Associated Press You can use cucumbers in cooked dishes, such as stir-fries or sautés, and you can obviously pickle them. But most of the time we tend to enjoy our cucumbers fresh, in salads of all stripes. Nothing beats cucumber for its cool, refreshing, hydrating crunch. One such cucumber-centric salad is an authentic Greek salad.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. More
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, a daughter of immigrants who rose through the California political and law enforcement ranks to become the first female vice president in U.S. history, formally secured the Democratic presidential nomination on Monday — becoming the first woman of color to lead a major party ticket. More
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — A Frontier Airlines flight that had been set to go from Houston to the Dallas area last week got canceled not because of weather, but because one of its pilots got arrested. Houston police say the pilot, Seymour Walker, was arrested by officers around 4 p.m. Thursday. The arrest happened before passengers
Continue ReadingMarkets on Wall Street and in Asia are stabilizing Tuesday following a mini-panic caused by an assortment of factors that stretched from late last week through Monday. Big Techs regained favor among investors after the sell-off that had knocked billions of dollars off their market values. Calmer voices that had urged patience and said a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Two special prosecutors say they plan to charge a former central Kansas police chief with obstruction of justice over his conduct following a raid of the local newspaper last year. Prosecutors also said Monday that the newspaper’s staff committed no crimes. It wasn’t clear from the prosecutors’ lengthy report
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Mainers are going to decide in November whether to adopt a new flag that tracks closely with the state’s first flag. The design by contest winner Adam Lemire of Gardiner features a soaring pine tree and a blue star against an off-white background. It was unveiled by Secretary of State Shenna
Continue ReadingBy John King, CNN Casa Grande, Arizona (CNN) — It is 101 degrees, the desert sun in full force. Yet Pablo Correa and Jacob Dials are smiling as they go door to door, foot soldiers in a progressive army that suddenly has a bouncy spring in its step. “There’s a lot more enthusiasm,” Dials said
Continue ReadingCNN By John King, CNN Casa Grande, Arizona (CNN) — It is 101 degrees, the desert sun in full force. Yet Pablo Correa and Jacob Dials are smiling as they go door to door, foot soldiers in a progressive army that suddenly has a bouncy spring in its step. “There’s a lot more enthusiasm,” Dials
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The South Dakota Supreme Court has reversed a judge’s dismissal of a lawsuit seeking to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. The court’s order came Friday, soon after the anti-abortion group Life Defense Fund appealed the judge’s July ruling. The group sued in June, seeking to remove the measure and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Protests against hardship have continued for a fifth day in several states in Nigeria, a day after the president urged an end to the demonstrations over the worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. Protesters marched along major roads in a few states but in far smaller numbers compared to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fought to be on New York’s ballot Monday as a trial began over whether he falsely claimed to live in the state. The lawsuit alleges that Kennedy’s nominating petition listed a residence in New York City’s northern suburbs while he actually has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fought to be on New York’s ballot Monday as a trial began over whether he falsely claimed to live in the state. The lawsuit alleges that Kennedy’s nominating petition listed a residence in New York City’s northern suburbs while he actually has
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan group of secretaries of state blasted Elon Musk and his X platform Monday for providing “false information” about Vice President Kamala Harris’ supposed ineligibility to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot in several battleground states. The group flagged issues that emerged last month with
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASILLA, Alaska (AP) — She was a teenager, and the mother of a 2-year-old, when a knock came on the door of her trailer. Two women were there to tell her about a federally funded preschool program called Head Start that was opening near her home in Chugiak. Would she be interested
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Souvenirs depicting the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar could be banned in Colombia if legislators approve a bill introduced this week in the nation’s congress. The proposal is criticized by vendors who sell his merchandise to tourists from around the world, but backed by those who believe the country should
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. They have been found in a wide range of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even testicles. But are they actually harming you? Evidence suggests they might, but it’s limited in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Several online brokerage firms including Charles Schwab, Fidelity and Vanguard appeared to be down for thousands of users Monday morning, with disruptions arriving on one of the biggest stock markets sell-off days in 2024. User reports appeared to peak around and just before 10 a.m. ET, data from outage tracker Downdectector
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The slam dunk contest was a spectacle. Facing Kobe Bryant was something he will never forget. Now Chase Budinger has some Olympic memories to go along with those NBA career highlights. “Playing in the Olympics, playing in this venue, will definitely be up there with some of my greatest
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has accused social media platforms of “digital fascism” for allegedly censoring photographs of Palestinian “martyrs.” The Turkish leader’s comments on Monday came as Turkish officials were engaged in discussions with Instagram representatives to reinstate access to millions of its users in the country. Turkey barred access
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