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Online Extra: Duncan closing in on 5th NBA title

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

By JON KRAWCZYNSKI

AP Basketball Writer

SAN ANTONIO — It’s all right in front of Tim Duncan now, and the big fella can feel it.

You can tell when he broke out that little spin...

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Three new police captains named

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

Police Chief Harry S. Kubojiri has announced three promotions to the rank of captain, effective June 16.

Burt Shimabukuro, now the Vice Section lieutenant in East Hawaii, will be captain of...

Online Extra: New Rutgers athletic director starts

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

By TOM CANAVAN

AP Sports Writer

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Saying she has already rolled up her sleeves and is ready to work, Julie Hermann took over as Rutgers’ athletic director with the...

Online Extra: Leffler planned for young son in case of death

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

By JENNA FRYER

AP Auto Racing Writer

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Jason Leffler, like every other racer, understood the risks of his profession. It’s a conversation he had with his longtime...

Cooking octopus

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

Octopus, also known as “tako,” is a great pupu or main dish. Recently, I taught a cooking class with a medium-sized tako that one of my students caught that morning in front of the Hilo breakwater...

Start off with grilled shishito peppers

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

By J.M. HIRSCH

Associated Press

Never had shishito peppers? You need to track them down. Right now.

First, a primer, then I’ll explain why. Shishito peppers are small, thin...

Grocers allege potato group fixed spud prices

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

By JOHN MILLER

Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — A battle between grocers and potato growers has been silently hitting shoppers’ pocketbooks, according to a U.S. wholesaler accusing...

Top chefs taking a new approach to sustainable seafood

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

By MICHELE KAYAL

Associated Press

Most people have only ever seen a scorpion fish in an aquarium. Unless they dine at Carolina Crossroads Restaurant in Chapel Hill, N.C., where they’ll...

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Better than bulgur? Quinoa takes turn in tabbouleh

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

By SARA MOULTON

Associated Press

Though everyone seems to have a different way of spelling tabbouleh — toubouleh? tabouli? — more and more people do seem to agree that this delicious...

Beyond NYC: Other places adapting to climate, too

Updated: Jun 17, 2013 12:11am

By KARL RITTER

Associated Press

BONN, Germany — From Bangkok to Miami, cities and coastal areas across the globe are already building or planning defenses to protect millions of people...