There’s no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously
Associated Press For many of us, fall cooking has to include apples. AP food writer Katie Workman suggests apple butter for that hit of autumn…
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Tropical Storm Francine forces evacuations along Gulf Coast, Louisiana under hurricane warning
By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The first evacuations have been ordered along the Gulf Coast as Tropical Storm Francine gains…
Continue ReadingFlooding kills more than 20 people in Morocco and Algeria
Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Torrential downpours hit North Africa’s normally arid mountains and deserts over the weekend. They caused…
Continue ReadingMike Leigh on ‘Hard Truths’ and his moviemaking struggles
AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — When the British filmmaker Mike Leigh was 6, his father, a doctor who opposed his son becoming an artist, told him to…
Continue ReadingHow did a popular Philippine televangelist land on the FBI’s most-wanted list?
Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — In his heyday, Apollo Carreon Quiboloy was one of the most influential religious leaders and…
Continue ReadingA Tanzanian opposition official is found dead with signs of beating and acid attack
Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Tanzania’s most prominent opposition party says an official who went missing last week has been found dead…
Continue ReadingIranian missiles in Russia are a legitimate target, a Ukrainian official says
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A senior Ukrainian official says Western partner countries must allow Ukraine to use weapons they have…
Continue Reading‘Hell no, we’re not leaving’: A California community defies evacuation warning as ancient landslide rips their homes apart
By Emma Tucker, CNN Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) — Residents living on the largest area of natural vegetation on the Palos Verdes…
Continue ReadingA look at some of the oldest religious leaders in the world
The top leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is celebrating a milestone birthday, his 100th. Like the president of the…
Continue ReadingA young golden eagle attacks a toddler in Norway, its fourth such assault on humans
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A young golden eagle attacked a toddler in Norway in what an ornithologist says is likely the same…
Continue ReadingThe Mormon church’s oldest-ever president has turned 100
Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Leaders of worldwide religions commonly stay at the helm well past retirement age, but it’s not often you…
Continue ReadingPoland’s cybersecurity experts foil Russian and Belarussian attacks
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s security officials say they have foiled cyberattacks and online blackmail attempts by groups acting for…
Continue ReadingTakeaways from AP’s report on the dilemmas facing Palestinian Americans ahead of US election
Associated Press Many Palestinian Americans, in recent months, have been reeling from the double blow of the rising Palestinian death toll and…
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire governor helps save man choking on lobster roll at eating contest
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — A man says he’s grateful New Hampshire’s governor came to his aid when he started choking during a lobster roll…
Continue ReadingThe EU buys too much defense equipment abroad, especially from the US, a major report says
Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union countries are buying too much of their defense equipment abroad, much of it U.S.-made, and failing…
Continue ReadingBig Lots files for bankruptcy
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Big Lots, the beleaguered discount retailer that previously warned it had “substantial doubt”…
Continue ReadingA bomb hits a vehicle guarding an anti-polio drive in Pakistan and wounds 9
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a roadside bomb has hit a vehicle carrying officers assigned to protect health workers conducting a polio…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 9: Presidential debate, Wildfires, Kentucky shootings, Pope Francis, Apple ‘glow time’
By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — The NFL season just got underway and already the Super Bowl is in the spotlight — just not…
Continue ReadingOman state-run oil firm OQ will make initial public offering and potentially seek billions
Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Omani state-run oil and gas company says it will make an initial public offering of its…
Continue ReadingFormer Lebanon central bank chief to remain in jail while facing corruption charges
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese judge has ruled that the country’s former central bank chief will remain in jail while facing charges…
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