UN resumes food aid for Syrian refugees
By JOHN HEILPRIN After a social media campaign brought in a significant cash infusion, the U.N. food agency said Tuesday it has reinstated a food aid program that helps feed…
Food and drink
Tomatoes and balsamic vinegar in ice cream? Yes!
By MICHELE KAYAL This Apr. 14, 2014 photo shows ice cream season supplies , from top left clockwise, ice cream waffle cones and bowls, oreos, assorted nuts, dried pineapple, granola,…
MILITARY NEARS HOLY GRAIL: PIZZA THAT LASTS YEARS
By RODRIQUE NGOWI In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, prototype pizza slices sit in MRE’s — meals ready to eat, packets at the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development…
TOM & LORENZO’S PRO TIPS FOR VALENTINE’S DAY
By LEANNE ITALIE This undated image released by Perigee Trade shows “Everyone Wants to Be Me or Do Me,” by Tom Fitzgerald and Lorenzo Marquez. The fabulously funny but sometimes…
LACK OF CUSTOMERS DOOMS MANY CUBAN BUSINESSES
By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and ANNE-MARIE GARCIA People talk as they stand in a street blocked by a broken down classic car in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Dec. 26, 2013. The Associated…
FDA TAKES STEPS TO PHASE OUT ANTIBIOTICS IN MEAT
By MARY CLARE JALONICK FILE – This April 11, 2012 file photo shows turkeys raised without the use of antibiotics at David Martin’s farm, in Lebanon, Pa. Citing a potential…
Butterball CEO on why Turkey Talk Line hired men
By CANDICE CHOI This Nov. 22, 2013 photo shows Butterball Turkey CEO Rod Brenneman posing in front of a group of Turkey Talk-Line experts at work, in Naperville, Ill. (AP…
Israeli restaurant: Turn off phone, get discount
By ARON HELLER Diners sit in a restaurant in the village of Abu Ghosh, on the outskirts of Jerusalem, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013. A restaurant owner in an Arab village…