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Potato giant places bets on biotech tubers

Updated: May 21, 2013 12:05am

By JOHN MILLER

Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — A dozen years after a customer revolt forced Monsanto to ditch its genetically engineered potato, an Idaho company aims to resurrect high...

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Updated: May 21, 2013 12:05am

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Full-fat cheese the secret to a healthy quesadilla

Updated: May 14, 2013 12:06am

By SARA MOULTON

Associated Press

At heart, a quesadilla is pretty much a Mexican grilled cheese. Take a tortilla, stuff it with something savory, add some cheese, fold it in half and...

UN says: why not eat more insects?

Updated: May 14, 2013 12:06am

By FRANCES D’EMILIO

Associated Press

ROME — The U.N. has new weapons to fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution, and they might be crawling or flying near you right now:...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>Carbonara pasta salad can be chilled and served on a hot summer day.</p>

Pasta carbonara remade as a delicious summer salad

Updated: May 14, 2013 12:06am

By ALISON LADMAN

Associated Press

Pasta carbonara — richly cheesy, creamy and studded with crisped pancetta — is easily one of the most comforting of pasta dishes. The only trouble is...

Journalist remembers favorite travel companion: Mom

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO

Associated Press

NEW YORK — When I was young, I learned a lot about travel from my mother. She taught me how and what to pack. She taught me to keep a travel diary...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>Visitors rest near the artistic objects at the Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone in Shanghai, China. The Hongfang Creative Industrial Zone, created in 2005 out of a cluster of renovated factories, houses galleries including the Shanghai Sculpture Space, open Tuesday-Sunday, which shows work by Chinese and foreign contemporary artists.</p>

City balances Communist history with upscale shopping districts

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

By JOE McDONALD

Associated Press

SHANGHAI — China’s biggest city and financial hub is known for designer boutiques and fine dining. Yet wallet-draining Shanghai also offers activities...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>Owner Tony Zgraggen poses for a photo at the Alp and Dell artisanal cheese store in Monroe, Wis. The store is one of the few places in the area where Limburger cheese, famous for its smell, can be bought.</p>

Visit Wisconsin, home of world’s stinkiest cheese

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

By HELEN O’NEILL

Associated Press

MONROE, Wis. — The sign above the bar in Baumgartner’s Cheese Store and Tavern warns visitors about the perils of sampling the $3.25 house specialty...

Visitors to DC increase by about 1 million in 2012

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

By BRETT ZONGKER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Washington saw an increase of about 1 million visitors last year, one of its largest in a decade, counting a record 18.9 million tourists...

Louisville distillery joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Bourbon Trail is expanding to include a small distillery that’s tucked in the shadows of skyscrapers in downtown Louisville.

Heaven Hill Distilleries’ new...

Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

STOCKHOLM (AP) — ABBA wants to be remembered for more than just catchy hits.

A museum opens in Stockholm on Tuesday to show off band paraphernalia, including the helicopter featured on the...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>The Breakaway, a new ship from Norwegian Cruise Line, sports a colorful mural of the New York City skyline by pop artist Peter Max as it sails out of Southampton, England, headed to New York. The New York City-themed ship, which will homeport from New York, was christened in New York on Wednesday.</p>

Cruise liner christened in New York

Updated: May 12, 2013 12:05am

By BETH J. HARPAZ

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Rockettes are best known for dancing at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular, but they did their signature kick line on a cruise ship...