LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - “May the Force be with you” vs. “Live Long and Prosper,” lightsabers vs. phasers, warp drive vs. hyperdrive. The fan debate over which story, technology, space ships and characters are superior started a long time ago.
PARIS (Reuters) - Police shut a mosque east of Paris and arrested the owner of a revolver found in related raids on Wednesday as part of a crackdown called after the Nov. 13 attacks on the capital, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A drum kit played by Ringo Starr is seen fetching millions of dollars at auction this week as part of a sale of items belonging to the Beatle and his wife, Barbara Bach.
Pop superstar Madonna performs to thousands of fans in London on the first of two nights of her 'Rebel Heart' tour in the British capital. Edward Baran reports.
Pop superstar Madonna performs to thousands of fans in London on the first of two nights of her 'Rebel Heart' tour in the British capital. Edward Baran reports.
BANGKOK, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Thailand's market regulator said on Wednesday it had fined top executives at two of the country's biggest firms a total of almost $1 million for insider trading.
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - England will face Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Fiji in next year's November internationals at Twickenham, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Wednesday.
LONDON, Dec 2 (Reuters) - England will face Australia, South Africa, Argentina and Fiji in next year's November internationals at Twickenham, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) said on Wednesday.
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Geely Holding Group plans to launch a high-end car rental and ride-hailing app, a spokesman said on Wednesday, entering a business hotly contested by China's Didi Kuaidi and U.S. rival Uber Technologies Inc.
Tuesday was a bitter sweet day for students and staff at Charles Pinckney Elementary School in Mount Pleasant as one of their long time volunteers retired.
* Russia also alleges Turkey sending weapons to militants (Adds Erdogan comment)
* "No cut" OPEC policy decision baked into current crude price
Stocks are opening mostly lower, led by declines in energy stocks as the price of oil fell.
Stacy Shepanek is a potter. She lives in Park Circle.
Q: I’m really excited about visiting Charleston, but I have a seafood allergy. I’m worried I won’t find anything to eat. We’re hoping to schedule a few nice dinners.
Oat Tong is the kitchen manager of Mellow Mushroom in Avondale. Much of his time is devoted to employee development, but he still spends at least two days a week making pies. "I’m a great pizza maker, and I make a mean sandwich," says Tong, who as a corporate trainer taught Mellow Mushroom staffers the proper way to prepare...
Professional caterers are accustomed to tough crowds. But there’s likely no audience more exacting than a roomful of fellow caterers, who’ve long ago burned out on chocolate fountains and parmesan tuiles.
Jacqueline Bradham of Eutawville didn’t mince words when responding to a fellow reader of The News and Courier who in 1988 requested a "good winter cake" recipe. Supplying the recipe for Sweet Potato Surprise Cake, Bradham wrote, "This cake is real good."
(Reuters) - Chipmaker Qualcomm Inc signed a licensing pact with Xiaomi Technology Co Ltd [XTC.UL] that allows the Chinese smartphone maker to use its patents to make and sell 3G and 4G devices.
A court in the coastal city of Mombasa Wednesday sentenced a British national, who authorities say is an extremist who plotted attacks against the country, to nine years in prison for attempting to illegally acquire Kenyan...
NATO is seeking to expand for the first time after six years by inviting tiny Montenegro to join the alliance. The move on Wednesday has angered Russia which has strong historic, political and cultural influence in...
The Grey, which opened one year ago in Savannah, has received national media attention for its painstaking restoration of the city’s old Greyhound bus depot, its daring interpretations of Southern cuisine and its chef, Mashama Bailey, one of the few African-American women to helm a restaurant on the James Beard Foundation’s radar.
Oyster Shooters
I learned this recipe when i briefly lived in New Orleans as a young woman. It was served in a local casual restaurant, where I was told that the bayou and marsh shrimp had shells so fragile they could be eaten. The butter is mixed with oil to raise the temperature of the butter and the shrimp is cooked so the shells are crisp to chew. I doubt...
LIPETSK, Russia (Reuters) - A Russian pilot killed after his plane was shot down by a Turkish jet last week was buried in the Russian city of Lipetsk on Wednesday with military honours, after being posthumously given the country's highest military award.
