11 Wholesome Facts About Kale
Peasant's cabbage is more than just a trendy salad ingredient. (Though it's that, too.)
Peasant's cabbage is more than just a trendy salad ingredient. (Though it's that, too.)
Mom found an exceptionally nice friend at the Kingdom Hall. Fran babysat my low-functioning autistic sister and me for almost nothing a week so that my single mother could try to wean our family off of welfare by training to be a medical assistant at one of those colleges advertised on TV. Fran ...
"Is that Hillary Clinton?!" You bet it is. In this highlight clip from Sunday's all-new episode of I Am Cait, Caitlyn Jenner randomly runs into the...
Artist Shahzia Sikander on her multicultural past and our future.
Human identity is mercurial. Like a human being, it is alive and liable to shift, evolve, challenge and surprise.
I was born in Lahore, Pakistan, to a family of storytellers. My father was an enthusiastic narrator, with oratory prowess....
Walk into Cape Seafood and Provisions, the newly opened fish shop from chef Michael Cimarusti (Providence, Connie & Ted's) and his partners, and you'd expect, well, fish. So there are enormous cases filled with king salmon, Spanish mackerel, striped bass, oysters, caviar and all the rest of it....
People who nap for over 40 minutes a day or feel excessively tired are far more likely to have cardiovascular problems or diabetes, but short naps appear to be good for the health.
Former TierOne President James Laphen will serve nearly three years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to cover up loan problems at the bank before it collapsed in 2010.
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We know surprisingly little about one of the most important organs in our body — the brain.
Nevertheless, the world is filled with dozens of ideas about why we think the way we do.
Here are 11 of the most common brain myths — and the surprising science to counter them:
Myth #1: You only use a fraction of your brain.
UniversalIf this were true, we'd be able to remove a large portion of our noggins with nearly no consequences! Some scientists... Читать дальше...
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She owned Thursday nights on television with her hit series "Grey's Anatomy," "Scandal," and "How to Get Away with Murder."
She got to make things up for a living — something she'd thrived on since childhood.
But Shonda Rhimes was unhappy. She was overworked and unhealthy, and she didn't feel like she was living her life to the fullest.
So she embarked on a yearlong experiment in which she'd agree to any and every request that came her way — in her personal or professional life. Читать дальше...
Stella-Jones is worth examination
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — The Latest on fighting against Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq (all times local):
LE VERNET, France (AP) — In a solemn day of remembrance, grieving families gathered in a French Alpine village to pay homage to loved ones a year after the co-pilot of a Germanwings plane flew the passenger jet into a mountainside, killing all 150 people aboard. The Airbus A320 was en route from Barcelona to Duesseldorf when co-pilot Andreas Lubitz, 27, locked the pilot out of the cockpit and thrust the aircraft into an accelerated dive. A spokesman for Duesseldorf prosecutors confirmed Thursday... Читать дальше...
Former CBC broadcaster was found not guilty in his first of two trials for sexual assault
A man has chosen to wear a sign proclaiming he's a thief rather than go to jail for theft in Ohio. Forty-three-year-old Greg Davenport, of Liberty Township, pleaded no contest this month to a theft charge for stealing merchandise ...
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The Latest on President Barack Obama's visit to Argentina (all times local):
ELKHART, Indiana - Two men charged with murder in the deaths of two men found fatally shot at a northern Indiana mobile home park entered not guilty pleas during their initial court appearances.
An Ontario Court judge has acquitted Jian Ghomeshi on four counts of sexual assault and one count of choking, saying the "deceptive and manipulative" evidence of complainants raised a reasonable doubt in the guilt of the former CBC Radio host.
NEW YORK (AP) — Unless you take a lot of selfies or need a bigger phone, Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE is a good choice at a good price.
NEW YORK (AP) — Unless you take a lot of selfies or need a bigger phone, Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE is a good choice at a good price. [...] that Apple has started taking orders, with shipments due in a week, keep these differences in mind: [...] with software improvements, selfies taken with the SE came out better compared with the iPhone 5S it replaced. — Though you get the same rear camera as the 6S, you don't get an image-stabilizing feature found in the jumbo iPhone 6S Plus. — The SE lacks a barometer... Читать дальше...
NEW YORK (AP) — Unless you take a lot of selfies or need a bigger phone, Apple's new 4-inch iPhone SE is a good choice at a good price. [...] that Apple has started taking orders, with shipments due in a week, keep these differences in mind: [...] with software improvements, selfies taken with the SE came out better compared with the iPhone 5S it replaced. — Though you get the same rear camera as the 6S, you don't get an image-stabilizing feature found in the jumbo iPhone 6S Plus. — The SE lacks a barometer... Читать дальше...
Australian cricketer Glenn Maxwell on Thursday celebrated Holi, the festival of colours, ahead of their match against Pakistan in the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday.