By Matthew Daly And Tom Krisher The Associated Press WASHINGTON The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Friday that it will launch sweeping changes to the way it tests for diesel emissions after getting duped by clandestine software in Volkswagen cars for seven years. In a letter to car manufacturers, the […]
By Hyung-Jin Kim The Associated Press SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of As about a dozen elderly men loiter in a small plaza near a cinema, mostly chatting or watching people pass by, several deeply wrinkled women stroll among them, trolling for customers willing to pay for sex in nearby motels. “Hey, […]
