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Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy

Updated: May 15, 2013 12:06am

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie says that she has had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carried a gene that made it extremely likely she would get breast cancer...

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Hard work is not enough

Updated: Apr 17, 2013 12:06am

The single weightiest and greatest predictor of outcome is the starting point. That’s what all the social scientists say. And they are correct. Statistically and otherwise.

No; things are...

<p>This miso-smothered chicken is served with a side salad.</p>

One-pot chicken that is a blast of savory goodness

Updated: Apr 16, 2013 12:06am

Associated Press

This one-pot chicken dinner by Kentucky chef Edward Lee blends a staple of Southern cooking — fried chicken — with two deliciously savory Asian ingredients, salty miso and a...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>Shrimp fried rice is served with pickled radishes.</p>

A healthier take on take-out worthy fried rice

Updated: Apr 16, 2013 12:06am

By SARA MOULTON

Associated Press

Starchy, crunchy and flavorful, fried rice is a deeply satisfying dish no matter what you add to it. And you can add just about any vegetable or...

Cedar planks dress up warm glazed brie

Updated: Apr 16, 2013 12:06am

By ELIZABETH KARMEL

Associated Press

My trick to throwing a great party — and I love throwing a great party — is to keep my stress level as low as possible. Because an at-ease host...

Two-step method for ensuring moist roasted chicken

Updated: Apr 16, 2013 12:06am

By ALISON LADMAN

Associated Press

The curse of roasted chicken — especially when you are working with parts rather than a whole bird — is how easily is dries out. A few too many...

Easy haupia cake will be a crowd pleaser

Updated: Apr 16, 2013 12:06am

Hawaii is known for many products, like coconut. Unfortunately, like our defunct sugar industry, all of our coconut products come from other countries. If you want to make haupia, the coconut milk...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>Festivalgoers run toward the main stage to catch the beginning of Kendrick Lamar’s set during the 2012 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. New music festivals are popping up more quickly than you can count in the U.S.</p>

Festivals thrive as 2013 season starts

Updated: Apr 14, 2013 12:05am

By CHRIS TALBOTT

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Coachella and Lollapalooza are sold out. Bonnaroo’s nearly there, too. But eager fans need only be patient: Wait a few years and...

<p>Associated Press</p><p>In this photo taken with a long exposure, Romanian Catholic worshipers attend a religious service at the St. Joseph Cathedral in Bucharest, Romania.</p>

Free things to do in Bucharest

Updated: Apr 14, 2013 12:05am

By ALISON MUTLER

Associated Press

BUCHAREST, Romania — It was founded by a shepherd, according to local legend, and was later nicknamed the Paris of the East. But Bucharest’s idyllic...

Jackie Robinson’s Brooklyn

Updated: Apr 14, 2013 12:05am

By BETH J. HARPAZ

Associated Press

NEW YORK — With the movie “42” bringing the Jackie Robinson story to a new generation, fans young and old may be inspired to visit some of the places...

Objects from JFK assassination go on display in DC

Updated: Apr 14, 2013 12:05am

Objects from JFK assassination go on display in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some never-before-seen artifacts from the minutes and hours following President John F. Kennedy’s assassination are going...