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Southern Baptist school head marks 20 years
Religion

Southern Baptist school head marks 20 years

September 27, 2013

Southern Baptist Theological Seminary President Albert Mohler has led the seminary for 20 years and has no intention of leaving. “I’m not going anywhere else,” he said.Bruce Schreiner/Associated Press He…

Pulled pork makes friends with soba noodle soup
Food

Pulled pork makes friends with soba noodle soup

September 24, 2013

For a Japanese twist on pulled pork, this soup is flavored with shiitake mushrooms and ginger.Matthew Mead/Associated Press We started by marinating medallions of pork tenderloin in garlic and oil.…

A hot pocket of curried potatoes
Food

A hot pocket of curried potatoes

September 24, 2013

This recipe for Puffed Curry Potato Pockets starts off vegan, but feel free to add meat or cheese, if you like.Matthew Mead/Associated Press Let’s start with breakfast. Unfold a sheet…

The price of produce
Food

The price of produce

September 24, 2013

What’s the true cost – and value – of local and organic?

Americans are increasingly hungry for hipster foods
Food

Americans are increasingly hungry for hipster foods

September 24, 2013

Chef Dominique Ansel makes Cronuts, a croissant-donut hybrid, at the Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York. The pastry chef introduced it in May, and bakeries in London, Toronto, Seoul and…

French Senate: Ban child beauty pageants
Family

French Senate: Ban child beauty pageants

September 21, 2013

Oceane Scharre, 10, left, was selected Mini Miss France in 2011. She sits with Miss France 2011 Mathilde Florin.Mini Miss Committee/Associated Press Anyone who enters a child into such a…

Parents often neglect to properly buckle children
Family

Parents often neglect to properly buckle children

September 21, 2013

The survey by the child advocacy group Safe Kids Worldwide and General Motors Foundation finds that more than one-fifth of parents – 21 percent – think it is acceptable to…

Hikers recount surviving Longs Peak storm
Southwest Life

Hikers recount surviving Longs Peak storm

September 21, 2013

Thirty-two-year-old Connie Yang and 33-year-old Suzanne Turell, both of York, Maine, say they took advantage of a break in the storm atop the 14,200-foot Longs Peak. They hiked down a…

A treat for the pastry-impaired
Food

A treat for the pastry-impaired

September 17, 2013

Baked apples and apricots with French toast crust can be served as a dessert or for weekend brunch.Matthew Mead/Associated Press I console myself with the varieties now gracing the city’s…

USDA to let Hawaii ship avocados to mainland U.S.
Food

USDA to let Hawaii ship avocados to mainland U.S.

September 17, 2013

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is changing its rules for Hawaii growers to allow them to ship Sharwil avocados to 32 mainland U.S. states between November and March. According to…

A hearty, have-it-your-way squash bisque
Food

A hearty, have-it-your-way squash bisque

September 17, 2013

Using that blend of versatility and comfort as our inspiration, we created a fast and easy squash bisque that becomes a base for whatever autumn flavors you are craving. You…

Bill Gates, wife win prestigious Lasker Award
Health

Bill Gates, wife win prestigious Lasker Award

September 15, 2013

Microsoft Corp. founder and philanthropist Bill Gates and his wife, Melinda Gates, attend to a child as they met with members of the Mushar community at Jamsot Village near Patna,…

Measles tally worst in 15 years
Health

Measles tally worst in 15 years

September 15, 2013

Before a vaccine became available about 50 years ago, nearly all children got measles by their 15th birthday. In those days, nearly 500 Americans died from measles each year. Now,…

Cancer-care crisis looms in U.S.
Health

Cancer-care crisis looms in U.S.

September 15, 2013

Dr. Patricia Ganz of the University of California, Los Angeles, says, “The patient can’t be passive. It’s an important partnership that we need.”Associated Press The caution comes even as scientists…