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Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout

Chefs mourn for B.C.'s peaches but adapt to stone fruit wipeout

VANCOUVER — Chef Gus Stieffenhofer-Brandson says that when it comes to a fat B.C. peach, there are "endless possibilities" for a fruit that signifies summer.
'Seven Samurai' at 70: Kurosawa's epic still moves like nothing else

'Seven Samurai' at 70: Kurosawa's epic still moves like nothing else

NEW YORK (AP) — Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking.
Italian Air Force precision team flies over Vegas Strip, headed to July 4 in Los Angeles area

Italian Air Force precision team flies over Vegas Strip, headed to July 4 in Los Angeles area

LAS VEGAS (AP) — An Italian Air force precision demonstration team made a colorful green, white and red flight over the Las Vegas Strip on Wednesday as part of a North American tour headed to Los Angeles and Huntington Beach, California, for the U.S.
Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food

Delta flight diverts to New York after passengers are served spoiled food

NEW YORK (AP) — A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was diverted to New York's Kennedy Airport on Wednesday after passengers were served spoiled food, airline officials said. The redeye flight took off from Detroit around 11 p.m.
Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics

Money issues may sink proposed New Jersey branch of acclaimed Paris museum. Mayor blames politics

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey officials say financial concerns spurred state lawmakers to rescind $24 million in funding for a planned outpost of Paris’ acclaimed Pompidou Center in Jersey City.
Why was it a surprise? Biden's debate problems leave some wondering if the press missed the story

Why was it a surprise? Biden's debate problems leave some wondering if the press missed the story

NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden's fitness to serve a second term in office has been a top story since his halting performance in last week's debate against Donald Trump, where the president at times appeared unable to complete or articulate some
Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak

Colorado dairy worker tests positive for bird flu, fourth person linked to outbreak

A fourth farm worker has been infected with bird flu in the growing outbreak linked to dairy cows, health officials reported Wednesday.
For 'Love Island USA' superfan Ariana Madix, hosting the show 'does not feel like work'

For 'Love Island USA' superfan Ariana Madix, hosting the show 'does not feel like work'

There was a scene in Season 10 of Bravo's “Vanderpump Rules" — before the real-life cheating fiasco dubbed Scandoval was revealed — where Ariana Madix and her then-boyfriend Tom Sandoval acknowledged they weren't spending enough quality time together
Caesar salad, invented in Mexico by Italian immigrants, is still pleasing palates after 100 years

Caesar salad, invented in Mexico by Italian immigrants, is still pleasing palates after 100 years

Caesar salad has something to celebrate: It’s turning 100. Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini is said to have invented the dish on July 4, 1924, at his restaurant, Caesar's Place, in Tijuana, Mexico .
Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

Blazing hot surfaces are a danger for catastrophic burn injuries in the urban desert Southwest

PHOENIX (AP) — Ron Falk lost his right leg, had extensive skin grafting on the left one and is still recovering a year after collapsing on the searing asphalt outside a Phoenix convenience store where he stopped for a cold soda during a heat wave .
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