Food

Chris Stevens: US envoy to the Arab world

By BRADLEY KLAPPERAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - At the height of Libya's civil war, Chris Stevens dashed off to the rebel stronghold of Benghazi by cargo boat to help shape an assortment of Libyan politicians and militias into the cohesive unit that would defeat Moammar Gadhafi. A year

DA: NYC workers stole 100,000 tiny booze bottles

NEW YORK (AP) - Authorities say workers at New York's Kennedy International Airport stole 100,000 mini liquor bottles, as well as duty-free items such as larger bottles of liquor, perfume and cigarettes. Eighteen employees were arrested Wednesday on charges including larceny and possession of

Ind. farm linked to salmonella pulls watermelons

By KEN KUSMERAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - An Indiana farm linked to a deadly outbreak of salmonella in cantaloupes said Wednesday it had voluntarily withdrawn its watermelons from the market and was working with state and federal officials to find the source of the foodborne illness in

US poverty rate unchanged; record numbers persist

By HOPE YENAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's poverty rate remained stuck at a record level last year, while household income dropped and the number of people who don't have health insurance declined. A Census Bureau report released Wednesday provided a mixed picture of the