First lady Michelle Obama and Senegal’s first lady Marieme Faye Sall watch students dance during their visit the all-girls Martin Luther King Middle School on Thursday in Dakar, Senegal.Carolyn Kaster/Associated…
No margin for error at one of Nepal’s busiest airports
Maciewicz said he was in awe of the quiet. “All you can hear is the breeze,” he recalls. “It’s miles and miles between towns and even farther from major roads.”…
Car rental agencies sometimes don’t have enough cars to meet the demand. If there are no cars left at its airport rental facility, Hertz will let customers rent from a…
Helena is a city built on gold. It was founded in 1864 when four miners who had been searching unsuccessfully for the precious metal decided this spot on the eastern…
But the traditional religious opponents of gay marriage remained steadfastly against the rulings, condemning them as far reaching and inconsistent with religious principles. The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops called…
Waitress Habiba carries cocktails made with the local spirit akpeteshie to clients at The Republic bar in Accra, Ghana. The Republic is part of a new drink movement that is…
A Raspberry Coconut Icebox Pie is a cool treat that requires no baking.Matthew Mead/Associated Press All of which is why we are especially thankful for the delicious ease of icebox…
Yield: Makes 3 cups Ingredients: 2 ears of corn, husks and silk removed 1 large cucumber, peeled, seeded and chopped 2 stalks celery, chopped 4 scallions, thinly sliced 2 tablespoons…
Experiment with your favorite fruits and herbs in these three fresh alternatives to tomato salsa from a jar: (clockwise from top) Cucumber-Corn Salsa, Apple-Pepper Salsa and Strawberry-Fennel Salsa.Matthew Mead/Associated Press…
The Seattle-based coffee company raised its prices on average by 1 percent nationally Tuesday. But it said the price for many drinks, such as medium and large brewed coffees and…
Not only is this Fourth of July lemonade patriotic, its also healthy.Matthew Mead/Associated Press True, juicing the lemons can be a pain, but the process becomes very near painless if…
Yield: Makes 3 cups Ingredients: 1 large crisp-tart apple (such as Fuji or Gala), cored and chopped 2 bell peppers (any color), cored and chopped 1 jalapeno pepper, chopped 1…
Ingredients: 2½ cups blanched almond flour ¼ cup pine nuts, chopped ½ cup pumpkin seeds, chopped ¼ cup sesame seeds 1 tablespoon multi-seasoning blend of your choice 1 teaspoon dried…
The study confirms research done before the HPV vaccine came on the market in 2006. But this is the first evidence of how well it works now that it is…
Retired Infantryman Brendan M. Marrocco received a transplant of two arms from a deceased donor after losing all four limbs in a 2009 roadside bomb attack in Iraq. A Boston…
Lauren Sandler, here with her husband, Justin Lane, and daughter Dahlia Lane, explores the myths and misconceptions about only chi;dren in a new book, One and Only.Courtesy of Lauren Sandler…
A new study from the Digital Future Project finds a divide in parental approaches to Internet supervision. Seventy percent of parents say they monitor their child’s online activity while on…
Filmmaker and comedian Dave Hunter hosts the Christ in Youth morning rally Friday in Whalen Gym at Fort Lewis College. Christ in Youth will host high school students at the…
Faith-based initiative aids low-income people
The foreign ministry said Saturday that Italy’s charge d’affaires in Vienna “intervened to sensitize” local authorities, including the city of Vienna and the economy ministry, after a menu of the…
Quinoa is a healthier substitute for the bulgur wheat traditionally used to make this Middle Eastern salad.Matthew Mead/Associated Press So why would anyone – starting with me – want to…
