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Once shaped by court rituals, China’s imperial cuisine lives on today
BEIJING | It is said that Empress Dowager Cixi once dreamed of a pastry during the final decades of imperial China. The same treat was served to her at breakfast the following morning. Delighted, she summoned her chef and rewarded him with a silver ingot. “It was originally called ‘minced pork pancake,’ but because it […]
Concerns about the New World screwworm have put Texas pet adoptions on hold
Adoptions are on hold for thousands of dogs and cats in Texas, potentially putting the animals at risk of being euthanized, because of efforts to stop the spread of the New World screwworm, an insect that has crossed the border from Mexico into the United States for the first time in 60 years. The flesh-eating […]
Jason Arday’s death sparks UK debate over academic rigor, racism after media ‘frenzy’
LONDON | In 2012, a smiling Jason Arday was photographed by the British press carrying the Olympic flame in the torch relay preceding the London Games. He was back in the news in 2023 when Cambridge University hailed him as the youngest Black professor in the institution’s history. Three years later, after weeks of news […]
Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend was at apartment where she died, police report says
GREENVILLE, S.C. | Hayden Panettiere’s on-and-off boyfriend Brian Hickerson and his brother Zach Hickerson were at the South Carolina apartment where the actor died over the weekend, according to a police report released Tuesday. A Greenville police officer who responded to the residence Sunday afternoon was met by the brothers and then observed paramedics performing […]
High school dual enrollment accounts for 40% of all community college students in Colorado
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. DENVER | About 40% of Colorado’s community college enrollment is made up of high school students earning college credits, part of a nationwide rise in younger students enrolled in college-level courses. But a recent report finds that Colorado and other states still face significant challenges in making sure […]
Congo’s Ebola outbreak reaches 5,000 cases as it outpaces response efforts at unprecedented speed
BUNIA, Congo | The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached 5,000 cases, government data showed Wednesday, as responders warn it is spreading at an unprecedented speed outpacing efforts to slow it in one of the country’s remotest regions. Data from Congo’s Ministry of Health showed the outbreak had so far recorded 5,021 cases, including 2,378 […]
Israeli military launches criminal probes into killings of Hind Rajab and Palestinian paramedics
JERUSALEM | Israel’s military on Wednesday announced its first criminal investigations into troop conduct in the war in Gaza, focusing on the killings of 5-year-old Hind Rajab and her family and of 15 Palestinian paramedics. The military said it would not launch criminal investigations into three other attacks that killed aid workers from World Central […]
Americans have only elected 3 Black governors. This year, 8 major party candidates are on the ballot
ORLANDO, Fla. | Across 250 years, only three elected governors out of thousands have been Black –- all Democrats and all men, including current Maryland Gov. Wes Moore. But Moore could soon have company. With Florida Republicans nominating U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds on Tuesday, there are seven Black major party gubernatorial nominees in addition to […]
Zelenskyy fires a top aide amid a graft probe as Ukraine’s ex-defense minister demands elections
KYIV, Ukraine | Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired one of his most senior officials Wednesday as corruption investigators named a deputy head of the presidential office among the suspects in a money-laundering case. The stunning developments came a day after Ukraine’s recently fired defense minister demanded national elections, despite Russia’s more than 4-year-old invasion. Zelenskyy […]
Aurora recruiting its first police, fire ‘accountability’ monitor
AURORA | The city is starting to recruit its first public safety accountability monitor to establish a new office meant to be a watchdog over police, fire, 911 and detention. The job application for the manager of the recently created Office of Public Safety Accountability will open on Aug. 24. The city is working with […]