By TIM REYNOLDS, Associated Press Sports Writer CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych, a likely medal contender at the Milan Cortina Games, was not allowed to compete Thursday after refusing a last-minute plea from the International … Continued
Russia has attempted to fully block WhatsApp in the country, the company said, the latest move in an ongoing government effort to tighten control over the internet. People look at their smartphones at a bus stop in St. Petersburg, Russia, … Continued
By STEVE PEOPLES and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that … Continued
By GHAITH ALSAYED, Associated Press DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government forces have taken control of a base in the east of the country that was run for years by U.S. troops as part of the war against the Islamic … Continued
In the coldest days of winter, I put soup on repeat. When the icy wind howls, steaming broths and molten purées are the only things I want for dinner. I simmer them up night after night, working my way through … Continued
Chili has no season, really. Yet once we hit February it seems we all need a bowl of it, consciously or not, with the same urgency with which we need a clean slice of watermelon no later than July 1. … Continued