Fresh flour mills cater to consumers seeking whole, traceable baking ingredients

VANCOUVER — In a small warehouse near the southern edge of Vancouver, a man scoops freshly milled flour into brown paper bags stamped “Flourist” that will...

Penitent to be nailed on the cross for 33rd time on Good Friday

MANILA — For the 33rd time since 1986, well-known Filipino penitent, Ruben Enaje, 58, will be nailed on the cross on Good Friday. In a phone interview...

Should I say ‘disabled person’ or ‘person with a disability’??

Better city bike maps are made by volunteers

Not all bike routes are equal. Some places that are marked as bike routes on a map feel precarious when traversed on two wheels, including shoulders...

American biologist’s clean up drive snowballs in Davao City

MANILA — Frustrated with the inaction of some barangay (village) officials in his community, Davao City-based American biologist Darrell Blatchley did the cleaning himself instead. Days later,...

Cyborg-type robots to aid Filipinos with limb disabilities

MANILA — Persons with limb disabilities due to severe damage in their nervous and muscular systems can now stand or walk again with the Hybrid Assistive Limb...

Swallowed toys, coins, batteries spark rise in tot ER visits

CHICAGO — The number of young kids who went to U.S. emergency rooms because they swallowed toys, coins, batteries and other objects has more than doubled,...

NASA twins study explores space, the final genetic frontier

WASHINGTON — From his eyes to his immune system, astronaut Scott Kelly’s body sometimes reacted strangely to nearly a year in orbit, at least compared to...

S. Korean babies born Dec. 31 become 2 year olds next day

DAEJEON, Korea, Republic Of — Just two hours after Lee Dong Kil’s daughter was born on New Year’s Eve, the clock struck midnight, 2019 was ushered...

Seeing is believing: 4 lessons of the new black hole image

WASHINGTON — Black holes are cosmic prisons, where nothing escapes, not light or even data. But lots did come out of Wednesday’s first image of the shadowy edge...