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UN warns some 25 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

UN warns some 25 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

ROME (AP) — The World Food Program needs better access to people at risk of starvation in Sudan and more money from the crisis-weary West to feed more than 25 million people facing acute hunger , the U.N. agency's director said Thursday.
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UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

UN warns some 2.5 million Sudanese risk famine without more donations

ROME (AP) — The World Food Program needs better access to people at risk of starvation in Sudan and more money from the crisis-weary West to feed more than 2.5 million people facing famine , the U.N. agency's director said Thursday.
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UN food agency intensifies calls for Gaza cease-fire after staff come under fire

UN food agency intensifies calls for Gaza cease-fire after staff come under fire

ROME (AP) — An Israeli airstrike last month demolished the top floor of a guest house in Gaza where World Food Program international staff were staying, the U.N.
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From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

From Chinese to Italians and beyond, maligning a culture via its foods is a longtime American habit

NEW YORK (AP) — It's a practice that's about as American as apple pie — accusing immigrant and minority communities of engaging in bizarre or disgusting behaviors when it comes to what and how they eat and drink, a kind of shorthand for saying they d
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A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case

A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of food services for New York City public schools was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone.
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A former NYC school food chief is sentenced to 2 years in a tainted chicken bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — The former head of food services for New York City public schools was sentenced to two years in prison on Monday for a bribery scandal that resulted in children being served chicken tenders contaminated with metal and bone.
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There's no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously

There's no butter in apple butter, but it spreads deliciously

For me, it’s just not fall unless there is at least one apple picking outing. It’s been a family tradition since I was little — even though I actually fell out of an apple tree and broke my leg when I was 5. It wasn’t the tree’s fault.
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Bring rich, warm complexity to lentils with Ethiopian spices

Bring rich, warm complexity to lentils with Ethiopian spices

Lentils may not have the most exciting reputation, but when cooked well and seasoned properly, they can be transformed into a comforting and rich supper in just half an hour.
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UN investigator accuses Israel of a 'starvation campaign' in Gaza that Netanyahu denies

UN investigator accuses Israel of a 'starvation campaign' in Gaza that Netanyahu denies

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. independent investigator on the right to food accused Israel of carrying out a “starvation campaign” against Palestinians during the war in Gaza , an allegation that Israel vehemently denies.
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A woman pleads guilty to trying to bribe a juror in a major COVID-related fraud case

A woman pleads guilty to trying to bribe a juror in a major COVID-related fraud case

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Seattle woman pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in exchange for an acquittal in one of the country's largest COVID-19-related fraud cases.
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