Category Archives: Lifestyle
Cafe, croissant, worms? EU agency says worms safe to eat
ROME — The vaunted Mediterranean diet and French gastronomy are getting some competition: The European Union's food safety agency says worms are safe to eat. The Parma-based agency published a scientific opinion Wednesday on the safety of dried yellow ...
Irish PM sorry for ‘profound wrong’ of unwed mothers homes
LONDON — Ireland’s prime minster issued a formal state apology Wednesday to the thousands of unmarried women and their children who endured pain, shame and stigma at church-run institutions, saying his government was determined to start righting the co...
Study: In pandemic era, older adults isolated but resilient
Since the pandemic’s descent, they have generally been viewed as among those at higher risk — older Americans, some of them medically vulnerable, figuring out how to navigate life in a COVID-saturated, increasingly isolated world. That’s one type of he...
Quebec restaurant files class action against ‘abusive’ delivery fees during pandemic
MONTREAL — A Quebec restaurant is launching a class-action lawsuit against food delivery companies for the alleged exorbitant and abusive commissions they are charging during the pandemic. Montreal restaurant Deli Boyz is the lead plaintiff in the case...
The power of words in crisis: Who hits mark, and who misses?
WASHINGTON — In moments of crisis, of war and terror, of loss and mourning, American leaders have sought to utter words to match the moment in hope that the power of oratory can bring order to chaos and despair. Lincoln at
A theatre of propaganda: The Capitol, cameras and selfies
NEW YORK — One of the defining images of the Capitol Hill siege was of a man dangling from the balcony of the Senate chamber. Clad in black and with a helmet over his head, he might have been hard
A theatre of propaganda: The Capitol, cameras and selfies
NEW YORK — One of the defining images of the Capitol Hill siege was of a man dangling from the balcony of the Senate chamber. Clad in black and with a helmet over his head, he might have been hard
Harris team says it was blindsided by VP-elect’s Vogue cover
WILMINGTON, Del. — Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris has landed on the cover of the February issue of Vogue magazine, but her team says there's a problem: the shot of the country's soon-to-be No. 2 leader isn't what both sides had agreed
Experts call for community sacrifices to ensure COVID-19 safety in schools
TORONTO — Schools shuttered by fears of a post-holiday pandemic surge reopen in many parts of the country Monday, but experts say keeping kids safe will depend on stepped-up control measures beyond the learning environment. Thousands of students in Alb...
Bush family’s Texas home eyed for national park designation
DALLAS — The Texas house where former U.S. President George W. Bush spent his childhood is under study for possible designation as a national park, the National Park Service said Friday. In a statement, the service said it has scheduled a
